Report: Sen. Sherrod Brown took campaign donations from dead woman

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown's campaign has been caught doing something that is generally frowned upon.

Brown's campaign accepted donations from a woman who had been dead for months, records show.

Despite the campaign donations only totaling $350 dollars, the situation is being treated very seriously.

The case has already been referred to the Federal Election Commission.

Carol Ann Baker of Toledo, Ohio, passed away in December 2023.

Yet, months later, in May of 2024, the Friends of Sherrod Brown campaign committee was treated to at least two donations from the woman who had long been deceased.

This isn't likely to help Brown's reputation, and he is already locked in a tight fight for reelection with Republican Bernie Moreno.

Brown is currently leading the race by five points, but that hasn't stopped Republicans from saying that this is a seat they think they can flip in 2024.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose "conducted a preliminary investigation that produced a signed affidavit from Baker’s widower confirming her death."

Once it was found out that Baker had been dead for months before the donations, LaRose passed the case to the FEC.

Huan Yi, the head of investigations at the Ohio Secretary of State’s office, explained why this is such a big deal despite the donation sizes being relatively small:

"Ohioans deserve absolute confidence in their elections."

It's that simple.

If Americans don't believe that our elections are being conducted with integrity and honesty, then the entire point of our Democracy is being missed.

The point of our system of government is to keep a government of the people working for the people, but liberals like Brown have viewed public service as a way to get rich and rule over the rest of us for far too long.

Brown's campaign knew they couldn't accept donations from dead people, yet it happened anyway.

If you believe this was all just one big misunderstanding, then I've got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.

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