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The 1939 law was named after Senator [[Carl Hatch]] of New Mexico, the law was officially known as "An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities". There was also an earlier law, the [[Hatch Act of 1887]], where Congress created agricultural experiment stations in each state.
The 1939 law was named after Senator [[Carl Hatch]] of New Mexico, the law was officially known as "An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities". There was also an earlier law, the [[Hatch Act of 1887]], where Congress created agricultural experiment stations in each state.
==Recent controversies==
On July 30, 2017, [[Corey Lewandowski]] called on President Donald Trump to fire [[Richard Cordray]], the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because as a federal employee, he is exploring whether to run for Governor of Ohio.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thinkprogress.org/lewandowski-fire-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-head-for-campaigning-3ea1b8b699be|title=Lewandowski: Fire Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head for campaigning|date=July 30, 2017|accessdate=July 30, 2017}}</ref>
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a complaint alleging that [[Kris Kobach]] violated the Hatch Act, accusing him of using his position as a federal employee (as the vice chairman of the Election Fraud Commission) to solicit campaign contributions and to promote his current campaign for governor of Kansas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article159524044.html|title=Attorney group says Kobach violated federal law by promoting voter commission|date=July 3, 2017|accessdate=July 24, 2017|work=Kansas City Star}}</ref><ref>Eli Watkins, [http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/politics/kris-kobach-hatch-act/index.html Kobach faces complaint over Trump's election commission], ''[[CNN]]'', July 3, 2017; retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref>
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