George Santos appointed himself his own campaign treasurer yesterday, a move which while not illegal is unusual. As noted below, he'll be the fourth such person to have that title within the Santos campaign: "Nancy Marks, a longtime New York GOP operative who resigned as his treasurer in January; Thomas Datwyler, who denied ever accepting the job after his name appeared on FEC paperwork; and Andrew Olson, who had never served as a campaign treasurer and whose only identifying information was a Google email address."

Federal campaigns must have a treasurer of record in order to accept contributions or spend money. Presumably, he couldn't find anyone else who wanted the job and/or prison sentence when the Feds get through with Representative Santos.

Source: Bloomberg

Representative George Santos, the New York Republican under indictment for campaign finance violations, appointed himself as his own campaign treasurer Friday.

In paperwork filed with the Federal Election Commission, Santos named himself as both treasurer and custodian of records, listing a Washington post office box as his official address.

Santos follows a line of people overseeing his campaign finances since his November election: Nancy Marks, a longtime New York GOP operative who resigned as his treasurer in January; Thomas Datwyler, who denied ever accepting the job after his name appeared on FEC paperwork; and Andrew Olson, who had never served as a campaign treasurer and whose only identifying information was a Google email address.

Santos didn’t immediately return a message asking for the reason behind the change.

Federal campaigns must have a treasurer of record in order to accept contributions or spend money. While it’s legal for candidates to serve as their own treasurers, few elected members of Congress do.