Rep. Ed Markey will not be keeping contributions from Bernard Madoff, according to this report. Markey had received $10,000 in contributions from Madoff and his wife in campaign cycles going back to 1992–though none in in the last two campaigns. That makes Markey the third-highest recipient of Madoff money among current members of Congress, according […]
Month: December 2008
Reform in Tanzania
Perspectives on campaign finance laws from abroad are always interesting. Activists in Tanzania are calling for increased disclosure of campaign funding, according to this report from The Zimbabwean.
Vilsack: Lobbyist
Department of Agriculture-designate Tom Vilsack was a registered lobbyist, according to the AP. Obama has promised to lessen the influence of special interests in his Cabinet. People working for his transition are prohibited from working in the “fields of policy” in which they lobbied over the last 12 months. He has not detailed the rules […]