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Madison Cawthorn’s $1,812 cigar shopping spree just landed him a possible $17,141 fine from the FEC

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A post shared by Madison Cawthorn (@madisoncawthorn)Madison Cawthorn woke up to some pretty crappy news today. And by “pretty crappy news” we actually mean he’s facing a possible $17,000 fine from the Federal Election Commission.The outgoing anti-LGBTQ congressman, who recently voted against codifying same-sex marriage into federal law, reportedly burned through more money than he actually had in his campaign accounts earlier this year and now the FEC is coming for him.

Eep!Related: It sure looks like Madison Cawthorn broke campaign finance laws and now he’s screwedThe Asheville Citizen-Times reports:Cawthorn’s paperwork showed a campaign that through June 30 spent more than it brought in, despite a $207,858 donation from the personal funds of the 27-year-old first-term Henderson County congressman.

Among places donors’ money was used was $1,812 spent at a tobacco shop.A total of $248,098 was refunded to contributors, likely because they gave money to be spent for the Nov.

8 general election for the 11th House District covering Western North Carolina. Cawthorn will not participate in that contest after being defeated in the May 17 Republican primary by state Sen.

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