Plaintiff sues FEC alleging agency failed to act on December 2025 complaint about Friends of John Thune

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TrueLawsuit filed alleging FEC failed to act on administrative complaint
TruePlaintiff says he filed an FEC administrative complaint in December 2025 alleging unlawful contributions and inaccurate reports
TruePlaintiff asks court to remand complaint and require FEC to comply within 30 days

Key takeaways

Peter Bernegger filed suit on January 14, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Bernegger alleges the FEC failed to act on an administrative complaint he filed in December 2025.
The administrative complaint alleges violations by Friends of John Thune, Nicole Weyers (treasurer), and John Thune, including accepting allegedly unlawful contributions and filing inaccurate reports.
The plaintiff is seeking injunctive and declaratory relief under the Federal Election Campaign Act.
Bernegger asks the court to declare the FEC’s actions contrary to law, remand the matter to the Commission, and order the agency to conform with the court’s declaration within 30 days.
The FEC has published a litigation page for Bernegger v. FEC (26-106) with additional resources.

Follow Up Questions

What does it mean for a complaint to be "dismissed under the Act"?Expand

It means the FEC has closed (dismissed) an administrative enforcement complaint using the procedures set out in the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) — e.g., the Commission voted to dismiss or otherwise declined to pursue the matter under 52 U.S.C. §30109. A dismissal “under the Act” is an administrative decision by the FEC (not a court ruling) that may be subject to judicial review by the complainant.

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