Endorsements come in districts where ECU’s message of reform can help win back the independent voter that Democrats have been losing   WASHINGTON, D.C. — End Citizens United (ECU) today endorsed Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-02), Brendan Kelly (IL-12), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Dan McCready (NC-09), and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) for U.S. Congress. “Too many members of Congress are wearing earmuffs made of special interest […]

By: End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller This is an opinion piece by Tiffany Muller, the president of End Citizens United, the largest campaign finance reform organization dedicated to unrigging the system and getting Big Money out of our elections. The news this month that members of Congress worked with the drug lobby to push […]

By: Tiffany Muller, President of End Citizens United Politicians are beholden to big-money special interests in today’s rigged system. We’re fighting for reform. Just about all of us agree that there’s too much money in our politics. Three-fourths of Americans, from both parties, believe corporate political donations lead to corruption. And nine out of 10 […]

By: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Churches would gain the right to endorse political candidates and still retain their tax-free status under a provision in the House GOP’s tax overhaul plan. The bill would repeal a 63-year-old law credited to former President Lyndon Johnson when he served in the Senate. Critics warn it could open a […]

By: James Q. Lynch CEDAR RAPIDS — State Rep. Abby Finkenauer has landed another labor union endorsement in her bid for the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s U.S. House 1st District race. The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 234, which represents members in 92 Iowa counties, including the entire 1st District, is supporting Finkenauer because “we […]

End Citizens United (ECU) President Tiffany Muller released the following statement in response to the provision in the Republican tax reform bill that would repeal the Johnson Amendment, a crucial law that prevents political mega-donors from using houses of worship like churches, synagogues, and mosques to funnel money into campaigns. Repealing the decades-old law would have severe […]

Washington, DC — Republicans today unveiled their secretive tax bill that would require middle class families to pay more to give tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans. Why would Republicans try to force through this partisan bill? Because they are in the pockets of their Big Money special interest donors. The people who would benefit from […]

Heller Has Benefited from $200,000 in Gun Lobby Cash Washington, DC — One month after the deadliest shooting in modern American history, Nevadans are still waiting for leadership from Senator Dean Heller. Heller, who may be best known for taking cues from his mega-donors rather than Nevadans, has a long history of opposing common-sense reforms that […]

By: Andrea Drusch WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz’s opponents on the left and right have accused the senator of abandoning Texas to raise his national profile — but in the year after his failed presidential bid, he’s raised money primarily from his home state. Cruz has raised nearly $4.7 million since January. Seventy-seven percent of contributions of […]

ECU to launch week-long grassroots campaign mobilizing members to submit comments with FEC Campaign comes on the heels of multiple indictments in Russia investigation; Capitol Hill hearings with tech giants   Washington, DC — Ahead of Twitter, Facebook and Google’s testimony in this week’s Congressional hearings on Russia’s meddling in last year’s election, End Citizens United (ECU) today launched […]