Peter Bernegger v. FEC alleges failure to act on administrative complaint (25-4072)

On November 20, 2025, Peter Bernegger (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. The plaintiff seeks injunctive and declaratory relief under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act).

According to the court complaint, plaintiff filed an administrative complaint with the FEC on May 21, 2025, alleging violations of the Act and Commission regulations by Tammy Baldwin for Senate and sixteen related campaign committeesby accepting approximately $36,820,755 in unlawful contributionsbetween 2017 and 2024.

Plaintiff alleges the FEC has failed to act on his complaint within the 120-day statutory period after which suit may be filed and asks the court to declare that inaction contrary to law, and to order the FEC to conform with that declaration within 30 days.

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