To: Jim Patterson (CA-23) and The California State House
Assemblymember Patterson: Don't Oppose Transparency and Disclosure!
Assemblymember Patterson: Don't oppose transparency and disclosure! I'm disappointed to hear that you voted against an amendment making secretive dark money non-profits reveal their funders when they try to influence the California election this November. Please vote Yes on S.B. 27 when it comes up for a full vote.
Why is this important?
Since the disastrous Citizens United ruling, billionaires and other special interests are funneling record amounts of money through secretive non-profits, trying to buy our elections. Federal prosecutors even say that a foreign tycoon exploited loopholes to try to rig the outcome. This kind of dangerous secrecy must stop.
S.B. 27 will make sure billionaires, foreign tycoons, and other special interests can't hide behind dark money non-profits. It requires any group spending $50,000 in California elections to reveal exactly who gave the money. It's a key step before passage of the California DISCLOSE Act (S.B. 52).
Last month, Assemblymember Patterson voted against an amendment to make S.B. 27 take effect in the November election. The final Assembly vote on S.B. 27 could come any day, and Assemblymember Patterson needs to hear that constituents don't want him to oppose transparency and disclosure!