In a bipartisan vote Thursday, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved a rule that will allow federal candidates to pay their own salaries using campaign funds beginning March 1, 2024, CNN reports. Democratic FEC Commissioner Shana Broussard said in a statement that the new rule “will help ordinary, working-class Americans to represent their communities by running for federal office.” Per CNN, “Although the FEC has long allowed candidates to use campaign funds to pay themselves a salary, the agency had set strict limits on that compensation to avoid improper personal use of donors’ mone…
