Kilroy questions Stivers' FEC amendment

The congressional campaign for Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy is questioning an amendment filed by Republican opponent, state Sen. Steve Stivers with the Federal Elections Commission stating that his actual fundraising collections were $150,000 smaller than previously reported.

In its July filing, the Stivers campaign reported having $879,753 cash on hand. An amendment filed last Friday said the campaign actually had $721,431.35.

Kilroy's campaign issued a statement Monday demanding to know details about the reasons for the change.

"First, he claimed not to be a lobbyist even though his lobby disclosure form is a matter of public record, and now he has misfiled an FEC report so voters don't truly understand how much he has in his campaign coffers," Kilroy spokesman Brad Bauman said in the statement. 

"While FEC amendments are common, this one raises serious questions about his behavior and (Stivers) should come clean and clarify the discrepancy."