The questions surrounding Goodlander’s recent personal financial disclosure, which was filed Aug. 12, come as the race turns bitter in the lead-up to the Sept. 10 primary, with Kuster herself wading in to boost another primary contender, Colin Van Ostern, as recent polls show Goodlander leading.
The disclosure has puzzled experts because it lists the value of multiple easily verifiable assets as “undetermined,” including checking, retirement and investment accounts; treasury notes; cash bonds; and several properties or pieces of land, even those the report indicates are currently for sale.
“To be perfectly honest, this was pretty bizarre,” said Danielle Caputo, legal counsel for ethics at the Campaign Legal Center, referring to the disclosure.
Contacted by The Hill, a Goodlander campaign spokesperson suggested an amendment to the asset disclosure is forthcoming.
“The campaign completed the initial financial disclosure with all the information it was able to obtain at the time,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
“Like with many first-time candidates, the campaign will file an amendment once it receives the additional information it requested.”
Candidates and members of Congress filing financial disclosures only need to disclose broad ranges on the value of the asset, raising further questions about Goodlander’s assets and her ability to provide transparency into her personal finances.
The Hill’s Taylor Giorno and Caroline Vakil have more here.
