The accounting problems that helped sink former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez’s campaign may run deeper than previously known.
A newly filed campaign finance report submitted Monday night to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission contains an unusual disclosure involving the Wisconsin Forward Fund, the Madison-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit that spent heavily on issue advertising supporting Rodriguez’s candidacy.
On July 17, Rodriquez suspended her campaign amidst problems with her campaign finances. On July 22, the campaign sent a $52,900 reimbursement to the Wisconsin Forward fund with a brief but remarkable explanation…