WASHINGTON, DC — Tiffany Muller, president of the national campaign finance reform group End Citizens United, issued the following statement in response to reports that DNC Chair Ken Martin is poised to introduce a resolution at the DNC’s upcoming August meeting aimed at reining in the influence of corporate and dark money in Democratic presidential primaries.

“Fifteen years ago, Citizens United shattered the fragile defenses protecting our democracy from corporate and billionaire influence,” said ECU President Tiffany Muller. “Since then, megadonors have seized unchecked power in Washington, corporations have rigged the rules in their favor, and public trust has plunged to historic lows.”

Muller continues, “Time and again, Democratic voters have called for bold, decisive action to address this crisis. With this resolution, Ken Martin is answering that call and taking clear steps to rebuild the trust of millions disillusioned with Washington’s status quo. This is the leadership working Americans expect and the unwavering path Democrats must follow to end Trump-era corruption and put people back at the center of the decision-making in government.”

The resolution proposed by Chair Ken Martin directs the DNC Committee on Reforms to promptly identify “real, enforceable steps” to eliminate unlimited corporate and dark money funding from the 2028 Democratic presidential primary process.

Muller, a nationally recognized expert on campaign finance regulation, is available to comment further on this development and its broader impact on Democratic politics and democracy as a whole.

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For 10 Years, End Citizens United (ECU) has been dedicated to combating the two biggest challenges facing our democracy: the corrosive impact of Big Money in politics and attempts to block access to the ballot box. Since its founding in 2015, ECU has had over 1.4 million donors with an average donation of just $14. The group has more than four million members nationwide and is one of the nation’s leading anti-corruption organizations.