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REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

ON TUE

WATKINS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

AND TUE

WES WATKINS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

OF PITTSBURG COUNTY

Background

A. Overvic\'l

This report ;s based upon audits of the Watkins for

Congress Committee and the Wes Watkins for Congress Committee

of Pittsburg County (lithe Committees"), undertaken by the Audit

Di vis ion 0 f toh e Fed era 1 E1ec t ion Commission ina ceo r dan ce \"/ ; t h

the Commission1s audit policy to deter'mine whether there has

been compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election

Campaign Act of 1911, as amended (lithe Act ll ). The audits were

conducted pursuant to Section 438(a)(8) of Title 2 of the United

StalesC0 de \'J hie h dire c t s the Co mOl ission tomakefrom t; met 0 .

t i tilcall d its and fie 1din vest i gat ion S \'1 i t h res pec t tor e p0 r t sand

statements filed under the provisions of the Act.

The Watkins for Congress Committee registered with

the Federal Election Commission on June 28, 1916, in support

of W~sley Wade Watkins, cahdidate for the office of United

Stat es Rep res ent c1 t i ve f 1

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District of Oklahoma and maintains its heild"uarters in Ada,

Ok 1il h0 IIIu • 0n J une 28, 1916, t his CoIIIIn ; t tee \"/ as des i 9nated

by the candidate as his principal campaign committee for

the 197G ·elections.

The Wes Watkins for Congress Committee of Pittsburg

Co Unt y '4 C9i st ere d asan una u tho '" i zed comm ; t tee \°1 i t h the Fed era 1

Electiol\ COlllmission on September 14, 1976, in SUppol't of \~ c s1(\ Y Had c Hut kin s, can did ate for the 0 f f icc 0 fUn i ted Stat c s

Rep ,~ c eIl t l\ t i ve fro111 the Thi r d (3 '" d) Con 9" eS !l ion it 1 Dis t t' i c t

of Oklahoma and lll11intaincd its headquarters in f.1cJ\lcstpr,

Ok 1a It 0 III il • 0 n t'\ p r i 1 6, 19 78, the c a IH.l ida teaII tho r i 7. edthis

C0 I1imit tee and bot h com111 itte c s f i 1edamend cdStat eIIll n t S 0 f

Organization on April 7,1918, indicating thei'4 affiliation.

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The audits covered the period from April 1, 1976, the

inception date of the first report fi led by the \~atkins for

Congress Committee to Septemher 30, 1977, the final coverage date 0 f the 1a s t r c11 0 rtfi 1 d by the U\l l kins for Con 9ress

Comill i l t er. a t the lime 0 f the a udit. The Ue s ~l (l t kin s for

Congrpss Committee of Pittsburg County terminated on October

23, 1976. The balances reported by the Commi'ttces arc as

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N<lIllC of Opening

C(?.n~t~~(~~~ Cash Ba 1ancc

Total Receipts for Pet"i od

Total Expenditures Closing for Period Cash Balance

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Congress Committee -0-

Hes Hatkins for

Congress Committee

of Pittsourg County -0-

$188,501.17 $144,587.64

$ 5,118.00

$43,913.53

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this report is based on documents and working papers

supporting each of the factual statements. They form part of

the record upon which the Commission based its decisions on

the matters in the report and were available to Commissioners

and appropriate staff for review.

B. Key Personnel

The pr inc i p d 1 0 f f ; C Po t' S 0 f the \oJ at kin s for Con 9res S

C0IIImit tee for the per i 0 d co vel" ed by the aud i t \"J e t' e \~ ill i am \~ a1t c t"

\010011 ey, Jr'., eha i rman, Juan; tu A11 en, Co-Cha; rman, and Mat"cus

R. Gr i f J in, J t"., Tt" cas ur e r ..

The pr inc i pal 0 f f icc I' !') 0 f the \aI e s \IJ at kin s for Con 9res s

CCIIlIIlittee 0 f Pitt s bur ~J C0 unt y for the peri 0 d co vered by the

au di t \'J (~ r e Ron a 1dO. Testa, Chc.l i r man, Rob crt L. Ban ey, V; c e -

Chit i r III an, and J a IIIe s L. Cr 0 \oJ 1, Trca S ul" e r .

c. Scope

The audits included such tests as verification of total ,.. cpo r' ted t" c c e i p t san d ex pc 11 d i t UI" esandind i v i dua 1 t t" ansac t ions ;

t" evie \'J 0 f ,.. c q u; red sup POl" tin9 doc UIII e nt J t ion; a na 1y sis 0 f the

C01111:1 itt eesidc b t sand 0 b 1i gat ion s; and, sue hother aud i t Pl" 0 Cedures

as deemed necessary under the ci,"cumstanccs •

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II. Auditor's Statement

It is the opinion of the Audit staff, based upon examination

of the reports and statements filed and the records presented, that, the reports and statements of the Watkins for Congress Committee and the Wes Watkins for Congress Committee of Pittsburg County fairly prescnt the financial activity of the committees

for the period covered by the audits. No material problems in

complying \-lith the Federal Election Campaign Act were discovered

during the course of the audits.

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Candidat~/C=mmittee:

CCNGRESSICNAL ~UOI7 ~£?ORT

Wes Watkins / Watkins for Congress Committee - 5/26/78

State: Oklahoma

District: 3

Loca~~on: McAlester, Pittsburg

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.... ?oli~ical ?ar~J Af7~1ia:icn: Democrat

Gerald Beasley (R)

151,271 Beasley 31,732

(0) Gerald Beasley (R)

(0) 5/22/78 Tom Pate (R)

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Watkins

Charles Hard

Gary Payne

Hamp Baker

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Payne

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36,431

27,253 Baker 21,843

$193,619.17

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