Facts About Fair Elections

Facts about campaign finance reform

*Maine, Massachusetts, and Arizona already have passed legislation instituting public financing of campaigns

*Polls show: 60-80% public support for campaign finance reform

*Idaho Senate Bill #1290 on Public Campaign Financing
    http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/2006/S1290.html

Sources:

    http://fp1.centurytel.net/lemdems/Issue1_Cam_Finance1.htm

    http://www.publicampaign.org/

    http://www.uvidaho.org/

    Connecticut Citizens Action Group
    http://www.ccag.net/whatabargain.htm

    http://www.washclean.org/

   http://www.citizen.org/congress/campaign/issues/pub_fin/articles.cfm?ID=11062

Lobbyists contributed $103 million to lawmakers since 1998

Lobbies give money to our elected officials 1998-2006

Larry Craig $158,275

Mike Crapo $221,506

Mike Simpson $98,853

Voting on government reform by our elected officials:

Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike Simpson

Summary:

Nearly every vote is Nay on campaign finance reform, lobbyist gifts, campaign donations from unions & corporation, and other congressional gifts.

Larry Craig

Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on funding for National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999)
Voted NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
Voted YES on Approving the presidential line-item veto. (Mar 1996)
Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts. (Jul 1995)

Mike Crapo

Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)

Mike Simpson

Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
Voted YES on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)