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trent lange ca clean money

ab 1984 montana plan; const challenge scotus? mont ct 2 issues? will prolly go thru; Hawaii

chris rogers marin ab 1984

CAP ctr am progress

applies to unions, articiial entities, good but...non-profits no political spending [incl dark money nonprofits]

ngo eg sierra club staff time is in-kind contrib so cd not talk to other orgs; no research on ballot measires, talk to press, write op-ed, org vols; org can take pos on ballot init;

bank and fin comm info hearing

canot disting between types of corp b/c scotus wd 86?

nonprofit just set up pac 10k compliance costs

dark $ not a huge problem in CA b/c we have disclosure act?

narrow def of pol spending to problematic kind

summer lee superpac limit to 5k$

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sb 900 billboards 1/3 too much space

mcnerney 5 top funders except billbd

building better ca brin


CA FAIR ELECTIONS Act on ballot by reps no did not need prop saved $

yesfairelections.org

1988 BAD RULING? CHARTER CITIES

DOES NOT INST SYS JUST CLEARS WAY ~ BAN

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yesfairelections.org

https://www.yesfairelections.org › about › aboutus.php

About the California Clean Money Action Fund - www.YesOnProp15.org

Trent Lange, PhD., President and Executive Director **Trent**.Lange@CAclean.org Trent Lange has served on the board of the California Clean Money Campaign since 2003 and became Executive Director in 2009. He has been a spokesperson, lobbyist, and policy expert for CCMC, analyzing campaign spending and proposing solutions to campaign finance issues both for California and elsewhere including ...

LinkedIn

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Trent Lange - California Clean Money Campaign | LinkedIn

Experience: California Clean Money Campaign · Education: University of California, Los Angeles · Location: Los Angeles · 471 connections on LinkedIn. View Trent Lange's profile on LinkedIn, a ...

Annenberg Media

https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com › 2026 › 04 › 24 › a-new-bill-would-allow-publicly-financed-campaigns

A new bill would allow publicly financed campaigns in California

Apr 24, 2026Trent Lange, the president and executive director of the California Clean Money Action Fund, said that if passed, the act would allow politicians to focus on connecting with voters, rather than raising funds.

Mountain View Online

https://www.mv-voice.com › calmatters › 2026 › 02 › 18 › california-can-sidestep-scandal-and-banish-bias-while-counting-votes

California can sidestep scandal and banish bias while counting votes

Feb 18, 2026Trent Lange Trent Lange is executive director of the California Clean Money Campaign Founding Father John Adams grimly warned, "There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."

Senator Tom Umberg

https://sd34.senate.ca.gov › news › league-women-voters-common-cause-california-clean-money-campaign-and-other-advocates-celebrate

League of Women Voters, Common Cause, California Clean Money Campaign ...

Oct 13, 2025"Governor Newsom's signature on SB 42 to place the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot will give voters the chance to empower every jurisdiction in California to strengthen democracy and reduce the power of Big Money in politics by adopting public financing of campaigns," said Trent Lange, President of the California Clean Money ...

Marin Independent Journal

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