HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Democratic candidate for Montana governor Mike Cooney will pay a fine to the state’s top political cop after he was found to have violated the state’s campaign finance rules.

Cooney, who lost the November election to Republican Greg Gianforte, will pay $4,700 to the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices.

Commissioner Jeff Mangan found that Cooney failed to report campaign debt totaling more than $10,000 and was late in filing a campaign financial report that was due Oct. 20. He also was found to have accepted over-the-limit donations from the Democratic Governors Association.

The fine settles several complaints filed by Spenser Merwin, the executive director of the Montana Republican Party, and one by the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, or FACT.

Cooney was earlier fined $1,000 for violating state ethics laws by participating in a campaign-related video conference call from his state office this spring.

Brad Elkins, Cooney's former campaign manager, said in a statement that the complaints were “frivolous," adding that they were “designed to embarrass Cooney by taking advantage of a broken campaign finance system.”