ECU Endorses State Representative Justin J. Pearson for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District

End Citizens United (ECU), a leading national anti-corruption organization, today endorsed State Representative Justin J. Pearson for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. As part of ECU’s Unrig Washington program, Rep. Pearson rejects corporate PAC money, supports a ban on congressional stock trading, and commits to helping get dark money out of elections.

“Tennessee families are all too familiar with the cost of corruption. Rep. Pearson has stood up to special interests time and again,” said End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller. “He understands that big donors have captured policymaking, and its impact on working people spans from rising prices to attacks on their voting rights. That’s why Rep. Pearson is making real commitments to voters like refusing corporate PAC money. We’re proud to endorse him and look forward to helping him win in November.”

“I am grateful for End Citizens United’s endorsement,” said Representative Justin J. Pearson. “Together, we will get corporate money and billionaire interests out of our rigged political system. I look forward to working with ECU to bring home the victory in November.”

Rep. Pearson is a national voice for defending democracy. His long record of standing up for Tennesseans includes demanding commonsense gun reform, fighting against a billion-dollar corporation building a crude oil pipeline, and taking on data centers. Rep. Pearson is part of Unrig Washington, joining 300 Democratic candidates committed to rejecting corporate PAC money, supporting a ban on congressional stock trading, and working to crack down on dark money in politics. Learn more here.

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For 11 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.