U.S. Senate Candidate Eldridge Annouces Endorsement of ‘End Citizens United’ Group
LITTLE ROCK – Former prosecutor and U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge, who is running for the U.S. Senate, today announced the endorsement of End Citizens United, a group committed to ridding the political system of secret, dark money through countering the disastrous effects of Citizens United and reforming the campaign finance system.
“There is too much hidden, dark money in politics, which is at the root of why the system is broken and why Americans are so frustrated with government today,” said Eldridge. “I fully support complete campaign finance reform and will aggressively work to get dark money out of politics, bring more transparency to the political process, and return power to the people. Time and again, my opponent has voted to protect secret, special interest money and defended Citizens United. Arkansans deserve better than a Senator who supports this institutionalized corruption. As a Senator, I will work tirelessly to overturn the current system and restore openness and integrity to our government.”
Eldridge pledged to work with the organization to help pass a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and would work to bring more transparency to the political process. He also criticized his opponent, Sen. John Boozman, for consistently voting against efforts to reduce the influence of dark, special interest money.
“Conner Eldridge knows we need to end the rigged system in Washington by limiting the amount of money that corporations can spend anonymously to buy our elections,” said Tiffany Muller, Executive Director for End Citizens United. “We’re proud to support Conner, and we know that he is the best candidate to rein in the unlimited dark money that is corrupting our democracy.”