Failed candidate and city of Little Rock payroll clerk being investigated for campaign finance law violations
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Lela Chism, failed "Democratic" candidate and CLR payroll clerk |
Lela Chism, a failed candidate for the Saline County Quorum Court and a payroll clerk is being investigated by the Arkansas Ethics Commission for campaign finance law violations. A complaint was filed after we found that Chism had violated the law.
Chism was only able to get one resident of Saline County to make a campaign contribution in her failed campaign for office. Chism received most all her campaign contributions from a political action committee and one of its officers and from the Saline County Democratic Party (guess they didn't know she was a Magamole).
Chism, a resident of Saline County has been employed by the city of Little Rock since 2017.
Chism is messy.
Court records reveal that Chism defaulted on credit card payments and her debtors obtained default judgments against her.
Chism paid off the 2023 judgment amount of $3,500.14 in March of 2024.
The 2024 judgment in the amount of $1,058.67 is still owed by Chism. Maybe her debtor should garnish her city of Little Rock wages.
Stay tuned for updates.