Karoline Leavitt's 2022 Campaign Financial Issues Surface

Karoline Leavitt's Congressional Campaign Finances

• 🎯 Karoline Leavitt's 2022 congressional campaign in New Hampshire is under scrutiny for alleged financial irregularities.
• 💰 The campaign amended its filings in January 2025, revealing that it received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from individuals and businesses that exceeded the allowed limits and were not repaid.
• ⚠️ Leavitt's campaign still owes approximately $38,000 in refunds to nearly 30 different companies, and a total of $326,370 to donors, vendors, and businesses.

FEC Filings and Discrepancies

• 🔍 According to reporting from Notus, Leavitt's campaign did not adhere strictly to Federal Election Commission (FEC) guidelines.
• ⏳ Legally, excess donations and questionable business contributions should have been refunded within 60 days, a deadline that appears to have been missed.
• 🧐 The FEC flagged a refund issued to Nicholas Reichio, which was initially reported as $2,900 but later amended to $1,000 after an FEC warning, despite no record of additional contributions from him.

Campaign Response and Staffing

• 🗣️ A spokesperson for Leavitt stated that she has done nothing wrong and that the campaign has followed the FEC's instructions, calling the story "clickbait."
• 🛠️ Despite these issues, Leavitt's campaign team stated they had not been paid for several weeks, with all funds directed towards get-out-the-vote efforts and paying staff.
• 🤝 The campaign still owes nearly $47,000 to Axiom Strategies, the consulting firm that provided a statement on Leavitt's behalf.

Leavitt's Political Background

• 🎤 Leavitt, who served as a White House Press Secretary under President Trump, previously ran for Congress in New Hampshire's first district.
• 🇺🇸 She positioned herself as a grassroots, MAGA, America First candidate, claiming to have raised more money from New Hampshire residents than her two establishment opponents combined.
• 💬 Leavitt has been vocal about fighting against what she calls the "culture war" and has criticized opponents for associating with "anti-Trump Republicans."