Issue 2 of Public Campaign's Field Team Newsletter, "In the Trenches." Included in this issue are a letter from the Field Director, state updates, a piece of small business canvassing and details on

When trying to influence a lawmaker, there is no better tactic than good old fashioned face to face constituent contact.

Nick Nyhart, Public Campaign President and CEO appeared as a guest on Oregon Public Radio Monday, March 24th, 2008.

More competition, a more diverse candidate pool, more time spent with regular voters, freedom from conflicts of interest—these are among the accomplishments of Arizona and Maine’s revolutionary Cl

Issue 1 of Public Campaign's Field Team Newsletter, "In the Trenches." Included in this issue are a letter from the Field Director, 2007 State Victories, a State Update for New Mexico, New Jersey, Ma

The Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission published a survey on January 1, 2008 on "Projected Levels of Candi

The Arizona Clean Elections Institute produced this fact sheet on Arizona Clean Elections statistics from 2002 through 2006.

Produced by Maine Common Cause, this factsheet presents Clean Elections statistics on the 2002 through 2006 Maine elections cycles.

“2007 Study Report: Has Public Funding Improved Maine Elections?” 2007 Report on the Maine Clean Election Act, Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.

This "white" paper makes the case to Congress for Fair Elections.

The hot campaign news these days is all about small donors recharging the political landscape, and is sure to be part of the story when candidates file their third quarter repor

Keith E Hamm and Robert E Hogan, “Candidate Perceptions of Campaign Financing in State Legislative Eleciotns: Preliminary Observations,”

 Raymond J  La Raja, “Candidate Emergence in State Legislative Elections: Does Public Funding Make a Difference?” University of Massachusetts, Amherst,

Michael J Malbin et al, “The CFI Small Donor Project: An Overview of the Project and a Preliminary Report on State Legislative Candidates’ Perspe

Kenneth R Mayer, Timothy Werner, “Electoral Transitions in Connecticut: The Implementation of Clean Elections in 2008,” University of Wisconsin-Madison, Paper prepared for delivery at the 2007 Ann

A summary of the cities and states with Clean Elections systems, updated in August 2007

Campaign Contributions: The Currency of our Democracy

Campaign money -- not votes -- is now the currency of our democracy, determining who runs for office, who wins, and who has the ear of elected officials. The candidate who raises the most campaign cash, more often than not, goes on to win the election.

About the Author: Janice Thompson has eight years of experience working on democracy reforms with particular expertise in money in politics research and campaign finance reform education, organizing, and policy development.

Writing public financing legislation for any level of government and for passage through legislative enactment or the initiative process involves consideration of many critical policy issues.

Congress Meets Wall Street: How Big Corporate Campaign Contributors are Buying America...And What the Rest of Us Pay

Dear OUCH! subscriber,

Can money in politics kill you?

Yesterday, USA Today published an editorial on the role big money is playing in American politics.

Every day, 2,000 children become addicted to cigarettes. Every day, 1,200 Americans also die from tobacco use.

You’ve heard the old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, the maps below are worth some $29 million.