{"id":2404659,"date":"2025-02-20T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-lawmakers-ban-personal-use-of-campaign-funds\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:16:19","slug":"virginia-lawmakers-ban-personal-use-of-campaign-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-lawmakers-ban-personal-use-of-campaign-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia lawmakers ban personal use of campaign funds"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fvirginia-lawmakers-ban-personal-use-of-campaign-funds%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=2404659&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--><p>Virginia lawmakers\u200d have passed legislation barring \u2064candidates from using campaign funds for personal expenses, sending \u2062the bill \u200dto governor Glenn\u200c Youngkin for \u2062approval. This bipartisan measure aims\u200c to\u200d align <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-senate-race-unpredictable-and-explosive\/\" title=\"Missouri ... Race Unpredictable And Explosive\">state campaign finance laws<\/a> wiht <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meets-with-voting-experts-white-house-plan-on-voter-rights-still-not-clear\/\" title=\"Biden Meets With Voting \u2018Experts,\u2019 White House Plan On \u2018Voter Rights\u2019 Still Not Clear\">federal standards<\/a> \u2064and those of \u200cnearly all other states, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">addressing long-standing\u200d issues<\/a> of \u2063transparency in campaign financing. The recently approved bills, SB1002 and HB2165, passed unanimously in both the state House and Senate after previous attempts at similar legislation failed. Democratic state Sen. Jennifer Boysko,a lead proponent of the bill,emphasized its significance in restoring confidence\u2062 in Virginia&#8217;s electoral process. The changes come as Virginia\u2063 prepares for crucial elections in November, including the gubernatorial race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Virginia lawmakers unanimously approve banning personal use of campaign funds<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1998738\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Virginia\">Virginia<\/a> lawmakers passed legislation that would ban the candidates from using campaign funds for personal use, sending the bill to Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Glenn Youngkin\">Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R-VA) for approval.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The legislation would <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">align state&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign-finance\/\" target=\"_blank\">campaign finance<\/a>&nbsp;law with nearly all other states and federal standards in pr<\/span>ohibiting &ldquo;contributions to a candidate or his campaign committee for personal use.&rdquo; The pair of bills approved Wednesday passed unanimously in the state House and state Senate after each was approved in the opposite chamber earlier this legislative session. Both SB1002 and HB2165 will go to Youngkin&rsquo;s desk for approval.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By sending this bill to the governor&rsquo;s desk, we will take a long-overdue first step toward restoring faith in our democracy and ending Virginia&rsquo;s status as the &lsquo;Wild West&rsquo; of campaign finance,&rdquo; Democratic state Sen. Jennifer Boysko, the lead backer of one of the bills, said in a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>The bipartisan bills came after years of similar measures being introduced&nbsp;but dying in one of the two chambers before reaching the governor&rsquo;s desk. In 2024, lawmakers let a similar piece of legislation&nbsp;die&nbsp;but said it would be a top priority for the 2025 session.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia lacks several of the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obvious-stench-donors-to-buttigiegs-mayoral-campaigns-later-awarded-over-30-million-in-city-contracts-report\/\" title=\"\u2018Obvious Stench\u2019: Donors To Buttigieg\u2019s Mayoral Campaigns Later Awarded Over  Million In City Contracts: Report\">campaign finance restrictions<\/a> for state races as the rest of the country, including limits on contributions from individuals and companies toward campaigns. Legislation to institute limits has stalled in the legislature.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3323343\/youngkin-commits-support-fired-federal-workers-while-defending-trump-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"YOUNGKIN COMMITS SUPPORT FOR FIRED FEDERAL WORKERS WHILE DEFENDING TRUMP CUTS\">YOUNGKIN COMMITS SUPPORT FOR FIRED FEDERAL WORKERS WHILE DEFENDING TRUMP CUTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The potential changes to state campaign finance laws came as the commonwealth prepares for hotly contested elections later this year for the state House and various statewide offices.<\/p>\n<p>The key race in Virginia in November will be the gubernatorial race, which will decide who will succeed Youngkin for the following four years. 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