Sam T. Liccardo has not publicly weighed in on Failure to Address the FEC Complaint and Recount Funding from Bloomberg Super PAC

Sam T. Liccardo has accepted documented donations from sectors with material interests in "Failure to Address the FEC Complaint and Recount Funding from Bloomberg Super PAC" but has no public statement, vote, or hearing record on the topic. Expected position: As a freshman congressman who campaigned on transparency and good government, Liccardo would be expected to directly address the FEC complaint alleging his allies illegally hid recount funding — especially since documents revealed the recount was funded by his billionaire backer Michael Bloomberg through an opaque PAC structure. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: When the FEC complaint was filed alleging that Neighbors for Results (the pro-Liccardo Super PAC) funneled money through Count the Vote to hide who was paying for the recount, Liccardo's campaign did not issue a direct, personal public statement addressing the allegations. Instead, the Super PAC treasurer and a former campaign staffer (Jonathan Padilla, who requested the recount) issued denials. Liccardo has never been asked about this in a public town hall or issued a press release directly addressing the complaint — even as his campaign website touted transparency. During this period, Liccardo was actively holding town halls (at least 8 in 2025), appearing on C-SPAN, and discussing government accountability. Primary URL: https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/05/22/fec-complaint-filed-against-sam-liccardo-super-pac-that-funded-the-congressional-district-16-recount/ Days silent: 701. The constituent is owed an explanation of the official's position.

Subject: Constituent request: hearing on Sam T. Liccardo has not publicly weighed in on Failure to Address the FEC Complaint and Recount Funding from Bloomberg S

Dear Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,

I am writing to ask the committee to hold a public hearing on the following matter that falls within your jurisdiction: Sam T. Liccardo has not publicly weighed in on Failure to Address the FEC Complaint and Recount Funding from Bloomberg S.

The basis of this request is documented in publicly available evidence summarised here: Sam T. Liccardo has not publicly weighed in on Failure to Address the FEC Complaint and Recount Funding from Bloomberg Super PAC.

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Subject: Tip — Sam T. Liccardo has not publicly weighed in on Failure to Address the FEC Complaint and Recount Funding from Bloomberg Super PAC

Hi The Lever team,

Tipping you to a documented accountability gap that aligns with your beat (Money in politics, regulatory capture):

Sam T. Liccardo has not publicly weighed in on Failure to Address the FEC Complaint and Recount Funding from Bloomberg Super PAC

One-line summary: Sam T. Liccardo has not publicly weighed in on Failure to Address the FEC Complaint and Recount Funding from Bloomberg Super PAC

Full evidence trail with source citations and confidence labels: https://goblinhouse.net/wall/disclosure-gap-congress-l000607-failure-to-address-the-fec-complaint-and-recount-funding-fro…