Clean Elections & Real Transparency

We need to push back on the Supreme Court and if need be we need a Constitutional Amendment that once and for all gets rid of the corrupting influence of money in our politics. One of the thing every candidate for office will tell you they hate most is the fundraising piece. Our democracy works best when elections are decided by voters, not by billionaire donors and dark-money groups. I support a public financing system that empowers small donors and makes it possible for anyone—teacher, nurse, gig worker, small-business owner—to run a competitive campaign without being owned by special interests.

Under my plan, every campaign dollar must go directly to the candidate’s committee and be fully disclosed. No secret super PACs, no shadowy nonprofits, no shell games. If someone wants to spend money to influence an election, voters should know who they are—period.

Publicly financed, fully transparent campaigns would:

• Reduce corruption and “pay-to-play” politics

• Give ordinary people a real voice in who represents them

• Free elected officials to spend more time governing, not dialing for dollars

• Strengthen our democracy against authoritarianism and oligarchic control

• Provide every US citizen with vouchers they can contribute to the candidates of their choice putting power into the hands of Americans instead of private corporations or shadowy interest groups

Elections should be funded in the sunlight. Every dollar, every donor, on the record.