2 hopefuls send FEC overdue paperwork

Congressional candidate Jonathan Dunkley of Little Rock has filed his statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.

The Democrat, who hopes to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill, is one of the four vying for the party’s nomination in the 2nd Congressional District.

The document, which is required of candidates whose campaigns have spent $5,000 or more, was due in mid-March.

Dunkley’s campaign mailed it overnight on Monday to Washington, D.C., and it was received by the election commission Tuesday. It is now posted online at fec.gov.

Another congressional candidate, Hot Springs Village Republican Randy Caldwell, has also submitted overdue paperwork.

The campaign mailed a copy of Caldwell’s statement of organization to Washington by certified mail on Monday.

The document, known as FEC Form 1, identifies, among other things, the name and address of the campaign’s treasurer, its custodian of records, its designated agent and the bank where the campaign funds are kept.

A spokesman for Caldwell said the document had been filed electronically in February; the commission said it could find no trace of the records.

Caldwell is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman in the party’s May 22 primary.