BigMoneyOutVA
@bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social
Democracy Loses When Big Money Wins!
Nonpartisan effort to get BIG money out of VA politics & end Citizens United.
Corps ≠ People | $$$ ≠ Free Speech
bigmoneyoutva.org
Nonpartisan effort to get BIG money out of VA politics & end Citizens United.
Corps ≠ People | $$$ ≠ Free Speech
bigmoneyoutva.org
Are you joining us at Virginia's 4th Democracy Day on January 20th in Richmond. Should be a blast! Check out why young people are coming. 👉 Learn more and register for Democracy Day: vademocracyday.com
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December 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Are you joining us at Virginia's 4th Democracy Day on January 20th in Richmond. Should be a blast! Check out why young people are coming. 👉 Learn more and register for Democracy Day: vademocracyday.com
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Another interesting court case to follow! Opinion | Maine could end the super PAC free-for-all www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/o... via @BostonGlobe
The courts broke campaign finance. Maine is giving them a chance to repair it. - The Boston Globe
There is a path to restore limits on big money in politics.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Another interesting court case to follow! Opinion | Maine could end the super PAC free-for-all www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/o... via @BostonGlobe
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’
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November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
Check out this testimony by 17-year-old Jackson Kidwell in support of campaign finance reform at the most recent Winchester City Council. Good job, Jackson. He says: "All of this falls onto my generation, our voices silenced by big money" youtu.be/2BaojFVSK10
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November 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Check out this testimony by 17-year-old Jackson Kidwell in support of campaign finance reform at the most recent Winchester City Council. Good job, Jackson. He says: "All of this falls onto my generation, our voices silenced by big money" youtu.be/2BaojFVSK10
Very disappointing. I contacted some of the PACs expressing my anger that they would support someone with such violent rhetoric.
Corporate PACs Fund ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ Rep. Randy Fine readsludge.com/2025/10/23/c...
Corporate PACs Fund ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ Rep. Randy Fine readsludge.com/2025/10/23/c...
Corporate PACs Fund ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ Rep. Randy Fine
Comcast, CVS, Boeing, and other major corporations have made PAC donations to the Florida Republican despite his repeated calls for violence against Muslims and Palestinians.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Very disappointing. I contacted some of the PACs expressing my anger that they would support someone with such violent rhetoric.
Corporate PACs Fund ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ Rep. Randy Fine readsludge.com/2025/10/23/c...
Corporate PACs Fund ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ Rep. Randy Fine readsludge.com/2025/10/23/c...
Thanks to good governance champion, Forrest Miller, @forrestmiller4va.bsky.social, for supporting the need for campaign finance reform. Getting big money out of our elections and politics is, indeed, the way to "restore the People's trust in Government". Forrest is running in VA district 63.
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Thanks to good governance champion, Forrest Miller, @forrestmiller4va.bsky.social, for supporting the need for campaign finance reform. Getting big money out of our elections and politics is, indeed, the way to "restore the People's trust in Government". Forrest is running in VA district 63.
Most recent BigMoneyOutVA newsletter. Check out the great news from Blacksburg. Let's get other jurisdictions from around Virginia to commit to support campaign finance reform.
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Let's have a 💸moneyout💰 shoutout📢 for the Blacksburg Town Council
They voted unanimously on August 12th to pass a resolution in support of campaign finance reform.
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August 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Most recent BigMoneyOutVA newsletter. Check out the great news from Blacksburg. Let's get other jurisdictions from around Virginia to commit to support campaign finance reform.
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Join a historic rally on July 27! Organized by @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social, this non-partisan, people-powered event is our way tofight back against the corrupting influence of bigmoney in politics & demand real accountability from our elected officials. Sign up here: moneyoutofpolitics.org/join/
July 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Join a historic rally on July 27! Organized by @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social, this non-partisan, people-powered event is our way tofight back against the corrupting influence of bigmoney in politics & demand real accountability from our elected officials. Sign up here: moneyoutofpolitics.org/join/
Great meeting candidate Elaine Walters at the Women's Summit. Running in VA district 68, she supports good governance & a government which works for all Virginians. She believes that Virginians want open/ honest government, including getting big money out of politics.
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July 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Great meeting candidate Elaine Walters at the Women's Summit. Running in VA district 68, she supports good governance & a government which works for all Virginians. She believes that Virginians want open/ honest government, including getting big money out of politics.
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Great👍 panel discussion at Women's Summit with colleagues from Sierra Club, Freedom Virginia, and Climate Change and Clean Energy Group. The workshop on money in politics was animated by having @pwcdanica.bsky.social and Kannan Srinivasan share their views on the issues & entry points for action.
June 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Great👍 panel discussion at Women's Summit with colleagues from Sierra Club, Freedom Virginia, and Climate Change and Clean Energy Group. The workshop on money in politics was animated by having @pwcdanica.bsky.social and Kannan Srinivasan share their views on the issues & entry points for action.
Great reporting by David Poole. Here's a shout out📢 for Delegate David Bulova, good governance champion👍 , who finally got this oversight bill passed three years ago!!! Virginia campaign finance laws take first step beyond honor system cardinalnews.org/2025/06/12/v... via @cardinalnewsva
Virginia campaign finance laws take first step beyond honor system
The state Department of Elections will soon release a report on the first-ever outside audits of campaign finance disclosures. In this first round, seven candidates who ran for local office last fa…
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June 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Great reporting by David Poole. Here's a shout out📢 for Delegate David Bulova, good governance champion👍 , who finally got this oversight bill passed three years ago!!! Virginia campaign finance laws take first step beyond honor system cardinalnews.org/2025/06/12/v... via @cardinalnewsva
Thank Dist 68 VA candidate Elaine Walters, @elainescampaign.bsky.social, for supporting campaign finance reform. She doesn't want a "system serving the wealthy, rather than the general populace". Check out her responses to the Good Governance Scorecard www.vagoodgovscorecard.org/candidate-re...
June 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Thank Dist 68 VA candidate Elaine Walters, @elainescampaign.bsky.social, for supporting campaign finance reform. She doesn't want a "system serving the wealthy, rather than the general populace". Check out her responses to the Good Governance Scorecard www.vagoodgovscorecard.org/candidate-re...
Yes! 👍 Another good governance champion supports reforms to build confidence that our institutions actually do work for average Virginians. Thanks, Victor Salgado, @victorforvirginia.bsky.social, running for LT Governor, for filling in the VA Good Governance Scorecard www.vagoodgovscorecard.org
May 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Yes! 👍 Another good governance champion supports reforms to build confidence that our institutions actually do work for average Virginians. Thanks, Victor Salgado, @victorforvirginia.bsky.social, running for LT Governor, for filling in the VA Good Governance Scorecard www.vagoodgovscorecard.org
Let's have a shout out 📢 for Virginia good governance champions, like @shelly_simonds who is running in VA House district 70. We totally agree with her that "it is time to return political power to the people and rebuild trust in our democracy".
May 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Let's have a shout out 📢 for Virginia good governance champions, like @shelly_simonds who is running in VA House district 70. We totally agree with her that "it is time to return political power to the people and rebuild trust in our democracy".
Interesting article but I think that this bill is unconstitutional. Spending can't be restricting because of Buckley vs Valeo ruling that money is speech. Bill to limit out-of-state donations to Texas candidates gets House approval www.texastribune.org/2025/05/14/t... via @TexasTribune
Bill to limit out-of-state donations to Texas candidates gets House approval
The bill would cap out-of-state political donations to a candidate or lawmaker to $5,000 for a statewide election, $2,500 for a district office and $1,000 for a county office.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Interesting article but I think that this bill is unconstitutional. Spending can't be restricting because of Buckley vs Valeo ruling that money is speech. Bill to limit out-of-state donations to Texas candidates gets House approval www.texastribune.org/2025/05/14/t... via @TexasTribune
Many thanks 👍to Justin Woodford for highlighting the corrupting influence of corporate money in our elections. Justin is running ins VA House District 73. Thanks for signing the American Promise pledge, Justin! @justinwoodford.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Many thanks 👍to Justin Woodford for highlighting the corrupting influence of corporate money in our elections. Justin is running ins VA House District 73. Thanks for signing the American Promise pledge, Justin! @justinwoodford.bsky.social
Check out this estimate of dark money moving to influence our elections in 2024. Nice reportings by the Brennan Center.
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Dark Money Hit a Record High of $1.9 Billion in 2024 Federal Races
Spending by groups that do not disclose their donors has increased and become harder to trace.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Check out this estimate of dark money moving to influence our elections in 2024. Nice reportings by the Brennan Center.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Thanks 😍Jessica Anderson, @jess4va.com, candidate running in House Dist. 71, for filling in the Good Governance Scorecard, as well as supporting campaign finance reform, the @usapromise "For Our Freedom" language for a constitutional amendment as well as campaign finance reform in VA. #peoplepower
May 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thanks 😍Jessica Anderson, @jess4va.com, candidate running in House Dist. 71, for filling in the Good Governance Scorecard, as well as supporting campaign finance reform, the @usapromise "For Our Freedom" language for a constitutional amendment as well as campaign finance reform in VA. #peoplepower
Thanks👍 @marcussimon.com , candidate for House District 13, for filling out the Virginia Good Governance Scorecard. Have the candidates in your district filled it out? Check on the website: vagoodgovscorecard.org Virginians need a government that works for the people! #PeoplePower
May 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thanks👍 @marcussimon.com , candidate for House District 13, for filling out the Virginia Good Governance Scorecard. Have the candidates in your district filled it out? Check on the website: vagoodgovscorecard.org Virginians need a government that works for the people! #PeoplePower
Do you know who your candidates are in your District? What are their views on good governance issues? Check out the newly launched Virginia Good Governance Scorecard (www.vagoodgovscorecard.org.
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May 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Do you know who your candidates are in your District? What are their views on good governance issues? Check out the newly launched Virginia Good Governance Scorecard (www.vagoodgovscorecard.org.
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Thanks to @issueonereform.bsky.social for highlighting the increasing corruption which is transforming our democracy into an oligarchy. The "people" deserve to have a government which listens to their voices, not those of wealthy donors. #peoplepower
“These political contributions are essentially legalized bribes... As the Senate considers Long’s nomination, senators would be wise to ask whether these donors will receive preferential treatment by the agency,” says Issue One's @mjbeckel.bsky.social.
When Donald Trump nominated former GOP Congressman Billy Long to lead the IRS in December, Long's failed Senate bid had $130,000 in debt from loans Long had made to his campaign.
New FEC filings show Long raised $136,900 in Q1 — more than enough to repay himself docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...
New FEC filings show Long raised $136,900 in Q1 — more than enough to repay himself docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Thanks to @issueonereform.bsky.social for highlighting the increasing corruption which is transforming our democracy into an oligarchy. The "people" deserve to have a government which listens to their voices, not those of wealthy donors. #peoplepower
Thanks to our VA Democracy Warriors who came out to our VA #moneyout Happy Hour where we celebrated the passage of the campaign finance bill restricting personal use of campaign donations! Thanks to legislators @davidbulova, @marcussimon.com , & Karen from @jenniferboysko.com office. #peoplepower
April 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thanks to our VA Democracy Warriors who came out to our VA #moneyout Happy Hour where we celebrated the passage of the campaign finance bill restricting personal use of campaign donations! Thanks to legislators @davidbulova, @marcussimon.com , & Karen from @jenniferboysko.com office. #peoplepower
April 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Let's ask all VA candidates (Ds, Rs, & Inds) to support campaign finance reform. Thanks👍to Jessica Anderson, running in VA-District71, who agrees that to restore integrity to our VA elections, we need to have our VA GA pass comprehensive campaign finance reform. @usapromise sanderson4va.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Let's ask all VA candidates (Ds, Rs, & Inds) to support campaign finance reform. Thanks👍to Jessica Anderson, running in VA-District71, who agrees that to restore integrity to our VA elections, we need to have our VA GA pass comprehensive campaign finance reform. @usapromise sanderson4va.bsky.social
Great that the Arizona "voters right to know" disclosure bill continues to be ruled constitutional by the courts! Without transparency into election spending, voters don’t know who is trying to influence elections. Let's pass dark money disclosure bills in VA!
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Arizona Supreme Court Grapples with Challenge to “Dark Money” Disclosure Law
Voters overwhelmingly approved the law in 2022 to shed light on anonymous campaign spending from large donors.
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March 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Great that the Arizona "voters right to know" disclosure bill continues to be ruled constitutional by the courts! Without transparency into election spending, voters don’t know who is trying to influence elections. Let's pass dark money disclosure bills in VA!
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