Diane Benson takes the Change Congress pledge
Diane Benson has always been an advocate for transparency, honesty and integrity in government. Diane has lived this motto in her personal and professional lives, and will do so as Alaska's next U.S. Representative. To show her dedication to this, Diane has taken the Change Congress Pledge, a pledge to give power back to the voters of Alaska and all across America.
Diane Benson has taken the pledge to:
- not accept contributions from registered lobbyists or PACs.
- support reform to increase transparency in Congress.
- support public financing of public elections.
In Diane's official statement, she says:
The story of my candidacy in 2006 is like that of so many progressive candidates from around the country; so many of those that stood up for the American people against corruption and tyranny to create a new generation of bold, visionary leadership for America. Those of us running have to be elected to make the differences in campaign finance reform we wish to see. Therein is our challenge.
The survival of democracy requires we change. But, to do so the American people must be engaged in our government. The good news is, more progressive candidates help to inspire that. The trick is, keeping good candidates in the game. Progressive candidates must get elected and to do that, the people must act.
Change Congress, a project started by acclaimed Stanford Law School professor and founder of Creative Commons Lawrence Lessig, seeks to give power back to the people and take it away from special interests. The organization asks candidates to pledge not to take campaign funds from Corporate lobbyists and PACs, to support transparency in government, and to support comprehensive campaign finance reform. The initiative is also asking voters to only pledge to support candidates that will take the pledge.
You can reach the entire statement at bensonforcongress.com/speeches/change-congress-pledge.
