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Author: Clifton Adcock

Clifton joined The Frontier in April 2017. A native of southeastern Oklahoma, he covers numerous issues from criminal justice, energy, the environment and politics. Clifton holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. Email him at clifton@readfrontier.com.

As legislative session winds down, Senator proposes amendment to allow politicians to spend campaign funds on vacations, mortgages, gifts and other personal expenses

Under the replacement language submitted by Sen. Roger Thompson, contributions to a candidate committee, a political action committee, or a political party committee “may be converted by any person to personal use as long as any expenditure from such conversion is reported pursuant to the Rules of the Ethics Commission.”