Public Campaign - Profile

Profile of Arizona Sen. Meg Burton Cahill

Jiefei Yuan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:09:04 -0500

A ceramic artist by training, Arizona Senator Meg Burton Cahill (D-AZ) has extended her crafting skills far beyond a college art studio to the hotbed of public-policy making in the Arizona state legislature. Her passion for community politics matured after she completed a Masters in Public Administration, and with the advent of the Clean Elections system in Arizona, she decided the time had finally come for her to run for office.

Rep. David Lujan, Profile in Clean Elections

Adam Smith — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:10:52 -0500

Rep. David Lujan (D-AZ) was always fascinated by the legislative process and worked behind the scenes for years. In 2002 he was elected to the Phoenix Union School Board which began his career as a public servant. In 2004, Lujan decided to run for the state legislature - and he decided to use the state's Clean Elections system to run.

Sen. Dan Foster, Clean Elections Advocate

Adam Smith — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:08:35 -0500

Sen. Dan Foster (D-Kanawha County) was a practicing surgeon for 23 years before joining Charleston Area Medical Center working on patient quality issues. And while running for office was never something he had thought seriously about, soon, “people came to me and encouraged me to run for the House of Delegates,” he said.

Profile: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano

Adam Smith — Wed, 09 May 2007 14:37:52 -0500

Candidates for Governor in Arizona vying for Clean Elections funds must show broad community support by collecting 4,200 $5 donations. In 2006, Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-AZ) had no problem collecting these donations—she received 7,200. More than a third came from constituents outside of her political party.

Profile: Arizona Rep. Kyrsten Sinema

Adam Smith — Wed, 09 May 2007 09:47:34 -0500

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema likes to stay busy. Aside from being a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, she’s a college professor and a lawyer. After graduating from college at the age of 18, she began a career in social work as a way to help those in need.

Interview from the Field: Adam Mason from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement for Voter Owned Iowa Clean Elections (VOICE)

Trevi Brown-Thomas — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:50:30 -0500

The fight for Clean Elections in Iowa is in full swing with about two weeks to go in this legislative session. What follows is an interview with Adam Mason of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. He is one the lead organizers of this campaign. Adam gives us insight to the many aspects of the campaign and tells us why Clean Elections is so important for Iowa.

The Work of Clean Elections: Interview with Adam Sotak

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:22:14 -0500

Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk with one of the organizers at the forefront of the work to win full public financing of elections in North Carolina. Organizing Director Adam Sotak has been with Democracy North Carolina since 2000, and talked with me about the history of public financing in North Carolina, and what 2007 has in store.

Interview from the field: Sean Dobson of Progressive Maryland

Trevi Brown-Thomas — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:37:38 -0500

The fight for Clean Elections in Maryland is in full swing with about four weeks to go in this legislative session. What follows is an interview with Sean Dobson, of Progressive Maryland. He is one the lead organizers of this campaign. Sean gives us insight to the many aspects of the campaign and tells us why Clean Elections is so important for Maryland.

Profile: Maine Rep. Deborah Simpson

Nancy Watzman — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:24:12 -0500

This is the second in a series of profiles of Clean Elections candidates and lawmakers around the country. Today's profile is on Maine Rep. Deborah Simpson (D-Auburn), who was a waitress when she first won under Clean Elections in 2000.

Clean Elections Profile: Meet Maine Rep. Chris Rector

Nancy Watzman — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:30:09 -0500

This is the first in a series of profiles of Clean Elections candidates and lawmakers around the country. Clean Elections has made it possible for qualified people who do not have connections to special interest money to run competitive campaigns. Maine Rep. Chris Rector (R-Thomaston), a small business owner, is one of these lawmakers.