Quick gut check:
Why should voting come with a privacy tradeoff?

This summer, the DOJ asked Massachusetts for its non-public voter file. Full names. Home addresses. Dates of birth. Driver’s license numbers. Partial Social Security numbers.

That’s not routine. That’s sensitive.

I’ve been lucky to work closely with Bob over the past 10 months, including a week together in Winston-Salem during our racial gerrymandering trial. His clarity, steadiness, and deep belief in people leave a mark.

I’ve been lucky to work closely with Bob over the past 10 months, including a week together in Winston-Salem during our racial gerrymandering trial. His clarity, steadiness, and deep belief in people leave a mark.

Last night, Bob was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest honor North Carolina bestows. Our staff also announced seed funding for a scholarship to carry the HBCU program forward.

One of those fellows, Marcus, joined the program over 15 years ago. Recently, he stood in court representing Common Cause as one of our lawyers. That’s Bob’s legacy in a nutshell.

But Bob didn’t just win cases or pass reforms. He built people.

More than 20 years ago, he launched our HBCU Democracy Fellows program, training hundreds of young leaders who are now shaping the movement.

Bob started Common Cause NC as a one-person shop and grew it into a 15-person powerhouse fighting every day for fair representation, voting rights, and a truly multiracial, pluralistic democracy in North Carolina.

Last night we celebrated a true giant of the democracy movement.

After 25 years as @commoncause.org North Carolina State Director, Bob Phillips is retiring. What he built over those years is nothing short of extraordinary.

The American people deserve a president and administration focused on improving lives—not turning government communications into a campaign megaphone. It’s time to overhaul our ethics systems and rebuild trust in public service.

@commoncause.org just filed 54 ethics complaints across multiple agencies to expose how fragmented and outdated our oversight systems are. One coordinated abuse required 54 filings. That’s not accountability—that’s dysfunction.

This morning, I joined @wtopnews.bsky.social to talk about something that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: how broken our federal ethics and accountability systems have become. When government officials use taxpayer resources for partisan messaging, it’s not just unethical—it’s dangerous.

💬 The principle is simple: your bank account shouldn’t decide your ballot power.

Curious—what’s one change you’d make tomorrow to reduce money’s grip on politics?

SCOTUS is hearing a case that could blow open the floodgates for big money in politics.

We filed an amicus brief with @commoncause.org, @campaignlegal.org & LWV to say: coordinated spending limits matter. Without them, elections risk becoming auctions.