Rep. Schmidt files to disclose $439,109 from Turkish Coalition of America
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Second District Rep. Jean Schmidt, a Loveland Republican, has filed an amended personal financial release with House Ethics Committee Chairman Jo Bonner to reflect gifts totaling $439,109 from the Turkish Coalition of America.
According to a Jan. 3 letter, which is posted online at cincinnati.com, Schmidt wrote to the ethics committee: “I am writing to amend my 2009 and 2010 personal financial disclosure forms as required by the Committee’s Report.
"In 2009, I received a gift of $162,888.20 in legal fees paid by the Turkish Coalition of America. Additionally, I received a gift of $267,221.70 in legal fees paid by the Turkish Coalition of America in 2010."
According to the report, Schmidt amended her financial disclosure forms after a finding in August by the House ethics panel, which concluded Schmidt had unknowingly received an improper gift.
Schmidt was the guest speaker at the Highland County TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party Monday, Jan. 9 at the Hi-TEC Center in Hillsboro.
Following the redistricting of Ohio's congressional districts, Highland County will be in the Second District next year.
Schmidt was elected to Congress in 2005. She also served four years as a lawmaker in the Ohio House of Representatives and for 11 years as a member of the Miami Township Board of Trustees in Clermont County.
Schmidt will face Dr. Brad Wenstrup and U.S. Air Force veteran Fred Kundrata in the March 6 Republican primary election. Democrat David Krikorian also has filed to run in the district.[[In-content Ad]]
According to a Jan. 3 letter, which is posted online at cincinnati.com, Schmidt wrote to the ethics committee: “I am writing to amend my 2009 and 2010 personal financial disclosure forms as required by the Committee’s Report.
"In 2009, I received a gift of $162,888.20 in legal fees paid by the Turkish Coalition of America. Additionally, I received a gift of $267,221.70 in legal fees paid by the Turkish Coalition of America in 2010."
According to the report, Schmidt amended her financial disclosure forms after a finding in August by the House ethics panel, which concluded Schmidt had unknowingly received an improper gift.
Schmidt was the guest speaker at the Highland County TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party Monday, Jan. 9 at the Hi-TEC Center in Hillsboro.
Following the redistricting of Ohio's congressional districts, Highland County will be in the Second District next year.
Schmidt was elected to Congress in 2005. She also served four years as a lawmaker in the Ohio House of Representatives and for 11 years as a member of the Miami Township Board of Trustees in Clermont County.
Schmidt will face Dr. Brad Wenstrup and U.S. Air Force veteran Fred Kundrata in the March 6 Republican primary election. Democrat David Krikorian also has filed to run in the district.[[In-content Ad]]