Campaign Finance Reform 2/2

Jan 19, 2021

Sacramento Progressives quietly sent $2.3M outside area

During the 2019-2020 election cycle, Sacramento County residents donated a surprising $2.3 million at the federal level to Progressive...

Dec 15, 2020

S/P OpEd follow-up: Campaign coffers for common good?

This story is part of Sacto Politico’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. Maine’s unsuccessful Senate candidate Sara Gideon made...

Nov 4, 2020

The Shame of Our Campaigns, a primer

Editor’s note: The Sacto Politco’s “Shame of Our Campaigns” series was inspired by famed muckraker Lincoln Steffens and his “Shame of the...

Nov 4, 2020

As Opioid Crisis raged, companies gave Matsui $125K

When speaking of the “shame of our campaigns,” no episode in the last decade should disgust more than the federal response to the Opioid...

Nov 4, 2020

How Ami Bera dropped $1M in cash without really trying

U.S. Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) has spent more than $1.1 million this cycle but without facing any major opposition. So what did he spend it on?

Sep 11, 2020

Can Biden produce permanent campaign finance reform?

Even though Biden will have raised more than $1 billion, I can still see a scenario in which he takes up campaign finance in earnest.