Campaign Finance Complaints

Campaign Finance for Lakewood Municipal Elections is guided by Title 2, Chapter 2.54 of the Lakewood Municipal Code which was recently amended through Ordinance O-2023-7

Any person who believes that a violation of this Chapter has occurred may file a written complaint with the City Clerk no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of filing of the report containing the alleged violation.  To file the complaint, please download and complete our form and email to the City Clerk's Office.

Campaign Finance Complaint Form(PDF, 97KB)

Campaign Finance Complaints

2024

Newell vs Nystrom
See the campaign finance complaint(PDF, 4MB)

Hearing Officer Decision(PDF, 170KB)

Kinney vs O'Neill
See the campaign finance complaint(PDF, 2MB)

Hearing Officer Decision(PDF, 167KB)

2021

See the Hearing Officers Decision and Orders(PDF, 25KB)

Weathers vs Gunstanson
 
Karger vs Gunstanson
 

2020

Milhollin vs Business and Labor Together
See the campaign finance complaint(PDF, 584KB)
See City Clerk's Decision(PDF, 82KB)

Milhollin vs City of Lakewood
See the campaign finance complaint(PDF, 533KB)
See City Clerk's Decision(PDF, 101KB)

Milhollin vs West Suburban Community Media LLC dba Lakewood Sentinel
See the campaign finance complaint(PDF, 2MB)
See City Clerk's Decision(PDF, 2MB)

2019

Keefe vs Lakewood Citizens Watchdog Group
See the campaign finance complaint(PDF, 3MB)
Keefe vs Lakewood Citizens Watchdog Group - Hearing Officer's Order(PDF, 23KB)

Keefe vs Save Our Lakewood
See the campaign finance complaint(PDF, 422KB)
Keefe vs Save Our Lakewood - Hearing Officer's Order(PDF, 27KB)

Wiechman vs Arlen
See the campaign finance complaint(PDF, 52KB) 
Wiechman vs Arlen - Hearing Officer's Order(PDF, 23KB)