Harder has led efforts to protect voting rights and pass anti-corruption reforms and does not accept corporate PAC money
End Citizens United (ECU) // Let America Vote (LAV) today endorsed Representative Josh Harder in California’s Tenth Congressional District for reelection as part of the group’s first round of House of Representatives endorsements for the 2022 election cycle.
Representative Harder was first elected to the House in 2018 as part of the historic class that flipped the chamber by promising to stand up for working families––not special interests and big corporations––and working to protect and expand voting rights. Since arriving in Washington, he has followed through on his promise to return power to Californians by not accepting corporate PAC money and twice cosponsoring and passing the For the People Act (H.R. 1)––a once-in-a-generation anti-corruption bill that would stop billionaires and corporate special interests from buying our elections, shine a light on dark money, end partisan gerrymandering, protect the freedom to vote, and institute iron-clad ethics laws. Harder also introduced the Ban Corporate PACs Act that would ban all corporate Political Action Committees (PACs) to stop the corrosive and corrupting influence of corporate money in politics.
“Representative Josh Harder has been an incredible advocate in the fight to make Washington listen to the needs of Central Valley families, not corporate special interests. During his time in Congress, Representative Harder has stood up for everyday Americans by introducing and helping pass legislation to crack down on the influence of special interests and the D.C. culture of corruption that is blocking progress on important issues like healthcare costs and the Central Valley’s water supply. We’re proud to endorse him for reelection and look forward to continuing to work alongside him in the fight to restore faith in our democracy,” said ECU // LAV President Tiffany Muller.
ECU // LAV raised and spent $65.5 million in the 2020 election cycle and raised and contributed over $97,000 in support of Harder’s reelection. Its $12.5 million independent expenditure made it the 4th largest issue group spending on the Democratic side. ECU // LAV’s members raised $9.5 million directly for endorsed candidates and state ballot measures. The group also donated nearly $2.5 million directly to its endorsed campaigns.
ECU // LAV merged in 2020. The group is dedicated to combating the two biggest challenges facing our democracy: the corrosive impact of Big Money and attempts to block access to the ballot box. ECU led the effort to flip the House in 2018 by supporting pro-reform candidates that stood up to Big Money and corporate special interests. In 2020, ECU // LAV led the fight to protect all Americans’ right to vote, and played a pivotal role in electing anti-corruption Senate candidates that helped flip the chamber. ECU // LAV has more than four million members nationwide, including 13,200 in CA-10.
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