Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Diana Duran Secretary of State State of New Mexico 325 Don Gaspar, Suite

300 Santa Fe, NM 87503 Fax (505) 827-4964 Dear Secretary Duran: I am writing to follow up the delayed response Phil Griego filed last Friday, May 25, 2012 to the ethics complaint I filed on April 27, 2012 with your office. In my complaint, I contend that in his capacity as a public official and candidate, Senator Griego has violated New Mexico campaign finance laws by inappropriately using campaign contributions on personal expenditures, expressly prohibited by law. I have read his response and find that it raises more questions than it answers. In the campaign finance reports Senator Griego filed from 2010-2011, he shows he raised $96,000 and spent $83,000 when no election was taking place. Thousands of dollars in expenditures for NFL tickets, office furniture, truck maintenance, and paying off his credit card are listed on his reports. In his response to the questions I raised, Senator Griego selects which questions to answer and provides incomplete answers for others without providing receipts or evidence to the nature of the expense. Senator Griego spent $955 on the purchase of Denver Broncos tickets. Originally, Senator Griego listed this expenditure as a constituent event, but now says in his response that this expense was for a fundraiser. If indeed these tickets were auctioned off in a fundraiser and not simply given for free to a supporter, which of Senator Griegos July 2011 contributors purchased these tickets? Was it the Anheuser Busch Corporation? Or the Polk Oil Company? Or the New Mexico Bankers Association? Furthermore, there does not appear to be a corresponding intake of money if this was in fact for fundraising. The Secretary of State should interview the alleged buyers of these tickets to verify that they were indeed auctioned off for a campaign purpose. Regarding the $1,300 payment to Senator Griego for credit card payment for legislative expenses and $800 for reimbursement for 2011 session expenses, Senator Griego offers no explanation for how he spent $2,100 in campaign contributions. The Secretary of State should request receipts for these expenditures from Senator Griego immediately. Regarding his truck, he does not explain why two people were paid on the same day for the same truck repair job ($635 was paid to Margarito Ulibarri for campaign truck repair and Jack Sullivan for Senate PO Box 283 | Santa Fe, NM 87504 | 505-699-9188 jacksullivanforsenate@gmail.com www.jacksullivanforsenate.com

$800 to Wayne Sedan, both of San Jose, NM ). Apparently Mr. Ulibarri was also canvassing voters that same day because he was paid $480 for his efforts, according to Griegos reports. Regarding Senator Griegos claim that his campaign car, with nearly $3,000 in campaign expenses, is used exclusively for campaigning. The Secretary of State should request a sworn affidavit from Senator Griego that this campaign car is used exclusively for campaigning, and has not been used for any personal matters, which would then constitute a violation of the Election Code. A $2500 trip to Silver City should include hotel, food receipts and an explanation for the nature of the trip. Receipts for the $7500 in furniture he spent for his temporary campaign office should be produced as well.

Its these sorts of expenditures that raise questions and why I encourage the Secretary of State to take further action. The voters of District 39 deserve a complete and honest investigation into these expenses, not the vague and ambiguous responses in Senator Griegos statement to the Secretary of State. According to the New Mexico Campaign Report Act: It is unlawful for any candidate or his agent to make an expenditure of contributions received, except for the following purposes: 2. expenditures of legislators that are reasonably related to performing the duties of the office held, including mail, telephone and travel expenditures to serve constituents, but excluding personal and legislative session living expenses; Sections (l-19-29.1(A.2) NMSA 1978) The law states that penalties for violating the Campaign Reporting Act should be referred to the attorney general or district attorney for further investigation and may include a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for each violation not to exceed five thousand dollars. (Campaign Reporting Act, 119-34.6 Civil Penalties NMSA 1978.) It is my hope that you forward the complaint I filed to the attorney general or district attorney for further investigation. Sincerely, Jack Sullivan

Jack Sullivan for Senate PO Box 283 | Santa Fe, NM 87504 | 505-699-9188 jacksullivanforsenate@gmail.com www.jacksullivanforsenate.com