FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2024
Contact: Sam D’Arcangelo, RepresentUs, sdarcangelo@represent.us
RepresentUs Statement on Jaw-Dropping 2024 Super PAC Spending
FLORENCE, MA - Yesterday, federal regulators received quarterly filings showing special interests are on track to spend a record amount of money on the 2024 election. According to these new filings, super PACs and hybrid PACs have already raised more than $4.46 billion this election cycle—with more than 10% of that money coming from just four donors.
RepresentUs CEO Joshua Graham Lynn released the following statement:
“The latest super PAC filings show that a handful of billionaires are spending staggering amounts of money to influence the outcome of our elections. No wonder our government is accountable to big money, not We The People. We need a movement that puts tough rules in place city by city, state by state until big money and special interests are put in check.
In 2010, the courts opened the floodgates for individuals and corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on our elections. It’s no coincidence that American politics has grown more and more polarized and divisive since then. Our system is broken, and we won’t be able to fix it until we eliminate the influence of money in politics and root out the corruption that comes with it.”
RepresentUs is America’s leading nonpartisan organization fighting to protect and strengthen democracy. We unite unlikely allies from across the political spectrum who put country over party to pass pro-democracy laws, fight corruption, and defeat authoritarian threats. We have won 185 victories in cities and states across America since our founding more than 12 years ago. Each win brings us one step closer to our vision of making America the world’s strongest democracy.