Category Archives: campaign finance

“Pro-Trump Group Blew by Basic Campaign Finance Laws”

December 11, 2016, 7:29 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

ProPublica: A group that gave more money to one of President-elect Trump’s fundraising efforts than any other political action committee failed to disclose its donors before Election Day and exceeded caps on contribution amounts. America Comes First PAC was created… Continue reading

FEC Comm. Weintraub: “Trump’s pick for White House counsel is wrong for the job”

December 9, 2016, 3:56 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Ellen Weintraub WaPo oped: The White House counsel operates out of the public eye but has the president’s ear. In the Trump administration, with the unprecedented multiplicity of conflict-of-interest challenges facing the businessman-president, the job will take on added… Continue reading

“Donald Trump rewarding million-dollar donors with plum postings”

December 9, 2016, 10:44 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CPI reports.

“These Super PAC Donors Were Able To Hide Their Identities Before The Election”

December 9, 2016, 7:44 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

HuffPo reports.

“Trump donors continued to give millions after his election victory”

December 9, 2016, 7:35 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: From Oct. 20 to Nov. 28, Trump’s campaign and two joint fundraising committees with the RNC brought in a total of $111 million, edging out the nearly $106 million Clinton’s campaign raised with its two joint fundraising committees. The… Continue reading

“Democracy vouchers coming to Seattle mailboxes soon”

December 8, 2016, 7:31 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

King5: Democracy vouchers will soon be in the mail to registered voters in the city of Seattle, as part of a first of its kind campaign finance initiative launching next year. “I made a lot of calls when I first… Continue reading

“Could campaign finance overhaul help solve congressional gridlock?”

December 8, 2016, 7:27 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Open Secrets reports on today’s Excellent Sidley forum at NYU in DC: Should we restrict political contributions? How have weakened political parties impacted this election? Can public financing work? President-elect Donald Trump pledged to “drain the swamp,” yet has not… Continue reading

“Koch brothers announce layoffs; The billionaire brothers, who sparred with Donald Trump, are reorganizing their advocacy network.”

December 8, 2016, 5:26 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Ken Vogel for Politico.

“Female Candidates Have Greatest Success in Open Seat Elections But Poorly Funded by PACs, Donors, and Major Parties”

December 8, 2016, 4:51 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Release: Representation2020, Common Cause and the Center for Responsive Politics have released a new report revealing the systemic disparity in funding for female candidates running for open seats by PACs, individual donors and major parties. Women are more likely… Continue reading

On NYU Panel in DC Thursday Morning, Talking Campaign Finance 2016

December 7, 2016, 8:21 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

This is going to be a great event. I will try to tweet some of VP Biden’s comments.

“Some simple, commonsense, bipartisan campaign finance reforms”

December 7, 2016, 8:10 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Bob Lenhard in The Hill.

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes: Democrats, not Donald Trump, are the real ‘threat to the First Amendment’”

December 6, 2016, 8:55 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

ReCode: Don’t worry about Donald Trump and the First Amendment, says Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes: He won’t harm it, despite a campaign promise to “open up” libel laws, and a tweet proposing to strip flag-burners of their citizenship. But… Continue reading

When President Trump Forms a Non-Disclosing 501c4 to Support His Agenda, Say “Thanks Obama”

December 6, 2016, 4:12 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

From today’s Washington Post: The entity will resemble in part Citizens for America, an organization launched by supporters of President Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s. Led by Lewis Lehrman, a Republican New York banker, the group claimed more than… Continue reading

“Predicting the Impact of Democracy Vouchers: Analysis and Questions in Light of South Dakota’s Successful Initiative”

December 6, 2016, 7:17 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Very interesting from the Campaign Finance Institute: The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) today has released a new study entitled “Predicting the Impact of Democracy Vouchers: Analysis and Questions in Light of South Dakota’s Successful Initiative”. The author is Michael J.… Continue reading