Joe Cunningham, Democratic candidate for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, today released a comprehensive ethics plan to clean up elections and reform our broken campaign finance system. Cunningham is the latest candidate to run on a platform that’s centered on reducing the corrupting influence of money in politics. The ethics reform package comes on the […]

End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller today released the following statement in response to the recent indictments of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates and the guilty plea by Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos: “The chairman of the Trump campaign and his deputy have been charged with conspiracy against the […]

The Washington Post and University of Maryland released a new poll over the weekend showing that a majority of Americans believe money in politics is at the root of Washington’s dysfunction. The latest poll is consistent with End Citizens United’s research, which shows money in politics is a top concern for voters and that the majority of Americans […]

Washington, DC — End Citizens United (ECU) today, along with 16 civic groups and experts, sent letters to Facebook President and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google Co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, urging them to support the Honest Ads Act. The letters call on the social media and internet giants to take the necessary steps to ensure that their platforms […]

Following the $1.6 million ad buy from the Koch brothers backed network attacking Tammy Baldwin, Adam Bozzi, Communications Director at End Citizens United released the following statement: “Throughout her career, Senator Tammy Baldwin has fought for tax cuts for the middle class and to make sure hard-working Wisconsin families have a fair shot. The Koch brothers’ smear campaign […]

By: Paul Engelkemier End Citizens United, a Democratic PAC that pushes to change the way campaigns are financed, announced a round of 10 Congressional endorsements including Christina Hartman and state Senator Daylin Leach.  Hartman is running in the 16th Congressional district, and Leach is running in the 7th Congressional district.   “Each of these candidates has […]

By: Elena Schneider End Citizens United rolled out another round of endorsements for 10 Democratic House candidates, weighing in on several first- and second-tier House races. The progressive group is backing a handful of battleground Democrats, including Angie Craig (MN-02), Susie Lee (NV-03) and Abby Finkenauer (IA-01). End Citizens United also endorsed several House candidates in […]

By: The Auditor Andy Kim, the former White House national security adviser taking on Rep. Tom MacArthur in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, picked up the endorsement of a second progressive fundraising group. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee made Kim one of its first three endorsed Democratic congressional candidates for 2018. The PCCC, which supports expanding Social Security […]

By: Ally Mutnick End Citizens United, a campaign finance reform group, endorsed 10 new House challengers Wednesday: former gubernatorial cabinet member Joe Neguse (D) in CO-02; state Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D) in IA-01; 2016 nominee Gretchen Driskell (D) in MI-07; 2016 nominee Angie Craig (D) in MN-02; 2016 NV-04 candidate Susie Lee (D) in NV-03; […]

In a major win for Wall Street, the U.S. Senate last night passed Senator Heller’s bill, which allows financial industry giants like Wells Fargo and Equifax to deceive consumers with fine print agreements, striping them of their right to collectively sue for wrongdoing. Heller, who American Banker magazine called a “valuable asset” to the banking industry, championed […]