The former chair of the Federal Election Commission filed a complaint against Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), claiming he solicited and collected millions of dollars illegally to roll back parts of California‘s Proposition 47.
“I’ve never seen anything quite this excessive, honestly,” Ann Ravel told the Los Angeles Times.
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) in the House of Representatives. (AP)
Ravel, who served as chairwoman of the FEC from 2013 to 2018, alleged that Kiley’s reelection campaign worked to make significant changes to Proposition 47, the state’s criminal justice reform statute that has been blamed for a spike in retail theft.
Supporters of Proposition 47 credit the law for cutting incarceration rates, slashing prison costs, and reducing racial disparities in California’s criminal justice system. Critics claim the law emboldens criminals
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