Commentary: A fight for power in Sacramento tests boundaries of campaign finance law

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With a fight brewing over the Assembly speakership, California lawmakers are testing the boundaries of campaign finance law to influence who voters will send to Sacramento.

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Rendon’s leadership has been unusually hands-off, deferring important decisions to committee chairs and declining to put his name on legislation. The lack of direction has created chaos that irks some lawmakers. Rivas says his style would be more proactive. And because term limits allow him to serve up to eight more years , Rivas casts himself as a forward-looking leader.

This is where the unusual campaign finance maneuver comes into play. Rivas and 18 other Assembly members have put nearly $900,000 into a political action committee to elect people they hope will support Rivas for speaker. This “Democratic Leadership Coalition PAC” is buying mail ads to support 15 Assembly candidates, and Rivas has been traveling the state to stump for them.

 

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