wife is paid as a campaign funraising consultant ?????
Well, maybe???? Perhaps 15% is pretty cheap...
"congressional," "campaigns," and "ethical" are antithetical. (IMO)
It is quite obvious that it's almost impossible to conduct an effective campaign without lots of money. It's also apparently obvious that those who promise to "do something" for large contributors get the most money. (It also helps if they'll "promise to keep it quiet" when the payoffs are delivered.)
If it's any consolation, it appears (to me at least) that local politics in my area are at least as corrupt as the national campaigns.