Campaign $$$ limits doubled in 2nd Council race
The Philadelphia Board of Ethics just announced that the 2015 campaign contribution limits for the Second District City Council election have been doubled because real estate investor Ori Feibush, a candidate, contributed more than $250,000 of his own money into his campaign.
The Philadelphia Board of Ethics just announced that the 2015 campaign contribution limits for the Second District City Council election have been doubled because real estate investor Ori Feibush, a candidate, contributed more than $250,000 of his own money into his campaign.
Feibush is challenging Councilman Kenyatta Johnson's bid for a second term in the May 19 Democratic primary election.
The city's current campaign finance limits are $2,900 for individuals and $11,500 for political action committees and unincorporated business organizations. The limits in the Second District race will now be $5,800 and $23,000 even if * Feibush drops his campaign or repays himself some of the money from his election coffers.
Feibush must file a 2014 campaign finance annual report by Feb. 2. But the city's campaign finance regulations (see Regulation 1, 1.6 (f) here) requires a candidate to alert the Board of Ethics within two business days of crossing the $250,000 personal investment threshold.
* An earlier version of this blog post incorrectly said the limits would revert to the original amounts if Feibush dropped out of the race or repaid himself.