A friend passes along an undated letter on the Parry For Congress letterhead that he received in yesterday's mail. Here's the scanned image:
Mrs. Parry's honey-do list and all that complaining must have consumed a lot of time, since these activities pushed Parry's primary thank you letter back until the end of November. Parry lost the Republican primary in Minnesota's First Congressional district on August 14
And given the nature of those dismissed complaints (and dismissed appeals of the rejected complaints), it's curious that Mike Parry is applauding his activity in a letter for a federal campaign. Were those press conferences and complaints--which consumed state staff time--intended to gain approval and thus aid his federal fundraising?
If this activity was related to the amendments, ought Parry and Newman have created a committee to support their activities on the ballot questions' behalf? Parry asked such things of SOS Ritchie.
Bluestem thinks not, but then, we weren't the ones to file nuisance complaints with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board or the Office of Administrative Hearings. It's possible that the decisions favoring Secretary of State Ritchie establish a principle that keep Mike Parry in the clear.
We'll leave assessments of his service to his constituents to residents of the district.
Also curious: Parry's closing postscript:
I also wanted to let you know that my campaign has a few outstanding debts and I would be so grateful if you could give me one last contribution to help me make sure they are paid.
Wondering what those outstanding debts might be, Bluestem checked out the last Parry for Congress filing with the FEC, posted in late October:
5. Covering Period 10/01/2012 Through 10/17/2012
| Column A This Period |
Column B Election Cycle-To-Date |
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| 6. Net Contributions (other than loans) | ||
| (a) Total Contributions (other than loans) | 0.00 | 123460.10 |
| (b) Total Contribution Refunds | 0.00 | 8900.00 |
| (c) Net Contributions (6(a) - 6(b)) | 0.00 | 114560.10 |
| 7. Net Operating Expenditures | ||
| (a) Total Operating Expenditures | 1681.06 | 115670.14 |
| (b) Total Offsets to Operating Expenditures | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| (c) Net Operating Expenditures | 1681.06 | 115669.95 |
| 8. Cash on Hand at Close of Reporting Period | -1109.85 | |
| 9. Debts and Obligations Owed TO the Committee | 0.00 | |
| Itemize all on SCHEDULE C or SCHEDULE D | ||
| 10. Debts and Obligations Owed BY the Committee | 0.00 | |
| Itemize all on SCHEDULE C or SCHEDULE D | ||
There's a negative cash balance, but no filing of "Debts and Obligations Owed BY the Committee, so we're not sure what's up with that.
The Parry for Congress committee did pay two bills (though how, we're not sure) according to the reported disbursements:
| Disbursement To Address |
Election Type | Date of Disbursement |
| Extra Description | Amount This Period | |
| Text | Memo | |
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Cardinals FEC Compliance Services, PLC PO Box 4182 Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104 |
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10/09/2012 |
| Accounting and Reporting Services | 735.00 | |
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Clear Lake Signs 300 16th Ave Se Waseca, Minnesota 56093 |
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10/09/2012 |
| Campaign Yard Signs | 946.06 | |
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The one about paying your compliance service, but not saying who or what loaned the money to do it? Good one.
Mike Parry has vowed a political comeback, although his bid to rejoin the Waseca EDA was rejected last month.
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