“These elected officials stood up for the public's right to know what money is being spent on their state legislators. Their votes helped transform North Carolina from a state with unfettered spending by wealthy special interest groups to one that enforces accountability and transparency.”
Bob Phillips
“The concept is just to give our elected officials the right to use their judgment.”
Rich Collins
“I think if you lower the limits on money it would encourage our elected officials to get into their districts, ... to interact with the average citizen to encourage more people to contribute smaller amounts to get their message across.”
Rufus Jones
“Business is going to go wherever it (can) make money. I don't know how elected officials would feel about expanding the city limits at all.”
Frank Anderson
“Once you kind of end the money chase, elected officials are far less susceptible to some of the attractions that lobbyists can offer — i.e. travel, food, gifts, campaign contributions. Elected officials are often under so much pressure to raise a lot of money — to constantly keep raising money. That's why they have these close ties with lobbyists. Lobbyists help them raise money.”
Mary Boyle
“Most teachers - most people - feel their elected officials take care of that. That's their business, right? Most teachers are busy teaching.”
Lori Allen
