Schrier 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 Kim Schrier in Washington’s Eighth Congressional District for reelection as part of the group’s first round of House of Representatives endorsements for the 2022 election cycle.
Representative Schrier 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, she has followed through on her promise to return power to Washingtonians by not accepting corporate PAC money and twice cosponsoring and voting for 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.
“As the first pediatrician in Congress and someone living with Type 1 diabetes, Representative Kim Schrier has fought against Big Money in politics and worked to protect access to healthcare, bring down the cost of prescription drug prices, and ensure that no family has to choose between paying for life-saving treatment or paying the bills,” said ECU // LAV President Tiffany Muller. “By rejecting corporate PAC money, Schrier has proved from day one that she’s fighting for working families, not corporate special interests, and was a leading advocate in helping to pass the For the People Act to end the dominance of Big Money and special interests in our politics and put the power back into the hands of the American people. We’re proud to support her campaign for reelection and look forward to continuing to work alongside her in the critical fight to restore faith in our democracy.”
ECU // LAV raised and spent $65.5 million in the 2020 election cycle and raised and contributed over $61,000 in support of Schrier’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 16,600 in WA-08.
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