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Brett Kappel was recently quoted in Roll Call discussing why 18 House and Senate campaign committees owe at least $100,000 each, for a total of almost $6 million in unpaid bills. He stated that there are “typically three reasons why campaigns don’t pay off debt when they have the cash on hand. First, they may be waiting for additional invoices to roll in before they pay off vendors in full. Second, there may be a dispute over payments. Third, candidates may continue to raise money to retire debt without having to then file to run for reelection, or a different office.” Kappel continued, “When you start raising new money, once you pass $5,000, you have to tell whether you’re going to run for reelection, or run for another seat.”