WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following advisory opinion document (No. AO 2024-10) on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Former Representative Alan Lowenthal may not use his remaining campaign funds to a pay an assistant or editor to help draft a book or other publication because such payments would constitute a prohibited personal use of campaign funds. Background Alan Lowenthal represented California's 47th congressional district from 2013 until his retirement in 2023.   more