Balter is rejecting both corporate PAC and federal lobbyist money
In 2018, Balter’s grassroots campaign swung the battleground district sixteen points, making Rep. John Katko’s re-election the toughest of his career
End Citizens United (ECU) and Let America Vote (LAV) today endorsed Dana Balter in New York’s 24th Congressional District. As a special education teacher and non-profit leader, Balter has fought for New Yorkers her entire career and is proving she’ll do the same in Congress by rejecting both corporate PAC and federal lobbyist money. Balter has made ending the corrupting influence of dark money a cornerstone of her campaign, including putting forth a comprehensive Campaign Finance and Government Reform Agenda.
“Dana Balter is committed to unrigging the broken system in Washington on behalf of New Yorkers,” said ECU and LAV President Tiffany Muller. “Unlike Rep. John Katko, who has taken over $1.3 million in corporate PAC contributions over the course of his career, Dana knows that progress on critical issues impacting New York families, like expanding access to affordable healthcare, isn’t possible without comprehensive reform. We’re proud to endorse Dana Balter, and we look forward to helping her win.”
“It’s time we root out government corruption and put power back into the hands of the people,” said Dana Balter. “In our current political system, big money special interests have an outsized influence and override the interests of New Yorkers. That’s why I’ve rejected both corporate PAC and federal lobbyist money in my campaign, and why I support critical reform legislation like the DISCLOSE Act and Honest Ads Act. I’m proud to have End Citizens United and Let America Vote’s support.”
A bipartisan poll shows that a majority of voters see corruption in the political system as the most serious problem facing the country, especially among independents. The poll also finds that unlimited, undisclosed political contributions and the influence of big money in politics are seen as major problems.
ECU and LAV recently merged to combat the two biggest challenges facing our democracy: Big Money and voter suppression. ECU is dedicated to getting Big Money out of politics and fixing the rigged system in Washington so that the government works for all Americans. LAV is building a grassroots effort to fight back against voter suppression and protect every American’s right to vote.
ECU and LAV will work to end our rigged political system by electing reform champions, passing meaningful legislative reforms, and elevating these issues in the national conversation. ECU has more than four million members nationwide, including 9,100 in New York’s 24th Congressional District, and is entirely grassroots-funded with an average donation of just $14. In 2018, over 1,000 LAV grassroots volunteers knocked on over 340,000 doors, made 112,000 calls, and sent 341,000 texts to help elect 100 pro-democracy leaders.
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