Rep. Simpson no longer a candidate to fill Sen. Craig's seat

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Rep. Simpson no longer a candidate to fill Sen. Craig's seat

Rocky Barker

September 06, 2007 03:00 PM

Rep. Mike Simpson said today he wants to stay in the House of Representatives.

Simpson was under consideration to replace Sen. Larry Craig in the Senate when Craig resigns at the end of the month.

But Simpson said staying on the House Appropriations Committee was critical for Idaho since Senate Republicans leaders said they would not give Craig's successor his seat on the committee that decides how Congress spends money.

"Losing both appropriation seats would be devastating to the state," Simpson said.

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FEC argues that ex-Sen. Larry Craig misused campaign funds

By Michael Doyle - McClatchy Washington Bureau

April 10, 2015 10:45 AM

Former Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig “appears to have gambled that he would not be pursued for his violation” of campaign finance laws, the Federal Election Commission now says.

In a new brief that resurrects details about Craig’s 2007 arrest in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the FEC suggests Craig’s use of campaign funds to pay legal fees heeded the “famous observation that it is often easier to seek forgiveness than permission.”

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