Op-eds

Op-eds

• Alaska: Curb the influence of special interest money- An op-ed by Matt Zencey in the Anchorage Daily News supporting full public financing of elections.
• Alaska: Price of Liberty- Rebecca Braun discusses the merits of Clean Elections in this op-ed published in the Juneau Empire.
• Alaska: Clean House- Among other things, Jake Metcalfe with the Alaska Democratic Party believes it's time for Clean Elections in Alaska.
• West Virginia: Public Financing Works- Richie Robb, the mayor of South Charleston and Carol Warren of Citizens for Clean Elections write in this op-ed why West Virginia needs Clean Elections
• New Jersey: Change how business is done- Phyllis Salowe-Kaye, executive director of New Jersey Citizen Action, discusses the importance of Clean Elections in the state.
• West Virginia: A true freedom bill- Rev. Dennis Sparks of the West Virginia Council of Churches writes that Clean Elections is much needed in the state.
• Outlawing Legal Bribery- Joel Bleifuss discusses why bad policy gets made in Congress and why the solution to this problem is Clean Elections.
• Time Ripe for Public Financing- David Donnelly op-ed discussing how the pervasive scandal in government has primed the country for Public Financing.
• Connecticut: Last Year's Landmark Law For Election Reform is Bobby-Trapped- Nick Nyhart op-ed calling for Connecticut lawmakers to fix Connecticut's new Clean Elections law in The Day.
• Congress and Clean Elections- Denver Post op-ed where Nancy Watzman calls on Democrats in Congress to enact real reform of public financing to combat corruption scandals.
• Public Financing would help restore our faith in election process- Journal News op-ed talking about the "Voters First Pledge" and calling for Public Financing of elections.
• North Carolina: A boost for Clean Elections- Op-ed by an eight-term Democratic state legislator and Republican school board member/nominee for statewide office calling for Clean Elections in North Carolina.
• The End of Influence- Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center, explains the link between scandal and reform in The New York Times.
• Portland: Why can't Washington be more like Portland?- Nick Nyhart and Chellie Pingree explain how Portland's "Voter-Owned Elections" is working and why Washington needs to be more like Portland.
• Now it's "pay for play."- Op-ed where Nick Nyhart expects a bump in campaign contributions to Democrats now that they control Congress.
• Public Election money levels the field- A CEO of a fortune 500 company and a single mother/waitress turned legislator unite to show support for public financing of elections in this op-ed.
• Elected offices aren't just for highest bidders- Op-ed about how citizens would have more say in their government with public financing of elections.
• Vote for public campaign funding- Op-ed in Chicago Sun Times stating the only way to fix our campaign financing system is by funding it publicly.
• Is Washington ready to clean up its elections?- Op-ed in Seattle Times calling for Washington to clean up its elections like Maine and Arizona did.
• Fair and clean elections are possible- This op-ed writer in the St. Cloud Times didn't believe elections could be fair or clean until they heard about Maine and Arizona.
• Arizona: Criticism of Clean Elections ignores the facts- Op-ed in the Tucson Citizen saying Frank Conti Jr.'s guest column about Clean election ruining candidates ignores the following facts.
• West Virginia: Public Financing cleans up elections- Op-ed responding to an editorial referring to the "West Virginia Public Campaign Financing Act" as "one terrible idea."
• Kentucky: Public Financing, Abandoned in Kentucy, proves its worth elsewhere- Op-ed in the Courier-Journal stating public financing may be dead in Kentucky but it will be back because it's working in other states.
• The Dash for cash, Public financing only way to end wealth primary- Nick Nyhart and Joan Claybrook explain how Democratic Primary is being decided by those who have money rather than the voters.
• California: Only a public financing system can free California from shackles of special interests- Micah Sifry explains how public financing is the only way to free California legislators from special interests in this LA Times op-ed.
• State must adopt law on campaign finance- Op-ed about how right now, government is run by and for big money donors. Clean money is the only way for the average people to have a say in NY.
• North Carolina: Smarter Funding- Op-ed in News Observe supporting North Carolina's ordinance for public financing of Town Council candidates.
• Arizona: Clean elections to ensure level field- Op-ed on how Clean Elections would allow citizens who previously encountered obstacles to their candidacy, would be able to run.