Ex-Silicon Valley lawmaker fined for hiding payments to Alec Baldwin

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Ex-Silicon Valley lawmaker fined for hiding payments to Alec Baldwin

Former California Assemblymember Evan Low tried to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to celebrity Alec Baldwin for campaign appearances using a big tech advocacy group he founded, according to a recent state report. Low — who represented Assembly District 26 and lost a bid for Congressional District 16 to former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo last year — has agreed to pay the state Fair Political Practices Commission a $106,000 penalty for failing to keep timely reports and records about campaign payments. The commission has been investigating Low over Political Reform Act violations since 2020 after CalMatters…