Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight PAC has spent 'extraordinary' sums on security, experts said. The spending comes as lawmakers and candidates increasingly turn to campaign funds for protection.
, Executive Protection Agencies advertises its bodyguards as "current or former elite law enforcement officers." The firm says that celebrities, models, and other high-profile individuals are "at risk" and need security expertise.
Nevertheless, Fair Fight's spending coincided with members of Congress and political candidates increasingly turning to campaign funds to pay for bodyguards and other security measures.that members of Congress could spend campaign funds on "bona fide, legitimate, professional personal security personnel."even before the agency's ruling
In gas masks, Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard, a Democrat of California, and Annie Kuster, a Democrat of New Hampshire, center, take cover as rioters attempt to break into the Capitol on January 6, 2021.For many lawmakers, the January 6 attack served as a wake-up call to the threat of violence in American politics. As the pro-Trump mob
During the first nine months of 2021, Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, spent nearly $30,000 on security, federal records show. One of the firms she retained, Aegis Logistics LLC, specializes in "executive protection" and consulting, according to its website.