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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · 11d

Very disappointing. I contacted some of the PACs expressing my anger that they would support someone with such violent rhetoric.
Corporate PACs Fund ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ Rep. Randy Fine readsludge.com/2025/10/23/c...

Corporate PACs Fund ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ Rep. Randy Fine

Comcast, CVS, Boeing, and other major corporations have made PAC donations to the Florida Republican despite his repeated calls for violence against Muslims and Palestinians.

readsludge.com

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thanks to good governance champion, Forrest Miller, @forrestmiller4va.bsky.social, for supporting the need for campaign finance reform. Getting big money out of our elections and politics is, indeed, the way to "restore the People's trust in Government". Forrest is running in VA district 63.

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Aug 15

Most recent BigMoneyOutVA newsletter. Check out the great news from Blacksburg. Let's get other jurisdictions from around Virginia to commit to support campaign finance reform.
open.substack.com/pub/nancymor...

Let's have a 💸moneyout💰 shoutout📢 for the Blacksburg Town Council

They voted unanimously on August 12th to pass a resolution in support of campaign finance reform.

open.substack.com

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Jul 19

Join a historic rally on July 27! Organized by @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social, this non-partisan, people-powered event is our way tofight back against the corrupting influence of bigmoney in politics & demand real accountability from our elected officials. Sign up here: moneyoutofpolitics.org/join/

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Jul 2

Great meeting candidate Elaine Walters at the Women's Summit. Running in VA district 68, she supports good governance & a government which works for all Virginians. She believes that Virginians want open/ honest government, including getting big money out of politics.
bsky.app/profile/elai...

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Jun 30

Great👍 panel discussion at Women's Summit with colleagues from Sierra Club, Freedom Virginia, and Climate Change and Clean Energy Group. The workshop on money in politics was animated by having @pwcdanica.bsky.social and Kannan Srinivasan share their views on the issues & entry points for action.

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Jun 12

Great reporting by David Poole. Here's a shout out📢 for Delegate David Bulova, good governance champion👍 , who finally got this oversight bill passed three years ago!!! Virginia campaign finance laws take first step beyond honor system cardinalnews.org/2025/06/12/v... via @cardinalnewsva

Virginia campaign finance laws take first step beyond honor system

The state Department of Elections will soon release a report on the first-ever outside audits of campaign finance disclosures. In this first round, seven candidates who ran for local office last fa…

cardinalnews.org

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thank Dist 68 VA candidate Elaine Walters, @elainescampaign.bsky.social, for supporting campaign finance reform. She doesn't want a "system serving the wealthy, rather than the general populace". Check out her responses to the Good Governance Scorecard www.vagoodgovscorecard.org/candidate-re...

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · May 20

Yes! 👍 Another good governance champion supports reforms to build confidence that our institutions actually do work for average Virginians. Thanks, Victor Salgado, ‪@victorforvirginia.bsky.social‬, running for LT Governor, for filling in the VA Good Governance Scorecard www.vagoodgovscorecard.org

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · May 16

Let's have a shout out 📢 for Virginia good governance champions, like @shelly_simonds who is running in VA House district 70. We totally agree with her that "it is time to return political power to the people and rebuild trust in our democracy".

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · May 16

Interesting article but I think that this bill is unconstitutional. Spending can't be restricting because of Buckley vs Valeo ruling that money is speech. Bill to limit out-of-state donations to Texas candidates gets House approval www.texastribune.org/2025/05/14/t... via @TexasTribune

Bill to limit out-of-state donations to Texas candidates gets House approval

The bill would cap out-of-state political donations to a candidate or lawmaker to $5,000 for a statewide election, $2,500 for a district office and $1,000 for a county office.

www.texastribune.org

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · May 15

Many thanks 👍to Justin Woodford for highlighting the corrupting influence of corporate money in our elections. Justin is running ins VA House District 73. Thanks for signing the American Promise pledge, Justin! @justinwoodford.bsky.social

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · May 7

Check out this estimate of dark money moving to influence our elections in 2024. Nice reportings by the Brennan Center.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Dark Money Hit a Record High of $1.9 Billion in 2024 Federal Races

Spending by groups that do not disclose their donors has increased and become harder to trace.

www.brennancenter.org

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · May 6

Thanks 😍Jessica Anderson, @jess4va.com, candidate running in House Dist. 71, for filling in the Good Governance Scorecard, as well as supporting campaign finance reform, the @usapromise "For Our Freedom" language for a constitutional amendment as well as campaign finance reform in VA. #peoplepower

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · May 6

Thanks👍 @marcussimon.com , candidate for House District 13, for filling out the Virginia Good Governance Scorecard. Have the candidates in your district filled it out? Check on the website: vagoodgovscorecard.org Virginians need a government that works for the people! #PeoplePower

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · May 5

Do you know who your candidates are in your District? What are their views on good governance issues? Check out the newly launched Virginia Good Governance Scorecard (www.vagoodgovscorecard.org.

nancymorgan.substack.com/p/will-virgi...

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Apr 16

Thanks to @issueonereform.bsky.social for highlighting the increasing corruption which is transforming our democracy into an oligarchy. The "people" deserve to have a government which listens to their voices, not those of wealthy donors. #peoplepower

Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · Apr 16

“These political contributions are essentially legalized bribes... As the Senate considers Long’s nomination, senators would be wise to ask whether these donors will receive preferential treatment by the agency,” says Issue One's @mjbeckel.bsky.social.

Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · Apr 16

When Donald Trump nominated former GOP Congressman Billy Long to lead the IRS in December, Long's failed Senate bid had $130,000 in debt from loans Long had made to his campaign.

New FEC filings show Long raised $136,900 in Q1 — more than enough to repay himself docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thanks to our VA Democracy Warriors who came out to our VA #moneyout Happy Hour where we celebrated the passage of the campaign finance bill restricting personal use of campaign donations! Thanks to legislators @davidbulova, @marcussimon.com , & Karen from @jenniferboysko.com office. #peoplepower

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Apr 4

@jessanderson4va.bsky.social

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Apr 4

Let's ask all VA candidates (Ds, Rs, & Inds) to support campaign finance reform. Thanks👍to Jessica Anderson, running in VA-District71, who agrees that to restore integrity to our VA elections, we need to have our VA GA pass comprehensive campaign finance reform. @usapromise sanderson4va.bsky.social

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Mar 30

Great that the Arizona "voters right to know" disclosure bill continues to be ruled constitutional by the courts! Without transparency into election spending, voters don’t know who is trying to influence elections. Let's pass dark money disclosure bills in VA!

statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

Arizona Supreme Court Grapples with Challenge to “Dark Money” Disclosure Law

Voters overwhelmingly approved the law in 2022 to shed light on anonymous campaign spending from large donors.

statecourtreport.org

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Mar 26

Check out this Democracy Day 2025 video. Virginia citizens met with legislators in support of specific campaign finance & RCVing bills. Listen to their stories & learn why they think that good governance legislation builds confidence in our institutions & officials.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=00oF...

Virginia Democracy Day 2025

YouTube video by MoneyOutVA

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Mar 26

Check out our 💸MoneyOut💰 Press Release which reviews the status of campaign finance bills this year.

Virginia’s General Assembly takes a small step towards reining in dependency on big money donors open.substack.com/pub/nancymor...

Virginia’s General Assembly takes a small step towards reining in dependency on big money donors

But More Work Needs to be Done

open.substack.com

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BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Mar 26

Congratuations👍to Sen. Jennifer Boysko and Del Josh Cole for getting a bill restricting personal use of campaign funds finally over the goal line. After a decade (❤️@marcussimon.com), it was finally signed into law by the Governor yesterday. One step closer to broad based campaign finance reform.

BigMoneyOutVA @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thanks to @marcussimon.com for signing our MoneyOut pledge. Delegate Simon, running in VA-13th district, has been a continual supporter of campaign finance bills for a decade. His bill restricting personal use of campaign funds, which he introduced in 2014, was finally passed into law this year.👍

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