Campaign Finance

The Argus Leader reports this morning that Bret Healy has admitted to "bookkeeping errors" after shuffling $55,000 to Lois Quam, wife of Minnesota politician Matt Entenza.  Excerpt:

The former executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party has amended two campaign finance reports after admitting to "bookkeeping errors" by misreporting two contributions from a wealthy Minnesota activist.

Bret Healy, who served as the party's executive director three years ago, filed amended finance reports for two political action committees he oversaw in 2003. An amended report is also being prepared for a third Democratic PAC.

Healy filed the reports last week with the secretary of state's office after questions arose about what happened to two checks written in early 2003 by Lois Quam, the wife of a prominent Minnesota politician.

The checks totaled $55,000, and were not included on the finance reports of the two PACs.

Secretary of State Chris Nelson reviewed the matter after Quam's contributions became public in July in Minnesota. Copies of Quam's checks were among documents faxed anonymously to Minnesota reporters after an uproar ensued about Matt Entenza, Quam's husband and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate for Minnesota attorney general.