A Federal Election Commission filing has revealed that former U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R.-AL) donated $4 million from his campaign account to Georgetown University, AL.com reports. 

The donation was made on November 3, 2022 to the university, where his wife was the first tenured female professor at its business school. The filing shows that after the donation, the campaign account held $5.5 million as of December 31.

Shelby did not seek reelection in 2022 and retired from office in January.

According to the Federal Election Campaign, members can donate campaign funds to any entity of the kinds described in 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code—including a charitable or educational organization, or a governmental entity—provided there is no conversion to personal use through the gift.

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