Sometimes that is harder than you think.
She has run under the system, she has recruited candidates under a public financing system.
My experiences in Maine really brought me to understand how much this can change a legislative body and how much it can ...
If you have two people under the volunteer system, they get a limited amount of money.
I am a staunch supporter of this bill and will summarize my testimony and submit my written remarks.
She found people who would give her a $5 contribution to qualify her for running for office.
I think you and others portrayed this accurately in the sense that we have gotten into an arms race here.
As the Speaker of the House, I am engaged in recruiting candidates to run for the legislature.
Whether it was a senior citizen or a hardworking lobsterman, they could participate in my campaign.
More importantly, after I qualified for clean elections, I could spend the majority of my time talking to my constituent...
I hope never runs against me in a primary.
She serves as the speaker of the house.
These are basically the same kind of system. They are voluntary systems.
I would say these are basically the same kind of system. They are voluntary systems.
Overall, the Maine Clean Elections Act has been a tremendous success.
I think all of the States are attempting to do a significant amount of analysis as to how this changes the makeup of peo...
The idea of raising funds, even the small amount necessary for a state house campaign, is daunting for many people.
But again, you have to be--become a qualifying candidate. So you still have to find people to write you a $5 check.
