Republican Sen. Mike Braun Fined For Incorrectly Disclosing $11 Million In Campaign Loans, FEC Says

The Federal Elections Commission fined Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., $159,000 after failing to correctly disclose millions of dollars in loans for his 2018 Senate campaign, according to an agency document published this week. What To Watch For Braun is one of six GOP candidates in Indiana’s upcoming gubernatorial election. Ellen Weintraub, the FEC’s vice chair, criticized the commissioners’ ruling for failing to address more than $734,000 in excessive contributions to Braun’s campaign that were discovered in an earlier FEC audit. Weintraub said she approved the fine, though she believed “some...