A coalition of groups calling for public financing of candidates in New York is launching an advertising and grassroots push on Monday to raise awareness among the public and put pressure on legislators in Albany. The goal is to make sure that the New York state Legislature enacts comprehensive campaign finance reform in the current session.
The initiative is backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and a host of groups that are organized under the Fair Elections New York banner and hail from the labor, business, consumer, environmental and campaign finance reform communities.
"The drumbeat to pass comprehensive campaign reform in New York this year is getting louder and louder," David Donnelly, executive director of Public Campaign Action Fund, said in a statement. "Over the next few weeks, lawmakers across the state will hear from their constituents that they demand a political system that works for everyone and not just big campaign donors." Public Campaign Action Fund is one of the groups paying for the advertising effort.
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