EAO 297

The Election Code does not permit the use of political contributions to pay for the Governor’s travel or for the travel of members of the Governor’s immediate family if the primary purpose of the trip is personal. If the Governor or a member of his family uses a private airplane for personal travel because of the undue difficulties of commercial air travel that are attributable to state security measures, the costs of using a private plane that exceed the price of commercial airfare are attributable to activities in connection with the office of the Governor and therefore properly payable from political contributions.