Analysis
The money in politics behind the race for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District
Editor’s note: The special election will head to a runoff on June 20. As people head to the polls today to vote in the race for the open seat in Georgia’s…
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Op-eds
Being in Congress is still about fundraising and voters are tired of it
by Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN), Issue One ReFormers Caucus Co-chair Members of Congress are getting an earful from constituents in town halls across the country about their passions and gripes…
Legislation & policy analysis
Bipartisan Bills Bring Senate Disclosure into 21st Century
Late last week, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced two campaign finance-related bills: the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (e-file bill) and the Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act. Both were…
Analysis
The 115th Congress starts today, and so does our congressional fundraising time tracker
It’s time to reset our congressional fundraising counter! In July 2016, we launched a counter presenting a rough running estimate of how much time members of Congress collectively spent raising…
Op-eds
Jon Huntsman and Bob Kerrey: First presidential debate must address campaign finance
This op-ed originally appeared in TIME. It is an under-appreciated small miracle that so many Americans are paying close attention to the presidential campaign. Some are predicting that the number…