GOP Lawmaker Spent $70K in Campaign Funds on Meals

Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) has used campaign funds for hundreds of trips to restaurants — and occasionally to stay at lavish hotels — according to a Politico analysis of the Ohio Republican’s campaign-finance filings over the past 3½ years.

“The individual receipts are fairly modest in most cases — typically ranging from $12 to a few hundred dollars. But together, ethics watchdogs say, they suggest a consistent pattern: Turner uses his donors to subsidize his personal dining costs, expensing an average of two meals a week.”