Late Sunday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez said she fired campaign manager Kara Spencer after staff found “serious mismanagement and inaccuracies” in campaign finance reports.
The campaign said concerns surfaced late last week, Rodriguez then sought access to campaign accounts, and officials plan to contact the Wisconsin Ethics Commission on Monday to correct the filings.
Wednesday’s next finance report is still due, and the campaign said the matter is being referred to the ethics commission for investigation rather than law enforcement.
Rodriguez’s January filing reported more than $618,000 raised, was submitted hours after the Jan. 15 deadline, amended twice, and appears to contain duplicate contributions ranging from $5 to $1,000.
The shake-up lands less than four weeks before the Aug. 11 Democratic primary, when Rodriguez faces four other candidates for governor.