Defend The Vote today is endorsing a broad slate of Members of Congress leading the fight to protect free and fair elections and crack down on corruption to lower costs for the American people.
“Americans are being squeezed by a broken system where corruption drives up costs and puts special interests ahead of working families,” said Brian Lemek, Executive Director of Defend The Vote. “These members of Congress understand that rooting out corruption and making our democracy work for the people is key to lowering costs. They’re leading the fight to take on special interests and deliver real results. We’re proud to support them.”
The endorsed Members of Congress include:
When corporate lobbyists write the rules, families pay the price. Costs rise, wages stall, and power concentrates at the top. These Members of Congress are fighting to rein in special interests and advance anti-corruption reforms to restore accountability in Washington. They’re defending the right to vote and support legislation like the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure political power belongs to the people.
Defend The Vote and Defend The Vote Action Fund launched a $14 million cycle plan last year to support their respective missions, with DTV working to elect pro-democracy candidates and DTV Action Fund focused on pro-democracy issue advocacy.
DTV supports candidates through direct donations, fundraising support from its pro-democracy donor network, independent expenditures, issue briefings, message guidance and research, and on the ground and in-state campaign support.
Last cycle, it helped elect 108 pro-democracy candidates, 75% of the candidates it endorsed.