California Republican Party Leadership Accused of Pay-to-Play Politics Over Endorsements

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ANAHEIM, Calif.—A political firestorm over alleged pay-to-play politics at the California Republican Party convention last weekend has burned some candidates who have claimed party leadership used proxy votes to favor establishment candidates for endorsements. After the reelection campaign for state Sen. Brian Dahle’s wife, Assemblywoman Megan Dahle, gave a $40,500 donation to the GOP on April 22, the first day of the weekend-long convention, gubernatorial candidate Jenny Rae Le Roux made the pay-to-play allegation in a text message sent out to Republican delegates that was later leaked on social media. “Last night at 8:15 pm, Megan Dahle, made a payment from her campaign account to the CAGOP. Two hours later 400 proxies were given to her husband’s campaign for Governor by party leadership,” Le Roux wrote in the text message. “We are not the party of rigged elections. The Republican endorsement should not be for sale. I am calling for the return of the suspicious payment and for everyone to vote their conscience tomorrow.” ...

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