FPPC Fines Two Former Candidates

FPPC Fines a Former City Council Candidate and Former Assembly Candidate

The Fair Political Practices Commission has fined a former Indian Wells City Council candidate and a former candidate for Assembly District 36 for violating election laws.

Kathy Strong was an unsuccessful candidate for Indian Wells City Council in the Nov. 3, 2020, General Election, according to FPPC enforcement officials.

Kathy Strong for Indian Wells City Council 2020 was Kathy Strong’s candidate-controlled committee. John Eger served as the Committee’s treasurer. The Committee, Strong, and Eger improperly accepted cash contributions of $100 or more, in violation of Government Code Section 84300 (1 count), and failed to process $2,500 through the campaign bank account over two reporting periods, in violation of Government Code Section 85201 (2 counts). She was fine: $1,075.

The second fine was in the Matter of Committee to Elect Edgard Garcia for Imperial County District Attorney 2022; Committee to Elect Edgard Garcia for State Assembly 2024; Edgard Garcia and Arezoo Garcia.

Edgard Garcia was an unsuccessful candidate for Imperial County District Attorney in the June 7, 2022, Primary Election. Committee to Elect Edgard Garcia for Imperial County District Attorney 2022 was Edgar Garcia’s local candidate-controlled committee. Arezoo Garcia served as the Committee’s treasurer. The Committee, Edgar Garcia, and Arezoo Garcia failed to timely file two pre-election campaign statements and two 24-Hour Reports, in violation of Government Code Sections 84200.5 and 84203 (4 counts). Committee to Elect Edgard Garcia for State Assembly 2024 is Edgar Garcia’s state candidate-controlled committee. Arezoo Garcia served as the Committee’s treasurer.

Edgard Garcia was an unsuccessful candidate for the California State Assembly District 36 in the March 5, 2024, Primary Election. The Committee, Edgar Garcia, and Arezoo Garcia failed to timely file a pre-election campaign statement and 12, 24-Hour Reports, in violation of election laws.

He was fined $7,959, according to FPPC enforcement officials.