Committee for Chrissa Gillies for School Board 2016, Chrissa Gillies, Elizabeth Rudick, Gabriele Schmitz, Committee to Elect Chrissa Gillies Governing Board 2018, and Ronna Moore

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Fine: $7,000

FPPC No. 16/19919

Chrissa Gillies was an unsuccessful candidate for Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District Board of Trustees in the November 8, 2016 General Election, and successful in the November 6, 2018 General Election. Committee for Chrissa Gillies for School Board 2016 and the Committee to Elect Chrissa Gillies Governing Board 2018 were her candidate-controlled committees. Elizabeth Rudick was the 2016 Committee’s treasurer and Gabriele Schmitz was the 2016 Committee’s principal officer. Ronna Moore served as the 2018 Committee’s treasurer. The 2016 Committee, Gillies, and Rudick failed to timely file a semiannual campaign statement, a pre-election campaign statement, and four 24-Hour Reports, in violation of Government Code Sections 84200, 84200.5, and 84203 (1 count). The 2016 Committee, Gillies, and Schmitz failed to include the required disclosures on an advertisement opposing a local ballot measure, in violation of Government Code Section 84506 (1 count). The 2018 Committee, Gillies, and Moore failed to timely file two 24-Hour Reports, in violation of Government Code Section 84203 (1 count).