CAMPAIGN FINANCE PLEDGE. Pledges are prominent in the Democratic gubernatorial race.Senate Majority Leader Dan Feltes has taken the traditional pledge to veto broad based taxes. Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky has refused that one, while pledging to reduce property taxes for most Granite Staters. Feltes on Thursday is releasing a proposed pledge related to campaign finance reform – and he’s asking that Volinsky and Gov. Chris Sununu, and other candidates, sign on. He’s calling it the “Granite State People’s Pledge.” Feltes is proposing:-- “For every dollar spent in outside Dark Money from organizations that refuse to disclose their donors and support one candidate’s campaign or attack an opponent’s campaign, the benefiting campaign agrees to donate 50 cents to a charity of the opponents’ choosing.”-- “For every dollar from a corporation, corporate PAC, or LLC that is contributed to a candidate’s campaign, that candidate’s campaign shall pay 50 cents to a charity of an opposing candidate’s choice.”-- “For every dollar of self-funding a candidate loans or contributes to their own campaign above the legal limit (for individual donors), that candidate shall pay 50 cents of the contribution to a charity of an opposing candidate’s choice.” There is no legal limit on the amount of money a candidate can contribute to, or loan to, his or her campaign.-- All candidates release 10 years of tax returns, as Feltes did last October.Releasing his pledge, Feltes said: “Whether it was in the courtrooms or at the State House, I saw over and over again that the laws weren’t written with working people in mind. Too many were written behind closed doors to benefit lobbyists and campaign contributors.“Some think this is just about Capitol Hill in D.C., but it's not. The State House needs to get cleaned up, too. It needs transparency and campaign finance reform in order to put the power in the hands of the people, where it belongs. All of that starts right now with all 2020 gubernatorial candidates signing this pledge and agreeing to be a part of the solution. It's one thing to say you support transparency and campaign finance reform, it's another to actually walk-the-walk."Update: Commenting on Feltes' proposal after this report initially appeared, Volinsky campaign manager Irene Lin said: "From day one, the Volinsky campaign knew we were not going to take any corporate PAC money or violate the LLC loophole."Andru even ripped up a corporate PAC check he received. Our values have been crystal clear as opposed to the Feltes campaign that admitted from day one they would not 'unilaterally disarm' and chose to take corporate PAC money and violated the LLC loophole with their own campaign treasurer. But Dan Feltes can live up to his own pledge by donating now the money he received from Liberty Utilities." Feltes campaign spokesperson Emma Sands responded: "We're proud to be endorsed by End Citizen's United, the leading organization fighting back against the corrupting influence of big money. Senator Feltes has led the charge on campaign finance reform in the Senate, on this campaign, and will continue as governor."