End political corruption and get money out of politics

The ability to donate to political campaigns and candidates is overwhelmingly dominated by the top earners supporting their interests. In 2022, the 100 largest donors in the U.S. collectively spent 60% more money in the midterms than all small donors combined. This has a deeply corrupting influence on our political system. Politicians take money from the ultra wealthy and serve their interests in return, and this stops democracy from working how it is supposed to. According to a Princeton Study, a policy has an equal chance (~30%) of being adopted whether it is widely supported or opposed. In a system funded by corporate dollars, the opinions of the people are largely ignored. In addition to this, members of Congress hold $720.42 million in stocks, impeding their policy-making by reordering their priorities from public welfare to individual financial success.

To reinstate the American people’s public authority, Drew Cox will fight to pass the Restore Trust in Congress Act (H.R. 5106) and Ban Corporate PACs Act (H.R. 4799) banning congressional stock trading and corporate PAC intervention in American politics. As an alternative to corporate funded elections, Drew advocates for the implementation of Public Campaign Financing, a system which would require the federal government to match small dollar donations made by regular voters. Drew also has taken a pledge not to take any corporate money - his campaign is funded exclusively by the people.