May a candidate make a contribution to a (Federal) 527 organization from the candidate’s candidate committee?
No. Candidate committees are formed to support the nomination or election of a candidate to a state or local office: 527 organizations are allowed to support issues as well as candidates. They are not limited to solely supporting the candidate from whom they received the contribution. Therefore, this type of contribution is not allowed. Any such contributions made by a candidate committee to a 527 organization must be returned to the candidate committee.
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