By Patrick Svitek First in The Blast: Democrat Sri Preston Kulkarni is getting a new national endorsement in his second bid for the 22nd U.S. Congressional District: End Citizens United, the group focused on campaign finance reform. “Sri Preston Kulkarni has dedicated his career to strengthening our democracy, and he’ll continue that fight in Congress,” ECU’s […]

Kulkarni is rejecting corporate PAC money End Citizens United (ECU) today endorsed Sri Preston Kulkarni for Congress in Texas’ 22nd Congressional District. A lifelong public servant and national security expert, Kulkarni is rejecting corporate PAC money and building a people-powered campaign of small, individual donors. “Sri Preston Kulkarni has dedicated his career to strengthening our […]

After the Associated Press broke the news that Tom Steyer’s presidential campaign was engaging in a money-for-endorsements scheme in Iowa, End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller released the following statement: “The Democratic nomination is not for sale and candidates won’t be able to buy it with super PACs or corrupt backroom deals. Endorsements and support should be […]

Gordon is rejecting corporate PAC money Republican incumbent Rep. Peter King has taken over $2.4 million from corporate PACs over the course of his political career End Citizens United (ECU) today endorsed Jackie Gordon for Congress in New York’s Second Congressional District. A combat veteran, an educator, and a community leader, Gordon is a committed […]

Cal Cunningham, candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, released a bold anti-corruption plan today to combat the influence of money in politics. End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller joined Cunningham at an event in Raleigh to unveil the plan. “Cal Cunningham’s plan hits back at political corruption in Washington and proves he’ll fight to […]

ECU contributed over $100,000 to endorsed candidates With Democratic control of both the House and Senate, the General Assembly can act on reform measures laid out in a letter by Democratic challenger candidates earlier in the cycle  End Citizens United (ECU) President Tiffany Muller released the following statement congratulating ECU-endorsed candidates for winning their races and flipping […]

MSNBC today aired a national segment covering End Citizens United’s canvass kickoffs in the Richmond suburbs with Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) and several ECU-endorsed Virginia state legislative candidates. Click here to watch the clip ECU has played an important role in helping endorsed candidates run reform-focused campaigns, while also activating its grassroots network of small-dollar […]

End Citizens United Action Fund today sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stating its opposition to a proposed IRS rule that would allow political nonprofits to hide their big donors from the Agency. The new rule would hinder the IRS’ ability to identify illegal activity, like foreign money in U.S. politics. The […]

In Washington, corporations and their political action committees dominate politics. During the 2018 election cycle, corporate PACs contributed $185 million to federal candidates. That’s 40% of all PAC giving, making them the largest source of PAC giving in the country. Unlike other PACs, corporate PACs are controlled by corporations and benefit from direct corporate money […]

Uihlein was the top contributor to Roy Moore’s super PAC, even after Moore was accused of child predation  Restoration PAC, a super PAC almost entirely backed by billionaire Dick Uihlein, launched a multi-market partisan attack ad today against ECU-endorsed incumbent Senator Gary Peters (D-MI). Uihlein was a top contributor to Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s super PAC even in the wake […]