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John —
It’s been more than 13 years since the disastrous Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC, which allowed for a surge of corporate spending and dark money donations in political campaigns.
In that time, super PACs and mega-corporations have been able to translate their dollars into political influence. Groups like Big Pharma, the fossil fuel industry, and other corporate interests can write big campaign checks to elected leaders — and hope to receive favorable policies in exchange.
John, this is a terrible system of campaign finance that has allowed the rich and powerful to buy our elections. And it is a top priority of mine to fix it. It’s why my first bill in Congress was the House version of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform legislation. And it’s also why I’m the lead author of the bill to repeal Citizens United.
I am also proud to say that we are not accepting corporate PAC contributions in our campaign, and that the average contribution for my Senate campaign is $35.
Not millions or thousands of dollars, coming in from corporations or dark money donors.
But folks chipping in $5, $25, or $100 of their hard-earned money in support of our campaign and what we stand for.
Accountability. Democracy. Leveling the playing field for every Californian.
I say it all the time: I’m so proud of this grassroots team and deeply honored by the support it gives to our movement.
Together, we’re rejecting the massive corporate influence in our political system. We will reform the system, hopefully passing my Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United. We’re going to unrig our system.
But to do that, and to stand up to the MAGA Republican Party’s millions of dollars in dark money donations, I need your support, $35 at a time:
Can you pitch in $35, our average contribution amount, today to power this grassroots movement?
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Thank you for your ongoing support.
— Adam
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