John Driscoll in The Missoulian


On Government Reform: Big focus on limiting donations to campaigns

I am accepting no donations in the primary election campaign, while holding my expenditures to less than the $5,000 threshold required to begin filing campaign finance reports. Through March 31, I have spent $2,474.83, including filing fee. In the general election campaign I will accept from any legal donor, no more than the $1,740 filing fee I paid to become a candidate for the Senate. This allows any person's continuing right to exercise free speech in the form of a campaign contribution, but equally limits contributions to the amount I will accept. This will yield experience for new campaign finance legislation aiming to disqualify any candidate who accepts more than an amount equal to the filing fee from any one donor. The disqualifying offense would be the crime of graft. I hope to help relieve them [U.S. Senators] of the burden of constantly having to raise money, at times from special interests.
Source: The Missoulian on 2020 Montana Senate race Apr 15, 2020

On Homeland Security: Committed to help return POW-MIA Americans to U.S.

Montanans ask a good faith effort to recover the 1587 Americans still carried as POW-MIA. According to the National League of POW-MIA Families, as of Jan. 21, the obstacles to POW-MIA recovery are too few intelligence analysts and repeated U.S. cancellations of planned recovery operations due to decreased funding. This regrettable situation has sent negative signals of disinterest to counterpart officials in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. I will work to increase funding for POW-MIA recovery.
Source: The Missoulian on 2020 Montana Senate race Apr 15, 2020

On Principles & Values: Running because of total loyalty to upholding Constitution

I place our United States Constitution above my own well-being, personal loyalties or any political party. I have the proven capability to work with the interpersonal chemistry of a legislative caucus as I find it and the mental determination to check and balance our president as required by our Constitution.
Source: The Missoulian on 2020 Montana Senate race Apr 15, 2020

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