To: Jim Patterson (CA-23)
Assemblymember Patterson: How could you? How could you vote to let secret political donors hide...
I'm disappointed that you voted No on S.B. 27, the bill that makes dark money non-profits reveal their donors trying to influence California elections. Voters deserve full disclosure! In fact, the PPIC found that 84% of Californians want more disclosure.
You still have a chance to prove you're not completely against transparency. Vote Yes on S.B. 2, the Sunshine in Campaigns Act, and S.B. 52, the California DISCLOSE Act. Your constituents are watching.
You still have a chance to prove you're not completely against transparency. Vote Yes on S.B. 2, the Sunshine in Campaigns Act, and S.B. 52, the California DISCLOSE Act. Your constituents are watching.
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.
Assemblymember Patterson just voted against S.B. 27 -- the bill that will make sure billionaires, foreign tycoons, and other special interests can't hide behind dark money non-profits – even though polls show 84% of Californians want more disclosure. Outrageous!
Fortunately, S.B. 27 passed the Assembly anyway, and is now in the Senate. But we have to make sure legislators know their constituents are watching. So, sign our petition asking Assemblymember Patterson how he could vote against S.B. 27, and demanding that he vote Yes on two other crucial disclosure bills: the Sunshine in Campaigns Act and California DISCLOSE Act.
Assemblymember Patterson just voted against S.B. 27 -- the bill that will make sure billionaires, foreign tycoons, and other special interests can't hide behind dark money non-profits – even though polls show 84% of Californians want more disclosure. Outrageous!
Fortunately, S.B. 27 passed the Assembly anyway, and is now in the Senate. But we have to make sure legislators know their constituents are watching. So, sign our petition asking Assemblymember Patterson how he could vote against S.B. 27, and demanding that he vote Yes on two other crucial disclosure bills: the Sunshine in Campaigns Act and California DISCLOSE Act.