"Senator Scott Brown is seeking to leverage his upcoming book for maximum political gain, asking federal regulators whether he can co-mingle the activities related to his book tour with some of his reelection efforts.
Daniel B. Winslow, a lawyer for Brown’s campaign committee and a state representative from Norfolk, is asking the Federal Election Commission whether the Brown can tap his campaign account to buy thousands of copies of his soon-to-be-released book and distribute them to friends and political supporters.
'The committee proposes to use campaign funds to purchase up to several thousand copies of the book to be used solely in campaign related activities, such as distributing signed and unsigned copies to financial contributors and other 'political supporters' as 'thank you' gift,' Winslow writes.
The campaign would either forgo royalties from the sales of the campaign-related purchases, or would donate the money to charity, Winslow wrote."
Brown asks FEC for guidance on using book tour for reelection efforts
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