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From: "Amanda Gonzalez, Colorado Common Cause" <causenet@commoncause.org>

Subject: Does money have too much influence in politics?

Date: May 4, 2020 at 8:00:46 PM MDT

To: nextyearboston@gmail.com

Reply-To: causenet@commoncause.org

Pat, Coloradans don’t always agree, but like most Americans, we tend to understand that money in politics can be a big problem. When corporations and money crowd out regular people and use their donations to gather influence, our democracy suffers. Before you worry too much though, you should know that we’re fighting back.  Colorado Common Cause is partnering with other nonprofits and advocates to reform the role of money in politics on the local level. Many elected officials begin their political careers as school board members, county commissioners, or city councilors, which is why it’s so important to make campaign finance laws fair and transparent in our towns and cities, as well as on the federal and state level.   Tune into our monthly happy hour this Thursday night for a discussion with Carlos Valverde, the State Director of the Colorado Working Families Party. Aurora is at the center of many of these discussions after its 2019 mayoral race saw over a million dollars pour into campaigns. We’ll be joined by Aurora city councilors Nicole Johnston and Juan Marcano as we discuss what one of Colorado’s biggest cities is doing to address money’s influence on its political system. May Happy Hour: What Does an Election Cost?  Thursday, May 7th at 5:30pm  Sign up here! We will have a Q&A section at the end of the discussion, so if you have any questions about money in politics, please email them to jrajagopal@commoncause.org and we’ll prepare them for the panelists ahead of time. I hope that you can join us!  Jai Rajagopal, Organizer  and the team at Colorado Common Cause  Colorado Common Cause 1410 Grant Street, Suite C106  Denver CO 80203  303.292.2163 commoncause.org/colorado Facebook Twitter Make a Donation Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Colorado Common Cause, please click here.