6 People in House (4 Dems, 2 GOP)
Total Money Through Pacs
Rooney, Francis FL 19 R $5,123,259.30 $- 0%
Khanna, Ro CA 17 D $3,662,502.34 $- 0%
Polis, Jared CO 2 D $1,388,205.72 $- 0%
Sarbanes, John MD 3 D $948,386.94 $- 0%
Roe, Phil TN 1 R $403,676.27 $- 0%
O’Rourke, Beto TX 16 D $389,662.14 $- 0%
Ro Khanna, who represents the very PAC-friendly the Silicon Valley, started the
No PAC Caucus in Congress. So far just Beto O'Rourke, the El Paso congressman challenging Ted Cruz's mega-PAC 2018 reelection bid, and independently wealthy Jared Polis from Boulder have joined the caucus.
Tuesday, though, two members, Ro Khanna and Beto O'Rourke, have come forward will a new bill--
The No PAC Act-- to prohibit members of Congress from taking PAC contributions. It's a truly revolutionary proposal and it transcends partisanship. The bill that seeks to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by prohibiting members of Congress and those running for Congress from accepting contributions from a PAC, other than that of the candidate’s own PAC. It would also prohibit the establishment of leadership PACs.
In the 2016 cycle, PACs contributed more than $474 million to congressional candidates according to the FEC, which accounted for 35% of campaign funds for House Democrats, 39% for House Republicans, 15% for Senate Democrats, and 27% for Senate Republicans.
Khanna told the media that the bill "is an important step in stopping the influence of wealthy special interests in our political system. By limiting who can give to congressional candidates, voters can have a stronger voice in who represents them in Congress." O'Rourke agreed: "We need to get special interest money out of politics. This bill is an important step to do just that," he said.
https://cleanslatenow.org/2016/12/20/pac-fundraising-totals-and-the-115th-congress-house-of-representatives/
