Allred rejects corporate PAC money and supported once-in-a-generation anti-corruption and voting rights legislation
Today, End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund (ECU // LAV), a leading anti-corruption and voting rights group with over 4 million members nationwide, released its legislative scorecard for the 117th Congress. The scorecard grades members of Congress on their support for important anti-corruption and voting rights measures Congress has considered in the past year and a half.
Because of his commitment to rooting out corruption in Washington, limiting the power lobbyists have in Congress, preventing election sabotage, protecting the freedom to vote, ending dark money, and stopping egregious partisan gerrymandering that denies voters fair and equal representation, Congressman Allred received an A+ from ECU // LAV. He refuses to accept money from corporate PACs, so he is only accountable to the people he represents. And this past session, he supported doing whatever it took to pass legislation that would ensure every American could make their voices heard and have their votes counted in our elections, including supporting the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.
“Since the 2020 election, we’ve seen an unprecedented attack on the freedom to vote in this country. In 2021, 19 states passed 34 anti-voter laws that limit access to mail-in and absentee voting, empower partisan politicians to intimidate voters at the polls, and threaten to overturn the will of the people by sabotaging election results. That is why it is so important to have members of Congress like Congressman Allred, who is fighting every single day to ensure that every American can make their voices heard and have their vote counted, and why we gave him an A+ on our 2022 scorecard,” said End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund President Tiffany Muller.
“Whether it is protecting North Texans’ right to vote, strengthening our democracy, ending partisan gerrymandering or reducing the influence of special interests – I will always put North Texans first, and work to ensure their voices are heard in Washington,” said Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32). “Our democracy has never been more at risk, and the time for action is now. As a former voting rights attorney, I am proud to receive an A+ from End Citizens United and Let America Vote Action Fund, and I will keep fighting in Congress to protect our democracy.”
See below for the criteria used to determine grades in the scorecard:
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For the People Act (S. 1/S. 2093, H.R. 1): Legislation to protect the freedom to vote, end the dominance of big money in politics, and restore ethics and accountability in government.
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Freedom to Vote Act (S. 2747): Legislation to protect the freedom to vote, end the dominance of big money in politics, and stop discrimination in voting and redistricting.
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Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (H.R. 5746): Legislation combining the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure the freedom to vote, stop discrimination in voting and redistricting, and end the dominance of big money in politics.
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John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4, H.R. 4): Legislation to restore the full power of the Voting Rights Act and protect voters from discrimination at the ballot box.
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DISCLOSE Act (S. 443, H.R. 1334): Legislation that will ensure voters know who is trying to influence their vote by requiring politically-active groups to disclose their largest donors who give over $10,000.
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Protecting our Democracy Act (H.R. 5314): Legislation to prevent presidential abuses of power and restore checks and balances.
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Democracy for All Amendment (S.J. Res. 25, H.J. Res. 1): An amendment to the Constitution to give Congress and state legislatures the power to set commonsense restrictions on big money’s influence in politics.
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Refuses corporate PAC money: Senator or Member chooses to refuse contributions from corporate PACs for their campaign.
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Washington, D.C. Admissions Act (S. 51, H.R. 51): Granting statehood and voting representation to Washington, D.C’s nearly 700,000 citizens.
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Impeachment of Donald John Trump (H. Res. 24): Articles of impeachment against former President Trump for his role in inciting a violent insurrection against our government in order to overturn a free and fair election.
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