Regulators reject GOP candidate Ralph Heap’s bid to settle Clean Elections dispute
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted Thursday to reject a settlement agreement with Ralph Heap, a Republican state legislator and candidate for the state’s utility regulator. The decision continues a dispute that began in June when the commission launched an investigation into allegations that Heap violated public campaign funding rules.
The commission that oversees Arizona’s public campaign funding system voted Thursday to reject a settlement agreement with Ralph Heap, a Republican state legislator and a candidate for the state’s utility regulator. Heap has been at odds with the Citizens Clean Election Commission since June, when the commission began investigating a complaint that he had violated […]
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