A group of 32 legislative candidates in Virginia have signed onto a letter to the Virginia General Assembly stating their commitment to the passage of several democracy reforms, including “Virginian’s right to know the original sources of all political spending that tries to influence their votes.”
We write to you today to put Richmond on notice. We are determined to reform the broken system and spark a restoration of confidence should we be granted the honor of serving our respective districts in the Virginia General Assembly.
We share Virginians’ frustration over the role of big money and gerrymandering in our politics. We applaud the leadership of reformers in proposing bold solutions, and we insist with one voice that the time to pass robust democracy reforms is now – in the first year of a new legislature.
Without major reforms to our democracy, we will be unable to retain the public trust or to successfully tackle Virginia’s pressing challenges, such as passing common-sense gun safety reforms, reducing the costs of health care and prescription drugs, strengthening our public education system, fighting pollution and climate change, and building an economy that prioritizes working families. Democracy reforms must pass in 2020 to set the stage for ongoing progress on these and other issues.
Read the full press release about the letter from VRTK partner End Citizens United.
