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HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Special Interest Groups & Lobbyists influence elections…
BENCHMARKING & BEST PRACTICES
U.S. as compared to OECD highly developed democratic countries ...
VOTING AGE POPULATION TURNOUT
Registration to vote in U.S. is an individual responsibility...
ENGAGE TO CHANGE “OUR STATUS QUO”
Undo “Citizens United”...
WORLDWIDE VOTER TURNOUT
U.S placed behind most of its peer OECD nations...
Funding Sources
TOP SPENDING PAC'S & DARK MONEY
Citizens United dramatically increased the power of...
THE FUNDING BEHIND CAMPAIGN SPENDING
The balance of political power shifted from political parties to...
OUTSIDE SPENDING DISCLOSURES
The rise of "grey money" groups that disclose only some donors ...
GENDER SPLIT BY NUMBER OF DONORS
Men are heavily overrepresented among top political donors...
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS DONATIONS $$ & DONORS
A very small elite fraction of Americans give campaign contributions …
Big Money $$ Influence
BIG MONEY $$ & LOBBYISTS INFLUENCE POLITICIANS
The easiest way to raise money $$ is to turn to lobbyists...
FEDERAL LOBBYING $$ SPEND
The 10 clients that spent the most money on federal lobbying...
TOP 10 INDUSTRY & LOBBYING FIRMS
The top 10 lobbying firms raked in more than...
TOP 10 RICHEST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
In Congress, between 40 and 50 percent are millionaires...
TOP BUSINESSES FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Business interests outspent organized labor...
Congress Structure
TENURE OF CONGRESS
Majority of Senators are men over the age of...
CONGRESS BY PARTY
Senators & Representatives by Party...
SALARIES & BENEFITS OF CONGRESS
Benefits for Members of Congress are robust...
WOMEN IN CONGRESS
The number of women who will serve in the next Congress...
U.S. CONGRESS CONSISTS OF SENATE & HOUSE
Senate & the House create federal statutory law…
