Has any political candidate ever spent more on clothes and makeup than Sarah Palin?

Answer 1

It is doubtful that any political candidate before Sarah Palin has spent more than $400 per day on make-up and more than $2,000 a day on clothing. However, Sarah Palin is the certainly the first documented case to use campaign funds to such an extent in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act. The Federal Election Campaign Act prohibits the conversion of campaign funds to personal use. Specifically: "a contribution or donation shall be considered to be converted to personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would exist irrespective of the campaign's election campaign or individual's duties as a holder of Federal office, including . . . a clothing purchase." Palin's $150,000 Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue fashion makeover should raise serious ethical and legal questions.

Amy Strozzi, head of make-up on "So You Think You Can Dance" was paid $13,200 by the McCain-Palin campaign in September for doing Palin's make-up.