FEC grants Bloomberg request to delay financial disclosure

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has granted Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg’s request for an extension to file mandatory financial disclosure forms. 

The former New York City mayor, a late entry to the race, will have until Feb. 4, one day after the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, to file, according to a copy of the FEC’s extension obtained by The Hill. 

The extension was first reported by The Associated Press. 

Attorney Lawrence H. Norton wrote in a letter to the FEC that Bloomberg “requires additional time to collect information regarding complex holdings and prepare and file his report,” according to the AP. 

Norton was not immediately available for comment. 

Bloomberg’s campaign has said the billionaire will skip the first few nominating states, including the historically key Iowa and New Hampshire races. He is instead setting his sights on more than a dozen Super Tuesday states that will vote in March. 

Bloomberg is one of only three 2020 Democratic candidates who have yet to reveal their investments, business and streams of income, the AP noted, adding that the other two are fellow billionaire Tom Steyer, and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. 

Patrick and Bloomberg were the two latest entries to the field, announcing their candidacies last month.

A spokesperson for the Bloomberg campaign was not immediately available for comment.

–This report was updated on Dec. 18 at 2:02 p.m.