Chris Abele: Sean Lowe Campaign 'Made a Mistake,' Refunded Excess Donation
Sean Lowe, a pro-BLM candidate, ran on a self-proclaimed "anti-racist" platform of bringing "police reform" to Wauwatosa.
Former Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele told Wisconsin Right Now that Sean Lowe's Wauwatosa aldermanic campaign "made a mistake here which they're addressing" and has refunded his donation amount that exceeded campaign limits.
Chris Abele's comments come the day after Wisconsin Right Now exclusively reported that Lowe's campaign finance reports violated campaign finance laws in several ways. For one, his campaign filed its pre-election campaign finance reports on April 4, the day before the election, when they were due on March 28. The other media have ignored the problems in Lowe's reports.
Why that matters: Lowe, it was announced Friday, won the race by ONE VOTE. But his late filings made it difficult for voters to know who was funding his campaign before the election, not only Abele but also a hos