Issue Position: Campaign Finance Reform

Issue Position

Campaign finance reform is of critical importance, not only for this Congress but also the future of our system of government.

In 1982, the average race for the U.S. House of Representatives cost $265,000, according to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). Now it's approximately $1.37 million, or an increase of 416 percent. Consequently, most members of Congress feel pressured to focus on fundraising, which takes away from the job at hand--representing constituents and crafting legislative solutions to the many challenges that our nation faces.

Despite appeals from citizens for campaign finance reform and assurances from Congressional leaders to pass such reform, significant progress has been lacking. I believe that in order to ensure that our government is truly "of the people, for the people, and by the people," Congress should enact real campaign finance reform and put an end to the current practice of allowing elections to be bought by the highest bidder.

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