Dallas Council Candidate Jesse Moreno Returns $11,000 in Campaign Contributions
He received the money through a developer s limited partnerships but says he wishes to avoid even a hint of impropriety.
By Matt Goodman
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April 13, 2021
10:55 am
Dallas City Council candidate Jesse Moreno recently found himself in an interesting predicament. He is running to represent District 2, an oddly shaped swath of the city that sweeps from Love Field, the Medical District, south of downtown, and into the Cedars and Deep Ellum. From January 1 through March 22, he raised more than $36,000 in contributions, but a
D Magazine analysis revealed that nearly a third of the money appeared to come from limited partnerships that were governed by a single person. Election law limits contributions in Dallas municipal races to just $1,000 per individual and certain businesses.
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