{"id":9967,"date":"2023-08-08T09:56:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9967"},"modified":"2023-08-08T09:56:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:56:06","slug":"gunderson-calls-on-rep-mike-levin-to-reject-alleged-straw-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9967","title":{"rendered":"Gunderson Calls on Rep. Mike Levin to Reject Alleged Straw Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_-7601411004586516186mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-7601411004586516186mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Donor behind Hunter Biden art scandal, Elizabeth Hirsch Naftali, suspected of donating to Rep. Mike Levin using a minor child to circumvent donation limits<\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_-7601411004586516186mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-7601411004586516186mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>Oceanside, CA \u2013 Businessman Matt Gunderson today called on Rep. Mike Levin to reject an alleged\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gowithgunderson.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=20763eea041ac3964b855fa1b&amp;id=248335ff51&amp;e=973f7d83e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gowithgunderson.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D20763eea041ac3964b855fa1b%26id%3D248335ff51%26e%3D973f7d83e4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1691599507362000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2PldnqiMIQ8SIA9mFXJ-HJ\">straw donation<\/a>\u00a0from the donor behind the Hunter Biden art scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Hirsch Naftali is alleged to have sidestepped campaign finance laws by directing donations through her minor children after hitting maximum contribution limits. Levin was the recipient a maximum donation from Naftali before receiving an additional $1,000 from her minor son. Naftali, who played a significant role in the Hunter Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gowithgunderson.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=20763eea041ac3964b855fa1b&amp;id=1a0f4bbfb3&amp;e=973f7d83e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gowithgunderson.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D20763eea041ac3964b855fa1b%26id%3D1a0f4bbfb3%26e%3D973f7d83e4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1691599507362000&amp;usg=AOvVaw24jVbNOG2TAGVQykKXuN_v\">art scandal<\/a>\u00a0and was appointed by President Biden to a prestigious commission, has been involved in similar contribution schemes supporting Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia families are sick and tired of the political class going around the rules to benefit themselves,\u201d said Gunderson. \u201cWe need fewer politicians who think the rules don\u2019t apply to them and more leaders with real-world experience who will deliver for local families. I\u2019m calling on Mike Levin to return this donation and reject these kinds of corrupt schemes in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Matt Gunderson&#8217;s campaign, please visit his website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gowithgunderson.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=20763eea041ac3964b855fa1b&amp;id=7f4cfc416e&amp;e=973f7d83e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gowithgunderson.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D20763eea041ac3964b855fa1b%26id%3D7f4cfc416e%26e%3D973f7d83e4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1691599507362000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2u7PbJw6V8lMydIo6-CMZ3\"><strong>www.MattGunderson.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donor behind Hunter Biden art scandal, Elizabeth Hirsch Naftali, suspected of donating to Rep. Mike Levin using a minor child to circumvent donation limits Oceanside, CA \u2013 Businessman Matt Gunderson today called on Rep. Mike Levin to reject an alleged\u00a0straw donation\u00a0from the donor behind the Hunter Biden art scandal. Elizabeth Hirsch Naftali is alleged to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gunderson Calls on Rep. 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