The new complaint, which follows a separate filing made last week, accuses Cruz of violating the a federal ban on honoraria for senators who give speeches or make appearances.
The Texas Republican, who faces scrutiny over a lucrative distribution deal for his podcast, asked to push back his filing date from May 15 to Aug. 13.
One of the groups that filed the complaint over Cruz's controversial podcast deal said the Federal Election Commission chairman has a conflict of interest.
BP America, which is based in Cruz's hometown of Houston, said it was never informed its ad buys would benefit a super PAC working for Cruz's reelection.
Mason gained national attention after she was convicted for voting while under supervised release for felony tax fraud. She said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote.
Cruz wrongly identified California state Sen. Scott Wiener as former Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned after reports that he sent naughty pics to women.
Although the senator has said he receives no money for recording his podcast, the media conglomerate carrying it funneled lots of cash to a PAC backing his reelection.
All told, 11 of the 28 House candidates supported by Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks won their primaries outright, and another eight are headed to runoffs this May.
Divisions among Republicans are in stark display, some of Texas’ most senior members of Congress are retiring and Democrats are hoping to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz.
By Zach Despart and Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune
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