FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20463

 February 23, 2023 

VIA EMAIL

jay@pattymurray.com

Jay Petterson, Treasurer

People for Patty Murray

P.O. Box 3662 

Seattle, WA 98124 

 RE: MUR 8075 

Dear Mr. Petterson: 

 The Federal Election Commission (FEC) received a complaint which indicates that 

People for Patty Murray and you in your official capacity as treasurer may have violated the 

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the “Act”). A copy of the complaint is 

enclosed. We have numbered this matter MUR 8075. Please refer to this number in all future 

correspondence. 

The complaint was not sent to you earlier due to administrative oversight. Under the Act, 

you have the opportunity to demonstrate in writing that no action should be taken against People 

for Patty Murray and you in your official capacity as treasurer in this matter. Please submit any 

factual or legal materials which you believe are relevant to the Commission’s analysis of this 

matter. Where appropriate, statements should be submitted under oath by persons with relevant 

knowledge. Your response, which should be addressed to the General Counsel’s Office, must be 

submitted within 15 days of receipt of this letter. If no response is received within 15 days, the 

Commission may take further action based on the available information. 

This matter will remain confidential in accordance with 52 U.S.C. § 30109(a)(4)(B) and 

§ 30109(a)(12)(A) unless you notify the Commission in writing that you wish the matter to be 

made public. Please be advised that, although the Commission cannot disclose information 

regarding an investigation to the public, it may share any information you provide with other law 

enforcement agencies, including the Department of Justice.1 While the matter remains open, it 

will remain confidential as set forth above. After the matter is closed, certain documents from 

the file will be made available to the public on the Commission’s website. To learn more about 

the agency’s disclosure policy, please see 81 Fed. Reg. 51, 702 (Aug. 2, 2016). 

https://fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/notice2016-06.pdf. 

If you intend to be represented by counsel in this matter, please advise the Commission 

by completing the enclosed form stating the name, address, and telephone number of such 

counsel, and authorizing such counsel to receive any notifications and other communications 

1

 The Commission has the statutory authority to refer knowing and willful violations of the Act to the 

Department of Justice for potential criminal prosecution, 52 U.S.C. § 30109(a)(5)(C), and to report information 

regarding violations of law not within its jurisdiction to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Id. § 30107(a)(9). 

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from the Commission. Please note that you have a legal obligation to preserve all documents, 

records, and materials relating to the subject matter of the complaint until such time as you are 

notified that the Commission has closed its file in this matter. See 18 U.S.C. § 1519. 

Any correspondence sent to the Commission, such as a response, must be addressed to 

one of the following (note, if submitting via email this Office will provide an electronic receipt 

by email):

Mail OR Email

Federal Election Commission cela@fec.gov

Office of Complaints Examination 

 & Legal Administration 

Attn: Christal Dennis, Paralegal

1050 First Street, NE

 Washington, DC 20463 

As indicated in the FEC’s Notice found at https://www.fec.gov/resources/cmscontent/documents/status-of-fec-operations.pdf, the office’s mailroom is open on a limited basis 

and, therefore, processing paper correspondence may be delayed. Accordingly, we strongly 

encourage you to file responses and additional correspondence via email. 

 

 If you have any questions, please contact Christal Dennis at (202) 694-1519. For your 

information, we have enclosed a brief description of the Commission’s procedures for handling 

complaints.

Sincerely,

Roy Q. Luckett

Acting Assistant General Counsel

Complaints Examination &

Legal Administration

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