(AP) WASHINGTON - A former House candidate who used campaign funds to buy clothing says he has paid the money back.

North Carolina Republican William Breazeale (pronounced brah-ZIL’) says he decided to run for Congress after returning from a combat tour in Iraq _ and realized he needed proper clothing.

He says he used $1,000 from his campaign for clothing in 2007, and paid the campaign back a few months later after his treasurer questioned the spending.

Breazeale is among five candidates named in a Federal Election Commission complaint filed last week by a watchdog group.