2020 CO Senatorial race: on Government Reform


Cory Gardner: Require Senate candidates to e-file campaign finance reports

Q: Require political ads to disclose their largest funders?

Cory Gardner: Unclear on disclosure. Supported requiring Senate candidates to e-file campaign finance reports. No other position found.

John Hickenlooper: Yes. Backed election bill H.R.1 to strengthen disclosure and campaign finance laws. Weakening them "has led to corruption." Also, overturn Citizens United decision that removed campaign finance limits.

Source: CampusElect on 2020 Colorado Senate race Oct 10, 2020

Cory Gardner: Overturn Colorado being in National Popular Vote Compact

Q: Support Prop 113 to join National Popular Vote Compact? When states representing an electoral majority sign on, the person who gets the most votes nationwide will become President.

Corey Gardner: No. Opposes Prop 113, as does Colorado Republican Party. Donated to campaign to overturn Colorado's participation.

John Hickenlooper: Yes. Previously ambivalent but now supports Prop 113, as does Colorado's Democratic Party.

Source: CampusElect on 2020 Colorado Senate race Oct 10, 2020

John Hickenlooper: Reinstate Voting Rights Act provisions struck down by Court

Q: Support stricter ID requirements and other rules on voting?

John Hickenlooper: No. Reinstate Voting Rights Act provisions struck down by the Supreme Court. Criticizes "discriminatory voter ID laws."

Corey Gardner: No position found.

Source: CampusElect on 2020 Colorado Senate race Oct 10, 2020

John Hickenlooper: Pass the electoral reforms of the For the People Act

One of my first priorities will be working to pass the For The People Act. The For the People Act proposes to reform money in politics by bolstering public financing and donor disclosure provisions. It strengthens our elections by addressing regulatory barriers to voting and creating a system of automatic voter registration. And it bolsters accountability by closing lobbying loopholes and requiring greater transparency from government officials.
Source: 2020 Colorado Senate campaign website Hickenlooper.com Jul 9, 2020

John Hickenlooper: End partisan gerrymandering, support Fair Maps Act

In 2018, Colorado voters approved amendments to create an independent redistricting commission to end partisan gerrymandering. Our state could become a model for the nation when districts are redrawn after the 2020 census. In the meantime, I support Senator Michael Bennet's Fair Maps Act, which prohibits partisan gerrymandering at the national level and provides guidance on redrawing and contesting maps. Voters should pick their elected officials, not the other way around.
Source: 2020 Colorado Senate campaign website Hickenlooper.com Jul 9, 2020

Dan Baer: Tackle corruption and role of big money in politics

If elected, Baer says, his top priority would be "tackling corruption and the role of big money in the system. I made a pledge from day one that I'll accept no corporate PAC money, and I've gone a step further and said I will never become a federal lobbyist. I think the revolving door where people go to Washington and serve for as long as they serve and then quickly go to K Street and become millionaires as lobbyists is corrosive to the public confidence in Washington."
Source: Westword.com on 2020 Colorado Senate race Apr 30, 2019

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Candidates and political leaders on Government Reform:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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