ECU spearheaded the movement among candidates to forgo corporate PAC money With TJ Cox’s victory in CA-21, the number of Senators and Representatives entering the 116th Congress and rejecting corporate PAC money is now at 48. Throughout the country, in the most competitive races this election cycle, reform was front and center. ECU played a […]

Grassroots support to ensure all votes are counted surges as ECU members give over $250,000 to Sen. Nelson’s recount effort in the first week As the legal battle continues over the recount in Florida, grassroots support to make sure all votes are counted is pouring in from members of End Citizens United. The group’s grassroots members have […]

End Citizens United had over a $300,000 impact in the race End Citizens United (ECU) President Tiffany Muller released the following statement on Jared Golden’s win in Maine-02: “Congratulations to Jared Golden on his big win. Mainers want a representative who can’t be bought, and that’s exactly what they got in Jared. He ran his campaign […]

To date, 30 new House members have pledged to reject corporate PAC money 36 candidates endorsed by End Citizens United flipped a seat from Red to Blue   As results continue to come in, more no corporate PAC House challengers are racking up victories. Updated Count as of 11/8: There will be 42 members in Congress who will […]

By: Simone Pathé and Bridget Bowman Andy Kim never expected to run for the House. Certainly not against the 19th wealthiest member of Congress. When he was first considering a bid for New Jersey’s 3rd District, the former national security official didn’t like the questions corporate political action committees wanted candidates to answer. Already troubled by money […]

By: Stella Sun MISSOULA – With less than two days until election day, Senator Jon Tester rallied in Missoula Sunday afternoon with several other candidates, as a final push before the voting polls close on Nov. 6. Hundreds showed up to the Holiday Inn hotel in downtown Missoula at noon to show support for several democratic […]

Powered by grassroots donations, ECU Raises $44 million for itself and endorsed candidates ECU was one of the top 10 spenders in House races; fourth among issue groups on the Democratic side in 2018 End Citizens United (ECU) today announced that it raised $44 million for the 2018 election cycle. ECU’s fundraising includes $33 million […]

By: Joshua Jamerson END CITIZENS UNITED, a political action committee that backs candidates who take campaign pledges to push for campaign-finance reforms once in office, raised $44 million for the 2018 midterm elections. That’s above its original goal of raising $35 million. ECU says its donors contributed more than $800,000 directly to the campaign of […]

By: Alexander Burns BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — The billboard flickered from the side of a truck, displaying an image of Representative Vern Buchanan, Republican of Florida, wearing a yachtsman’s cap. Keith Fitzgerald, a local dignitary invited by the group Floridians for a Fair Shake, stood before it as he tore into the lawmaker’s record. The […]

“If we flip the House, the first bill should be campaign finance reform,” Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) said in her face-off with Rep. Bishop, one of many examples of candidates highlighting their reform credentials during their general election debates. In Illinois, Brendan Kelly (IL-12) sounded a similar note in his debate: “First thing I would vote […]