Long gone are the days of cheap political campaigns. According to Ian Vandewalker, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, this past midterm elections saw the most campaign money […]
Conservative money behind the polls in the 2022 election
With $13 million invested in contributions for attorney general races in battleground states, three times more than the last election, conservative donors are determined not to let non-partisan attorneys general […]
Efforts of Out-of-state money to control local election officials
With all the political rhetoric and accusations of “stolen elections” and attempts to “get me 11,779 votes” in 2020, more efforts are being made to gain control of state agencies […]
Bankruptcy disclosures link dark money donations to politicians
Ian Vandewalker from the Brennan Center for Justice discusses how some evidence of political contributions have come to light via bankruptcy disclosures. He specifically brings up a case involving Alpha […]
Tracking dark money in political campaigns
Ian Vandewalker, counsel for The Brennan Center for Justice, discusses his recent publication “Shadow Campaigns: The Shift in Presidential Campaign Funding to Outside Groups” which analyzes the growing issue of untraceable funding for political campaigns.