YOUNGSTOWN — A supporter of Christina Hagan, the Republican nominee for the 13th Congressional District seat, filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission contending U.S. Rep Tim Ryan may have broken election and campaign finance laws with an ad.

The ad, called “The Wrong Hagan,” has state Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan, D-Youngstown, claiming that Christina Hagan is “running a deceptive campaign” by using the Hagan name to get votes.

Lepore-Hagan and her husband, Robert, a former state legislator, support Ryan, D-Howland, the nine-term incumbent.

Hagan’s married name is Nemeth, but she has used Hagan during her political career. Hagan of Marlboro Township, a former state representative, is the daughter of John Hagan, also a former state representative.

The complaint, filed by Geno Defabio of Youngstown, a Hagan supporter, states the ad doesn’t include a campaign disclaimer or any information indicating who paid for it.

“It is ironic that in the very process of accusing (Hagan) of running a deceptive campaign, our opponent breaks federal election laws by failing to disclose who is behind this slimy, pathetic ad,” Bryan Bixler, Hagan’s campaign manager, said.

The ad also violates an FEC rule that prohibits a nonfederal campaign committee paying for a federal candidate over $1,000, according to Defabio’s complaint. He wrote the ad “must have cost more than $1,000 to prepare and publish.”

In response, Dennis Willard, a Ryan campaign spokesman, said Hagan’s campaign is “filing a scurrilous, meritless, baseless claim. She hasn’t uttered one word about what she is going to do for working families and working people because she has no plan and no vision. Meanwhile, Tim Ryan has brought back more than $4.6 billion in federal funds for our communities, schools, businesses and neighborhoods.”

Ryan has put the ad on his re-election YouTube channel, with about 1,000 views since it was posted Sept. 12, and on his Twitter feed.

FEC complaints aren’t unusual during election years and typically take a few years to be resolved.

Penalties if the complaint is found valid could range from a letter of caution to a civil penalty, Myles Martin, an FEC spokesman said.