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This year, foreign companies spent over 50 million dollars in Maine's elections. Next year they'll be able to spend 0.

The impact of Question 2 passing is truly enormous: this year, a whopping 83% of the funding for Maine's referendum battles came from corporations influenced by foreign governments as they fought over energy production rights. This type of campaign spending is now illegal and puts the people of Maine back in charge. 

At RepresentUs, we power grassroots campaigns because we know transformative change starts at the local level, and this is a perfect example of that. Not only will Maine’s victory prevent foreign interference in that state, but it’s a smart national strategy to put cracks in the Citizens United and SpeechNow doctrine that gave us SuperPACs. As the saying goes, “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.”

This landslide victory would not have been possible without our incredible RepresentUs volunteers. Leading up to the election, dozens of volunteers dedicated their time to send over 320,000 texts and made more than 25,000 phone calls in support of Question 2.

And we’re not slowing down. As we gear up for 2024, we need your help to continue the fight to demand better democracy. When you donate to RepresentUs, your contribution will directly support the next set of democracy victories and active campaigns, not overhead or organizational expenses. By growing the program, we can bring in more volunteers, train them and supercharge the democracy movement.

Donate now and your gift will be DOUBLED by a generous match.

Your support is instrumental in shaping the future of democracy. Join us in building on this success and propelling the movement forward.

Thank you for standing with us.

Sue Fothergill National Deputy Mobilization Director RepresentUs