Perdue paying more for plane use for politics
Gov. Beverly Perdue's campaign has been paying more recently for flights on North Carolina state aircraft when she's attended political events as she seeks re-election this year.
Posted — Updated
Perdue's committee says its upcoming campaign finance report will show it reimbursed the state almost $49,000 for air travel 11 times since June.
Such reimbursements are common. State budget guidelines let elected officials use state planes or helicopters to attend political functions. The official's campaign committee is charged the hourly operating cost of the plane. State funds can pay only up to half of flight expenses when the trip includes government and political activity.
Previous campaign finance reports show Perdue's committee paid nearly $15,000 to the state for travel during her first 2½ years in office.
The State Board of Elections fined Perdue's campaign $30,000 in 2010 for tardy reporting of campaign flights aboard donors' private planes. Two political supporters have been charged with illegally paying for campaign flights.
Copyright 2024 by WRAL.com and the Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
