About Us
Fixing our political system and building a democracy that works for everyone
Issue One is a leading crosspartisan political reform group in Washington, D.C.
We unite Republicans, Democrats, and independents in the movement to fix our broken political system and build an inclusive democracy that works for everyone.
Our mission is more critical than ever: Our democratic republic is under greater stress than it has been in generations, as the fates of democracies all over the world face uncertain futures.
We educate the public and work to pass legislation on Capitol Hill to bolster U.S. elections, build a healthier digital information environment for our democracy, improve the ability of Congress to solve problems, strengthen ethics and accountability, and limit the influence of big money over politics.
We work in a crosspartisan manner — inside and outside of Congress — on all of our priorities. Much of the work we do is supported by our bipartisan councils and groups — like the National Council on Election Integrity which defends the legitimacy of our elections and our democratic processes; our Faces of Democracy campaign that is comprised of election officials and poll workers advocating for federal funding to strengthen U.S. elections; the Council for Responsible Social Media which is focused on fostering a democracy enhancing information environment; and our ReFormers Caucus of nearly 200 former members of Congress, governors, and Cabinet officials united to fix our broken political system.
Learn more about our most recent work, as well as our other initiatives and projects.
Since our founding in 2012, Issue One has had an outsized impact. Some of our major accomplishments include:
- Playing a leading role in the effort to pass a bipartisan update to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to ensure the peaceful transfer of power following future presidential elections.
- Working with our partners, we helped win $825 million in federal funding to help states improve their cybersecurity and manage their elections amid the pandemic.
- Leading the multi-million dollar Count Every Vote campaign to defend the integrity of the 2020 elections and push back against attempts to undermine faith in our democratic process.
- Leading the congressional push to establish a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- Calling for the creation of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, which, since its inception, advanced a total of 202 bipartisan recommendations — of which 130 have been fully or partially implemented to make the House a more functional, accessible, transparent, representative, and technologically adept institution.
- Publishing dozens of investigative reports and analyses to drive conversations about dark money, ethics, and congressional reform.
To learn more about our affiliated 501(c)(4) advocacy arm, visit IssueOneAction.org.
