Tom Moore is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he works on democracy and government reform. From 2015 to 2023 he was counsel and then chief of staff to Federal Election Commission Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub. He wrote the Corporate Power Reset, a proposal for states to limit the political spending powers of the corporations they charter.
Role at the time: Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, in a post on Bluesky
Condemned
Statement summary
Moore, who developed the legal approach behind the Montana Plan, says voters' approval of I-194 is huge news in the fight against Citizens United and that the law will rid Montana's politics of corporate and dark money.
“*Huge* news in the fight against Citizens United: Montana voters overwhelmingly vote for The Montana Plan, I-194, which will rid the state’s politics of corporate and dark money.”
The ruling protecting corporate independent spending is the action under scrutiny. Moore describes I-194 as part of the fight against Citizens United and says he helped the effort, which condemns the ruling.
The Supreme Court protected corporate and union independent election spending in Citizens United. Defenders say the ruling protects political speech and association. Critics say it gives wealthy interests excessive influence and undermines democratic accountability.
