In MN-03, ECU-endorsed candidate Dean Phillips continues to show the power of the grassroots, raising over $1.2 million from individuals without a dime from special interest PACs or federal lobbyists. While Phillips has refused to accept any special interest or PAC money, Congressman Erik Paulsen received the majority of his contributions from special interests with […]

ECU endorsee is rejecting campaign contributions from Big Pharma Brendan Kelly, candidate for Illinois’ 12th Congressional district, released an ad today spotlighting the role of the pharmaceutical industry’s campaign contributions in perpetuating the opioid epidemic. “It’s the huge flood of money into our politics. Pharmaceutical companies give money to members of Congress and Congress then doesn’t […]

Bishop Facing Ongoing Criticism for Corporate Support HOLLY, MI – In a show of growing grassroots support, national security leader and Democratic candidate for Congress Elissa Slotkin raised more than $440,000 in her second fundraising quarter, outraising two-term incumbent Republican Mike Bishop by more than $132,000 from the period of October to December 2017. This marks […]

Rose, a U.S. Army Veteran, joins a growing list of candidates taking a No Corporate PAC pledge End Citizens United (ECU) today endorsed Army veteran Max Rose in New York’s 11th Congressional district. Rose is taking a No Corporate PAC pledge, refusing all corporate PAC money in his bid for Congress. “Max Rose is a […]

Washington, D.C. – End Citizens United (ECU) today endorsed Josh Butner (CA-50), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), Max Rose (NY-11), and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) for Congress. The candidates have committed to unrigging the system in Washington where politicians do the bidding of their mega-donors at the expense of their constituents. “The influence of unlimited and undisclosed money in politics is corrupting our democracy. Politicians […]

ECU’s Grassroots Network Stands With Lamb to Fend Off Attacks from Secret and Corporate Funded Special Interests Lamb is refusing all corporate PAC money in his bid for Congress End Citizens United (ECU) today announced that its grassroots members have given $100,000 in small-dollar donations directly to Conor Lamb’s campaign since endorsing him a week […]

Following this afternoon’s bombshell report by The Wall Street Journal which detailed casino mogul and GOP mega-donor Steve Wynn’s history of sexual misconduct, End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller released the following statement: “Throughout his political career, Senator Heller has touted and benefited from his friendship with Steve Wynn. In return, Heller has prioritized Steve Wynn’s agenda […]

Poll Also Finds Strong Support for Candidates Who Take Up the Mantle of Reform with 63% More Likely to Support a Candidate Who Refuses Corporate Money Washington, D.C. – A new poll commissioned by End Citizens United (ECU) and conducted by PPP shows a single digit contest in the U.S. Senate race in Texas with […]

End Citizens United (ECU) President Tiffany Muller released the following statement on the eighth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision: “It’s fitting that the Trump Shutdown comes on the anniversary of the Citizens United decision. The overwhelming amount of money in politics is at the root of the dysfunction, partisanship, gridlock, […]

The candidate for MI-08 pledges to not take a dime of corporate PAC money while her opponent Representative Mike Bishop has accepted over $1.4 million from corporate PACs In a major campaign announcement today, Elissa Slotkin declared that she will not accept corporate PAC donations in her bid for Congress. Slotkin, who End Citizens United […]