LakevilleDad.com Shows: John Kline Tops List of Minnesota Candidates Taking Contributions from List of Most Unethical Members of Congress

A post on www.LakevilleDad.com shows Rep. John Kline tops the list of Minnesota candidates receiving campaign contributions from representatives accused of being the most unethical in Congress by the non-profit watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). In addition, Kline's campaign committee donated $4,000 to a church in Burnsville, MN where he attends and his wife is a trustee, according to expenditure reports filed with the FEC by the campaign from the last quarter of of 2005.

Lakeville, MN (PRWEB) October 18, 2006 -- A post on www.LakevilleDad.com shows Rep. John Kline tops the list of Minnesota candidates receiving campaign contributions from representatives accused of being the most unethical in Congress by the non-profit watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

Rep. John Kline has received 42 contributions totaling $139,557 since 2000. Kline received contributions from 17 of the 21 Republican congressmen on CREW's list, according to official reports filed at the Federal Election Commission.

In addition, Kline's campaign committee donated $4,000 to a church in Burnsville, MN where he attends and his wife is a trustee, according to expenditure reports filed with the FEC by the campaign from the last quarter of of 2005.

“Scandals are running rampant in Washington, D.C.,” said Chuck Smith-Dewey, publisher of LakevilleDad.com. “I thought it would be worthwhile to ‘follow the money."

Full information including a chart and sources is available at http://www.lakevilledad.com.

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