Clean Elections Profile: Commissioner Wayne Goodwin

Submitted by Monica Rober on Jul 22, 2009

73,000. That's the number of miles that North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin (D) put on his personal vehicle traveling the state during the 2008 campaign. How did he do it? By opting in to the North Carolina Voter-Owned Election program. Under the system, a candidate can qualify for a public grant by acquiring a minimum of 2,000 small contributions between $10 and $100 from registered voters in the state and agree not to raise any large donations. Once qualified, a candidate is free from constant fund-raising and is able to focus on reaching voters.

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