Joe CarrNASHVILLE – The Federal Election Commission is raising questions about Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Joe Carr’s latest campaign finance disclosure.
In a letter to Carr’s campaign treasurer dated Monday, FEC officials are seeking, among other things, to determine whether a $9,564.54 contribution made March 31 by Nashville-based Life Watch Pharmacy LLC is an illegal corporate contribution.
Carr is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in the Aug. 7 primary against incumbent Lamar Alexander.
The letter from senior campaign finance analyst Carolina Mongeon notes that limited liability corporations may make campaign contributions “providing the LLC is treated as a partnership for tax purposes, and has not elected to be treated as a corporation by the Internal Revenue Service.”
Mongeon asks the campaign to amend the filing to clarify Life Watch Pharmacy’s status that it is allowed to contribute under the Federal Election Campaign Act.