Texas Ethics Commission: Notice of Complaint to Rep. John Davis

I told you I hadn't finished digging up dirt on John Davis, the Republican incumbent in House District 129. Look what I uncovered - the letter to him from the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) regarding the complaint that has been filed against him. You can read that two-page letter here and here.

Here's one of the good parts:

"the Ethics Commission has jurisdiction over the violations of law alleged in the sworn complaint. The complaint alleges that you failed to include information about political expenditures in campaign finance reports, in violation of section 254.031 of the Election Code and section 20.59 of the Ethics Commission Rules."

It goes on to say that his response must be in writing and under oath and that he must provide evidence if he challenges the complaint or denies any of the charges. He had 10 business days in which to respond.

If you have been keeping up with this you know I have dug up a bunch of stuff Davis did that was illegal (and there is more to come, so keep coming back.) So, what was the complaint about?

The $43,000 in AmEx charges that had no explanation of what they were for. And, the $32,000 in reimbursements to himself from his campaign funds, again, with no explanation on the expenditures. You can't do that. You can't just haul off and spend your campaign funds and not give some detail on your TEC filing about those expenses.

So, what's happened with the complaint? During the September hearing, the TEC didn't get to his complaint. Davis will file amended reports (they cover two years) and those will be available to the public. His hearing will be in November. After the election.

Unfortunately for Davis, he's not going to be able to keep this undercover until after the election. This stuff is all over the internets (all of them) now, and it's not over.