Birmingham podcaster Iva Williams has filed an ethics complaint against State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) for paying her brother for campaign services in her race for Birmingham mayor against incumbent Randall Woodfin. Givan said that the expenditures were valid and called the complaint against her "petty," insisting that it was yet another "attack on my character" by those associated with Woodfin.

Williams' complaint states, "According to her Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) filings, Rep. Givan raised roughly $150,000 during her campaign. In reviewing her expenditure reports, I noticed that she paid her brother, Brenden Givan, a total of $27,618.18."

A review of Givan's campaign finance data by 1819 News shows that her brother was paid in 10 transactions, not including a reim

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