The League of Women Voters of Virginia supports HB 1551. This bill would be an important first step in Virginia’s efforts to enhance the transparency of campaign funding. We support requiring information about the sponsors of political ads and their top donors be revealed.

My name is Bill Millhouser, I am from Fairfax County. I am a member of the campaign finance reform group BigMoneyOutVA. I support HB 1551, The Virginia Sunshine Bill which requires that “independent expenditure” ads that are not made in coordination with any or supporting an issue or candidate in our elections disclose the top three individual funders behind them and broadens disclaimer requirements for independent expenditures ads. I support this bill because I and many Virginians don’t know who’s really funding such independent expenditures. Nearly 90 percent of Virginians say they want full disclosure of donors paying to influence state elections. The 2010 Citizens United ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court opened the back door to money moving through independent, and often obscure, channels to influence our elections. And while funding entities are sometimes required to file donation information. Often it is not clear who is behind these ads. In ruling in favor of Citizens United, the Supreme Court voted 8-1 in favor of financial disclosure, with the justices emphasizing the importance of full transparency to prevent corruption. Justice Scalia strongly supported disclosure laws, writing that “[r]equiring people to stand up in public for their political acts fosters civic courage, without which democracy is doomed.” In fact, the SCOTUS precedence for disclosure still stands as the Court has repeatedly recognized that campaign finance disclosure laws serve a critical role in creating an informed electorate. I urge you to support this bill and provide some sunlight on dark money donors influencing Virginia’s elections

My names is Nancy Morgan and I’m one of the coordinators of the BigMoneyOutVA, a non-partisan group advocating for campaign finance reform. We support this bill which we call the “Virginia Sunshine bill”. We should remember that many of the provisions in this bill came out of the 2021 bipartisan, bicarmeral meetings of the Sub-Committee on Campaign Finance. This bill has been expanded to include national best practice provisions suggested by national experts on campaign finance from the Campaign Legal Center. These provisions have been adopted and passed in states like Arizona, Alaska, Rhode Island, and Tennessee, including requiring the disclosure of the top 3 donors of issue ads placed by dark money groups. This isn’t a partisan issue, 90 percent of Virginians, irrespective of party, want full disclosure. Just to remind you, after Citizens United was passed in 2010, the justices on the Supreme Court voted 8-1 in favor of full disclosure. We recognize that dark money groups like the Americans for Prosperity argue that these disclosure requirements stifles their speech. However, Supreme Court justices agreed in their 2010 ruling that total disclosure is important for the public interest. I presume that you, in your role as representing the citizens of your district, agree with this statement. Thanks to Del Helmer for introducing this bill which is designed to protect legislators and enhance disclosure for voters so we know who is trying to influence our elections. It will protect legislators in this room in the next election from being targeted with opaque adds from groups like “Mothers who like French poodles and rainbows”. It’s a win-win for voters and legislators. We hope that you pass this bill.

My names is Nancy Morgan and I’m one of the coordinators of the BigMoneyOutVA, a non-partisan group advocating for campaign finance reform. We support this bill which we call the “Virginia Sunshine bill”. We should remember that many of the provisions in this bill came out of the 2021 bipartisan, bicarmeral meetings of the Sub-Committee on Campaign Finance. This bill has been expanded to include national best practice provisions suggested by national experts on campaign finance from the Campaign Legal Center. These provisions have been adopted and passed in states like Arizona, Alaska, Rhode Island, and Tennessee, including requiring the disclosure of the top 3 donors of issue ads placed by dark money groups. This isn’t a partisan issue, 90 percent of Virginians, irrespective of party, want full disclosure. Just to remind you, after Citizens United was passed in 2010, the justices on the Supreme Court voted 8-1 in favor of full disclosure. We recognize that dark money groups like the Americans for Prosperity argue that these disclosure requirements stifles their speech. However, Supreme Court justices agreed in their 2010 ruling that total disclosure is important for the public interest. I presume that you, in your role as representing the citizens of your district, agree with this statement. Thanks to Del Helmer for introducing this bill which is designed to protect legislators and enhance disclosure for voters so we know who is trying to influence our elections. It will protect legislators in this room in the next election from being targeted with opaque adds from groups like “Mothers who like French poodles and rainbows”. It’s a win-win for voters and legislators. We hope that you pass this bill.

My name is Jessica Mott, from Arlington VA. I am a member of the executive committee of the grassroots group We of Action (WofA). I support HB1551, otherwise known as the Sunshine Bill. As an active and responsible citizen it is important for me to be able to assess information and views included in candidate and referenda campaign advertisements. This assessment requires knowing the sources and donors who sponsor electoral advertisements, including when these advertisements are funded independently of campaign committees. I know that, in common with other voters, I don’t like being poorly informed or manipulated. The Sunshine Bill will increase voter access to information on advertisements funded by independent expenditure by requiring disclosure of the key funders within the advertisement themselves. This greater disclosure should help discourage the influence of dark money in Virginia’s elections. I urge that you all support this bill.

Virginia is rated amongst the worst states when it comes to elections ethics and campaign finance reform. Year after year reform bills are laid on the table or get voted down while the overwhelming majority of Virginians support them. This has been proved by recent polling supporting the establishment of campaign finance reform and stricter ethics laws. To vote against these laws is to vote directly against Virginia's voters and their interests. Please support HB1151, HB 1552, HB1648, and HB1826! Your constituents will thank you. https://virginiamoneyinpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/final-citizens-report-september-2022.pdf https://www.prweb.com/releases/new_poll_shows_majority_of_virginians_support_campaign_finance_reform/prweb18416038.htm

The League of Women Voters of Virginia supports HB 1552. This bill addresses the League’s long held belief that the personal use of campaign funds should be disallowed. Bills prohibiting conversion of campaign funds to personal use have been filed for many years, and every year they’ve been defeated - sometimes by Democrats, sometimes by Republicans. State legislators currently have a lot of freedom over how they spend their campaign funds and they’ve been reluctant to relinquish that. This has come to the attention of the media and the reports are unflattering. The bill relies on the ‘irrespective test’ to define personal use, and we are pleased that it acknowledges childcare expenses as exempt from the personal use ban. The Federal Election Commission has a nice shorthand for the irrespective test: "if the expense would exist even in the absence of the candidacy or even if the officeholder were not in office, then the personal use ban applies". Because campaign activities often occur on weekends and during the evenings (i.e., outside of the ‘normal’ 9-5, M-F work hours), candidates who have childcare responsibilities are subject to expenses that exceed those they would pay if they were not running for office. We hope that you additionally will consider expanding this exemption from personal use to include all “dependent care” expenses, as West Virginia and Vermont have recently done. The Virginia Code currently includes no list of the acceptable uses of campaign funds, and along with the personal use ban, this bill would add such a list. The bill is a good start toward strengthening Virginia’s campaign finance laws. We encourage continued efforts to improve the state’s campaign finance laws and establish effective oversight.

My name is Bill Millhouser, I am from Fairfax County. I am a member of the campaign finance reform group BigMoneyOutVA. I support HB 1552 and HB1826, which would restrict personal use of campaign funds. it is important for me to have the confidence that my donations are being used for their intended purpose, i.e., legitimate campaign expenses. I continue to be amazed that Virginia is one of only three states that does not prohibit the personal use of campaign funds. These very-similar bills establish well-defined and consistent standards of what does and does not entail personal use, so that all candidates are subject to the same yardstick. They include measures to ensure that candidates understand the requirements, and provisions to prevent and penalize frivolous complaints. Legislation to ban the personal use of campaign funds has been introduced in the legislature as far back as 2014. Every year, legislators have failed to pass such legislation, often citing the need for ‘more study to refine the bills.’ In 2021 the proposed personal use bill passed the House of Delegates 100-0, only to be quashed in the Senate. The public’s confidence in government continues to be eroded because Virginians increasingly perceive that their legislators engage in “pay-to-play” politics while failing to prevent the abuse of campaign funds. Indeed, in a recent poll, 73% of Virginians support closing the personal use loophole. There is just no logical reason to keep kicking the can down the road. The time for action is now. I urge that you all support these bills.

I am very concerned about the role big money from special interests plays in our elections. I believe that my voice and the voices of all individuals is drowned out by corporations, foreign interests and PACs designed to hide the names of wealthy donors. This is not what our founders intended for our electorate. Please carefully review the bills related to campaign finance and take a stand that makes donations transparent, eliminates personal use of campaign funds by candidates, and limits for- profit and foreign interests' ability to inappropriately influence our elected officials. Thank you.

I’m Nancy Morgan, Coordinator of BigMoneyOutVA. We support this bill. As you well know, Virginia is unique in this country in that its legislators can take unlimited donations and spend the money on themselves, such as taking a vacation, paying off a mortgage, or financing your child’s school. Obviously, Virginians are amazed that this bill can’t get out of chambers, even after being introduced every year from 2014 This bill was discussed for hours during 2021 taxpayer-funded bicameral-bipartisan Joint Subcommittee. Unfortunately, the sub-committee didn’t see fit to meet this year but that is no excuse for not passing a common-sense bill. The bill addresses frivolous complaints through the establishment of a robust and confidential review process, and moves Virginia forward in terms of good governance legislation. The voters of Virginia, 73 percent of whom, in recent polling by the Wason Center, support restricting the personal use of campaign funds, hope that you pass this bill.

My name is Jessica Mott, from Arlington VA. I am a member of the executive committee of the grassroots group We of Action (WofA). I support HB 1552 and HB1826, which would restrict personal use of campaign funds. As a campaign contributor, it is important for me to have the confidence that my donations are being used for their intended purpose, the campaign expenses. This trust requires my knowing that candidates are restricted from using these funds for btheir personal use. These identical bills establish well-defined and consistent standards of what does and does not entail personal use, so that all candidates are subject to the same yardstick. They include measures to ensure that candidates understand the requirements, and provisions to prevent and penalize frivolous complaints. Virginia ranks poorly on campaign finance laws compared with other states, especially regarding restrictions on personal use. According to a 2021 opinion poll, 73% of Virginians support restricting personal use of campaign funds. Passage of this legislation is long overdue and should be low hanging fruit. I urge that you all support this bill.

Virginia is rated amongst the worst states when it comes to elections ethics and campaign finance reform. Year after year reform bills are laid on the table or get voted down while the overwhelming majority of Virginians support them. This has been proved by recent polling supporting the establishment of campaign finance reform and stricter ethics laws. To vote against these laws is to vote directly against Virginia's voters and their interests. Please support HB1151, HB 1552, HB1648, and HB1826! Your constituents will thank you. https://virginiamoneyinpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/final-citizens-report-september-2022.pdf https://www.prweb.com/releases/new_poll_shows_majority_of_virginians_support_campaign_finance_reform/prweb18416038.htm

The League supports HB 1648. We believe Virginia’s protections against foreign influence in our elections should be broadened as provided in this bill.

My name is Bill Millhouser, I am from Fairfax County. I am a member of the campaign finance reform group BigMoneyOutVA. I support HB 1648 which prohibits any foreign-influenced corporation from making an independent expenditure or contributing to a candidate, campaign committee, political committee, or political party committee. A foreign-influenced corporation is defined by the following conditions: a single foreign owner owns, controls, or has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of one percent or more of the total equity, outstanding voting shares, membership units, or other applicable owner interest of the corporation; or two or more foreign owners hold/control five percent or more of the corporation. Any corporations making independent expenditures or contributions shall within seven business days file with the Department of Elections a statement of certification attesting that the corporation is not a foreign-influenced corporation. I support this bill because there is no prohibition on political spending from American-registered corporations—including major multinationals that are foreign-owned, foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced or all three. Direct foreign attacks on our electoral and democratic processes are considered a national security threat and experts warn that “American elections are most vulnerable to political spending directed by foreign powers [through] dark money groups that do not disclose their donors, and corporations and other business entities with substantial foreign ownership.” I agree with most American that foreign entities should have no role in determining American elections, recognizing that one of the great pillars of our democratic system is that these entities should not be making campaign contributions and expenditures in U.S. elections. 7 states have passed laws, and least 10 more states had introduced legislation to ban foreign spending in state and local campaigns. Currently Maine, Iowa, New York, Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Minnesota have adopted/or are considering new legislation. I urge you to support this legislation

I am very concerned about the role big money from special interests plays in our elections. I believe that my voice and the voices of all individuals is drowned out by corporations, foreign interests and PACs designed to hide the names of wealthy donors. This is not what our founders intended for our electorate. Please carefully review the bills related to campaign finance and take a stand that makes donations transparent, eliminates personal use of campaign funds by candidates, and limits for- profit and foreign interests' ability to inappropriately influence our elected officials. Thank you.

. Obviously passing this bill should be a no brainer. Are we, as Virginia citizens, really OK with letting foreign money, coming through corporations, being used to influence our election? No and we hope that you feel the same. The Federal Government has in place laws against foreign entities giving money to candidates, including state candidates. The Federal Government also bans, along with 22 other states, corporate contributions. But with Citizen Citizens opening the floodgates of money to corporations and special interests, it has opened doors for foreign money influencing our elections through corporations. Virginia by passing this bill would be joining many states which currently ban some version of this foreign funding, through setting thresholds similar to those established in Del Anderson’s bill. These countries including California, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington. Stopping foreign-influenced U.S. corporations from spending money to affect U.S. elections is an issue of accountability and we hope that the Delegates in this room doesn’t try to make excuses on how complicated this is…..other states manage to do it. Why shouldn’t Virginia?

Nancy Morgan, BigMoneyOutVA. Obviously passing this bill should be a no brainer. Are we, as Virginia citizens, really OK with letting foreign money, coming through corporations, being used to influence our election? No and we hope that you feel the same. The Federal Government has in place laws against foreign entities giving money to candidates, including state candidates. The Federal Government also bans, along with 22 other states, corporate contributions. But with Citizen Citizens opening the floodgates of money to corporations and special interests, it has opened doors for foreign money influencing our elections through corporations. Virginia by passing this bill would be joining many states which currently ban some version of this foreign funding, through setting thresholds similar to those established in Del Anderson’s bill. These countries including California, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington. Stopping foreign-influenced U.S. corporations from spending money to affect U.S. elections is an issue of accountability and we hope that the Delegates in this room doesn’t try to make excuses on how complicated this is…..other states manage to do it. Why shouldn’t Virginia?

My name is Jessica Mott, from Arlington VA. I am a member of the executive committee of the grassroots group We of Action (WofA). I support HB 1648, which would prohibit any foreign-influenced corporation from making a contribution to campaign candidate or political committee. As an active and responsible citizen, it is important for me to trust that our legislators are reflecting the voices and interests of average citizens. Any appearance of legislators having a conflict of interest due to contributions from foreign-influenced corporations is especially troubling. This bill will prevent this appearance of foreign conflicts of interest. It sets clear and consistent standards for defining what constitutes foreign influence, and establishes accountability through reporting requirements and sanctions. This bill follows precedents already set in 7 states, with 10 more states considering similar legislation. It will stem one particularly egregious form of dark money. I urge that you all to support this bill.

Virginia is rated amongst the worst states when it comes to elections ethics and campaign finance reform. Year after year reform bills are laid on the table or get voted down while the overwhelming majority of Virginians support them. This has been proved by recent polling supporting the establishment of campaign finance reform and stricter ethics laws. To vote against these laws is to vote directly against Virginia's voters and their interests. Please support HB1151, HB 1552, HB1648, and HB1826! Your constituents will thank you. https://virginiamoneyinpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/final-citizens-report-september-2022.pdf https://www.prweb.com/releases/new_poll_shows_majority_of_virginians_support_campaign_finance_reform/prweb18416038.htm

The League of Women Voters of Virginia supports HB 1826. This bill addresses the League’s long held belief that the personal use of campaign funds should be disallowed. Bills prohibiting conversion of campaign funds to personal use have been filed for many years, and every year they've been defeated - sometimes by Democrats, sometimes by Republicans. State legislators currently have a lot of freedom over how they spend their campaign funds and they’ve been reluctant to relinquish that. This has come to the attention of the media and the reports are unflattering. The bill relies on the ‘irrespective test’ to define personal use, and we are pleased that it acknowledges childcare expenses as exempt from the personal use ban. The Federal Election Commission has a nice shorthand for the irrespective test: "if the expense would exist even in the absence of the candidacy or even if the officeholder were not in office, then the personal use ban applies". Because campaign activities often occur on weekends and during the evenings (i.e., outside of the ‘normal’ 9-5, M-F work hours), candidates who have childcare responsibilities are subject to expenses that exceed those they would pay if they were not running for office. We hope that you additionally will consider expanding this exemption from personal use to include all “dependent care” expenses, as West Virginia and Vermont have recently done. The Virginia Code currently includes no list of the acceptable uses of campaign funds, and along with the personal use ban, this bill would add such a list. The bill is a good start toward strengthening Virginia’s campaign finance laws. We encourage continued efforts to improve the state’s campaign finance laws and establish effective oversight.

My name is Bill Millhouser, I am from Fairfax County. I am a member of the campaign finance reform group BigMoneyOutVA. I support HB 1552 and HB1826, which would restrict personal use of campaign funds. it is important for me to have the confidence that my donations are being used for their intended purpose, i.e., legitimate campaign expenses. I continue to be amazed that Virginia is one of only three states that does not prohibit the personal use of campaign funds. These very-similar bills establish well-defined and consistent standards of what does and does not entail personal use, so that all candidates are subject to the same yardstick. They include measures to ensure that candidates understand the requirements, and provisions to prevent and penalize frivolous complaints. Legislation to ban the personal use of campaign funds has been introduced in the legislature as far back as 2014. Every year, legislators have failed to pass such legislation, often citing the need for ‘more study to refine the bills.’ In 2021 the proposed personal use bill passed the House of Delegates 100-0, only to be quashed in the Senate. The public’s confidence in government continues to be eroded because Virginians increasingly perceive that their legislators engage in “pay-to-play” politics while failing to prevent the abuse of campaign funds. Indeed, in a recent poll, 73% of Virginians support closing the personal use loophole. There is just no logical reason to keep kicking the can down the road. The time for action is now. I urge that you all support these bills.

I am very concerned about the role big money from special interests plays in our elections. I believe that my voice and the voices of all individuals is drowned out by corporations, foreign interests and PACs designed to hide the names of wealthy donors. This is not what our founders intended for our electorate. Please carefully review the bills related to campaign finance and take a stand that makes donations transparent, eliminates personal use of campaign funds by candidates, and limits for- profit and foreign interests' ability to inappropriately influence our elected officials. Thank you.

I’m Nancy Morgan, Coordinator of BigMoneyOutVA. We support this bill. As you well know, Virginia is unique in this country in that its legislators can take unlimited donations and spend the money on themselves, such as taking a vacation, paying off a mortgage, or financing your child’s school. Obviously, Virginians are amazed that this bill can’t get out of chambers, even after being introduced every year from 2014 This bill was discussed for hours during 2021 taxpayer-funded bicameral-bipartisan Joint Subcommittee. Unfortunately, the sub-committee didn’t see fit to meet this year but that is no excuse for not passing a common-sense bill. The bill addresses frivolous complaints through the establishment of a robust and confidential review process, and moves Virginia forward in terms of good governance legislation. The voters of Virginia, 73 percent of whom, in recent polling by the Wason Center, support restricting the personal use of campaign funds, hope that you pass this bill.

My name is Jessica Mott, from Arlington VA. I am a member of the executive committee of the grassroots group We of Action (WofA). I support HB 1552 and HB1826, which would restrict personal use of campaign funds. As a campaign contributor, it is important for me to have the confidence that my donations are being used for their intended purpose, the campaign expenses. This trust requires my knowing that candidates are restricted from using these funds for btheir personal use. These identical bills establish well-defined and consistent standards of what does and does not entail personal use, so that all candidates are subject to the same yardstick. They include measures to ensure that candidates understand the requirements, and provisions to prevent and penalize frivolous complaints. Virginia ranks poorly on campaign finance laws compared with other states, especially regarding restrictions on personal use. According to a 2021 opinion poll, 73% of Virginians support restricting personal use of campaign funds. Passage of this legislation is long overdue and should be low hanging fruit. I urge that you all support this bill.

Virginia is rated amongst the worst states when it comes to elections ethics and campaign finance reform. Year after year reform bills are laid on the table or get voted down while the overwhelming majority of Virginians support them. This has been proved by recent polling supporting the establishment of campaign finance reform and stricter ethics laws. To vote against these laws is to vote directly against Virginia's voters and their interests. Please support HB1151, HB 1552, HB1648, and HB1826! Your constituents will thank you. https://virginiamoneyinpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/final-citizens-report-september-2022.pdf https://www.prweb.com/releases/new_poll_shows_majority_of_virginians_support_campaign_finance_reform/prweb18416038.htm

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The League of Women Voters of Virginia supports HB 2286 Our support is grounded in the fact that Virginia is currently one of only five states that have no limits on campaign contributions. VPAP data indicates that campaign financing of state legislative candidates is dominated by contributions from businesses and large-dollar donors. More than half of the money contributed to incumbent State Senators over a 2.5-year interval came from business interests with lobbyist representation. Only a small proportion of campaign funding comes from future constituents of a candidate: about 17% of the campaign contributions for each 2021 House of Delegates candidate were given by businesses or individuals from the candidate’s district. The concern with unlimited contributions is, of course, that officeholders will find it more advantageous to cater to their mega-donors than to act in the best interests of their constituents. Two arguments are often expressed by opponents of contribution limits. One is that such limits violate our constitutional right to free speech. The US Supreme Court has addressed the issue multiple times: contribution limits remain legal because high-dollar donations carry a risk of promoting corruption and the appearance of corruption. A second argument is that contribution limits are ineffective because the money is simply driven underground and unreported. Recent academic analyses of whether differences among states in campaign contribution limits affect independent expenditures does not support this argument. There are only minimal and nonsignificant effects of limiting candidate campaign contributions on the relative level of independent spending in legislative or gubernatorial races; independent expenditure levels instead are mainly affected by differences among states in how competitive the races are. (Hunt, C.R., Kettler, J.J., Malbin, M.J., Glavin, B. and Hamm, K.E., 2020. Assessing Group Incentives, Independent Spending, and Campaign Finance Law by Comparing the States. Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, 19(3), pp.374-391). The League supports HB 2286.

As coordinator of the non-partisan advocacy group, BigMoneyOutVA, I support Bill 2286. Our elections are under national scrutiny because their cost is among the highest in the nation. Voters are fed up that large donors dominate our election spending. A review of Dept of Elections data show that contributions of $100,000, $200,000 and $500,000 from both Democrats and Republicans are regularly flooding into campaign coffers. It is eroding our confidence in our legislators. According to an Open Secrets analysis (a national non-partisan group), while I and most other Virginia citizens, give candidates $200 or less, this is less than 10 percent of the money funding our elections. It is astounding that 2/3rds of the money coming into our elections comes from entities giving $50,000 or more to candidates. Meanwhile, as you all well know, the cost of running for your offices that pay $20,000 can now be measured in the millions of dollars. Virginia has the opportunity to stop this money arms war. We ask that you support this bill. It is the right thing to do.

My name is Bill Millhouser, I am from Fairfax County. I am a member of the campaign finance reform group BigMoneyOutVA. I support HB 2286, which Limits on contributions from Individuals, Political Action Committees, and Political Party Committees. The bill provides a sliding scale of aggregate contributions to any one candidate in a calendar year that can be made by three types of contributors: individuals, Political Action Committees, and Political Party committees. The limits from individual are: $40,000 to Governor, $30,000 to State Senator, $20,000 to Delegate, $20,000 to any political action committee, and $40,000 to any political party committee. The limits from Political Action Committees (PACs) are: $40,000 for Governor, $20,000 for State Senator, and $10,000 for Delegate. The limits from Political Party Committees: $80,000 for Governor, $60,000 for State Senator, and $40,000 for Delegate. I support this bill to counter the out-sized influence that big donors, PACs, and political action committees have in the financing of our elections. These large donors effectively marginalize the voices of Virginia’s small donors. For example, in the last Governor’s race, contributions of over $20,000 accounted for 2/3 of all donations, while most donors, 83% of them, who contribute $500 or less to candidates, account for only 7 percent of total contributions. This lack of any meaning limits on large donors favors well-established incumbents with a reliable donor base precluding talented new candidates with limited access to financial resources from effectively competing. I urge you to support this Bill.

I am very concerned about the role big money from special interests plays in our elections. I believe that my voice and the voices of all individuals is drowned out by corporations, foreign interests and PACs designed to hide the names of wealthy donors. This is not what our founders intended for our electorate. Please carefully review the bills related to campaign finance and take a stand that makes donations transparent, eliminates personal use of campaign funds by candidates, and limits for- profit and foreign interests' ability to inappropriately influence our elected officials. Thank you.

My name is Jessica Mott, from Arlington VA. I am a member of the executive committee of the grassroots group We of Action (WofA). I support HD2286, which will set dollar limits to any one candidate in a calendar year. Separate amounts are specified for individuals, political action committees, and political parties for various categories of candidates. This would enable Virginia to join the 45 states that already set dollar limits. It also bans contributions from corporations and unions, as is already done in 22 states. The current lack of dollar limits has marginalized my voice and the voices of other small donors and voters. Donors contributing $500 or less represent 83% of all donors, but only 7% of total contributions. Virginia’s election costs are among the highest in the nation. Large donations increase wasteful expenditures and perceptions of conflicts of interest. A 2021 public opinion poll found that 78% of Virginians support reducing money from big campaign donors. I urge that you all support this bill.

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