Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) had repeatedly violated state rules when she improperly used campaign funds to pay for non-campaign expenses in 2016 and 2017, Minnesota’s campaign finance and public disclosure board found on June 6.
The board has ordered Omar to repay her former campaign committee nearly $3,500 for using campaign money to pay for personal travel and help with her tax returns. Moreover, she is also required to pay a civil penalty of $500 to the state for using campaign money to travel to a conference in Florida, where she received an honorarium for speaking at the event, according to the board’s investigation findings (pdf).
