Iowa candidates can’t use campaign funds for child care
July 18th, 2018 by admin
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa board that oversees campaign ethics has issued a ruling that keeps Iowa candidates from using campaign money to pay for child care.
McCoy McDeid had requested permission in May to use money she had raised for her race to pay for child care expenses while she campaigned.
State law says candidates can’t use campaign money for personal expenses. In Friday’s ruling, the ethics board said child care costs could be considered either personal or campaign expenses and that Iowa Legislature should clarify the law.