{"id":1916968,"date":"2023-04-20T02:40:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T06:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-campaign-settles-lawsuit-with-illinois-man-for-harassing-political-texts\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T02:42:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T06:42:07","slug":"pelosi-campaign-settles-lawsuit-with-illinois-man-for-harassing-political-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-campaign-settles-lawsuit-with-illinois-man-for-harassing-political-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi Campaign Settles Lawsuit With Illinois Man for \u2018Harassing\u2019 Political Texts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpelosi-campaign-settles-lawsuit-with-illinois-man-for-harassing-political-texts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1916968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0419\/c8dba9d2-9a32-43fb-83d6-ed18b385b196\/audio.mp3?length=3060045&#038;duration=255\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s campaign paid an Illinois man $7,500 after he accused the Democrat lawmaker of violating federal robocalling laws.<\/p>\n<p>Jorge Rojas filed his lawsuit in October 2022 against Pelosi, her campaign committee \u201cNancy Pelosi for Congress,\u201d and ActBlue LLC for repeatedly sending unsolicited fundraising texts, the complaint states (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23784030-jorge-rojas-complaint\">pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Rojas received the payment of $7,500 marked \u201csettlement\u201d from Pelosi\u2019s congressional campaign in February, according to\u00a0federal campaign finance disclosures\u00a0that were made public on April 14 (<a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/014\/202304149580420014\/202304149580420014.pdf\">pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi\u2019s office did not respond to a request for comment before press time.<\/p>\n<p>Rojas claimed he received 21 texts from Pelosi\u2019s campaign between November 2021 and July 2022, even though he had previously placed himself on the Do Not Call Registry in 2008 to \u201cobtain solitude from invasive and harassing telemarketing calls,\u201d according to the documents.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5163157\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/03\/31\/id5163157-pelosi-in-front-of-flag-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in Washington on March 22, 2023. (Paul Morigi\/Getty Images for Protect Our Care)<\/figure>\n<p>In one of the initial texts that Rojas received, the campaign says, \u201cIt\u2019s Nancy Pelosi. I don\u2019t usually send you texts this long, but this is dire. Three reports just revealed Dems\u2019 Majority is in critical danger. I need you to read my entire message, then rush $13 before tonight\u2019s End of Month Deadline to keep Republicans from EVER holding power again,\u201d according to the documents.<\/p>\n<p>Rojas \u201cexperienced frustration, annoyance, irritation, and a sense that his privacy has been invaded\u201d when receiving the invasive messages, the complaint states.<\/p>\n<p>Other fundraising texts Rojas received included\u00a0one capitalizing on the retirement of a list of Republicans, including Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, and Richard Shelby of Alabama, according to the documents.<\/p>\n<p>Rojas requested $1,500 for each text received\u2014a total of $31,500\u2014which violated his rights and were \u201cmalicious, intentional, reckless, and had negligent disregard\u201d for his privacy, \u201cwith the purpose of harassing\u201d Rojas, the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n<p>Rojas dropped the lawsuit in February, two months before the settlement payment was disclosed.<\/p>\n<h2>Political Messages<\/h2>\n<p>Political candidates can easily contact voters through their campaigns with direct messages via email, text, and robocalls during election seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 prohibits telemarketers from contacting individuals who have placed themselves on the Do Not Call Registry. This also includes text messages, but the law does not apply to political calls and messages.<\/p>\n<p>Many states allow political campaigns to access voter registration records, which makes it difficult for voters to avoid constant political campaign messages.<\/p>\n<p>Voters are also contacted by political campaign of<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s campaign paid an Illinois man $7,500 after he accused the Democrat lawmaker of violating federal robocalling laws. Jorge Rojas filed his lawsuit in October 2022 against Pelosi, her campaign committee \u201cNancy Pelosi for Congress,\u201d and ActBlue LLC for repeatedly sending unsolicited fundraising texts, the complaint states (pdf). 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