After being hit with a $106,000 fine earlier this year for 23 counts of violating state campaign finance laws , records show that former Assemblymember Evan Low used campaign donations to pay the penalty.

The fine was the result of a five-year investigation by the California Fair Political Practices Commission, which found that Low failed to file payment reports in a timely manner for donations he solicited for several nonprofits.

The probe also found that Low used the nonprofit to pay actor Alec Baldwin more than $227,000 to appear at an event for the group as well as a personal campaign fundraiser, which investigators said Low tried to conceal. The decision also required Low to repay the nonprofit half of Baldwin’s speaking fee.

Low served in the state assembly from 2014 to 2024, va

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