Kate Lisa reports in Columbia-Greene Media that not only is Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro's car usage part of countywide audit, but his election campaign has not filed the donation of a campaign vehicle from a longtime supporter with the U.S. Federal Elections Commission as required. Last September, Molinaro announced he is running for the 19th Congressional District seat. Molinaro's campaign rents a Jeep Grand Cherokee leased to Sean Mahoney for $35 per day. The Federal Elections Commission requires in-kind contributions be reported once the contribution exceeds $200. It would take six days for Molinaro's car to cross that threshold, but Molinaro's campaign has not included the vehicle as an expense in its three required quarterly filings with the FEC since the campaign began Sept. 21, 2021. Now Molinaro's campaign says the rental car contribution will be reported to the FEC in its next filing. “Throughout the campaign, Marc has used either the donated vehicle or his personal car for all campaign related events,” according to a statement from Molinaro’s campaign. “The filing will be complete and in compliance with FEC guidelines by the pre-election filing deadline Aug. 11 when the donor provides the campaign all the necessary information that has been sought for the several months.” Molinaro's campaign would not say why it had not filed the contribution with the FEC until a reporter asked about the donation. Molinaro, a Republican, is going against Democrat Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan in an Aug. 23 election to fill out the rest of Democrat Antonio Delgado's term in Congress. Read more about this story at HudsonValley360.com.