“Virginia legislators seem oblivious to the fact that the general public’s confidence in government is eroded by the perception that their legislators engage in pay-to-play politics. A poll undertaken last year by the Wason Center showed that nearly four out of five Virginians, irrespective of political party, think that large donors have too much influence in our elections.”
— Nancy Morgan, BigMoneyOutVA Executive Committee Member
February 29, 2024
The Virginia General Assembly gets an “F” on Campaign Finance Reform Voters lose as the last campaign finance bill dies in committee.
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February 9, 2024
Democracy Dies in Darkness in the Virginia General Assembly Citizen group condemn blocking campaign finance bills from being heard
January 8, 2024
Virginia Advocacy Group Launches Report on the Need for Campaign Finance Reform Citizens to rally for good governance legislation on Democracy Day.
In Virginia's Democratic legislature, campaign finance reform bills languish without votes
As it gets more and more expensive to win a seat in the Virginia General Assembly, the state legislature continues to find new ways to stifle efforts to put limits on the state’s wide-open campaign finance laws.
— Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury,
February 13, 2024
Virginia state lawmakers quietly killed a bill to limit campaign donations
Dominion Energy bankrolling shadowy attack ads against Gov. Glenn Youngkin in rural Virginia apparently didn’t convince enough legislators the state needs tougher laws reining in the company’s political influence.
—Jimmy Cloutier, Open Secrets,
February 16, 2024
Democrat-sponsored campaign finance bills left in committee
Two bills that would bar Virginia political candidates from taking donations from regulated utility companies stalled in General Assembly committees on Tuesday.
For years, similar proposals have been introduced by legislators who criticize the political spending of Dominion Energy, the electric utility that powers most of the state.
— Patrick Larsen, VPM, February 13, 2024
Campaign Finance Reform In the News
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James Madison Would be Disappointed, 3/14/2024
Earning the Public’s Trust, 1/10/2024
Limit Election Spending in Virgnia, 11/18/2023
Campaign finance, Constitution Day, 9/21/2023
Virginia’s Lenient Campaign Finance Laws, 6/20/2023
Fix It, 6/4/2023
As General Assembly Elections Approach, Demand Transparency, 2/18/23
Five Republican members of the VA House of Delegates Shut Down Democracy….Again, 2/15/23
Vote Out Lawmakers Who Won’t Ban the Use ofCampaign Funds for Their Personal Use, 2/14/23
Will Dark Money Groups Stop Virginia Campaign Finance Reform?, 1/29/23
Support Campaign Finance Laws, 1/25/23
Santos is another reason why we need to overturn Citizens United, 1/18/23
Curb Money in Politics through a Constitutional Amendment, 11/10/22
A Shout Out for our Constitution, 9/15/2022
Why Celebrate Constitution Day? 9/13/2022
The Sunshine Factor, 4/22/22
Is Virginia a “Backwater” in Terms of Campaign Finance Reform? 4/13/22
Get Money Out of Politics, 2/15/2022
O’Quinn Get Serious About Campaign Finance, 2/12/2022
A slow but hopeful start 2/6/2022
Virginians want campaign finance reform along with their new maps, 1/13/2022
Virtual Town Hall on Election Reform Today, 10/26/2021
Taxation without Representation, 6/6/2021
Big Money, 3/9/2021
State Senate ignores chance to fix campaign finances,3/9/2021
Virginia is in dire need of campaign finance reform, 2/22,2021
Senate Kills Bill about Dominion, 2/22/2021
The U.S. Covid-19 Pandemic Response Hurt by a Weakened Health-care System, 5/13/2020
The anniversary of a big mistake and a bipartisan way to fix it, 1/23/2020
How you lost your voice and how you can get it back,1/17/2020