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    On 4-14-14, State Senate candidate Tim Allen today called for campaign fundraising reform in Massachusetts, challenging fellow candidates running for the First Hampden and Hampshire District seat to take a “Candidate’s Pledge” to limit contributions to their campaigns from outside of Massachusetts to $5,000. Allen said he would propose legislation to limit the amount of outside money that can be contributed on state legislative races in Massachusetts, should he be elected. Allen said, “Voters are increasing frustrated by the corrupting influence of money in politics, particularly money from outside sources, such as PACs, but also from donors outside a jurisdiction who are increasingly influencing elections. The recent Supreme Court McCutcheon ruling is another step in the wrong direction that will allow higher campaign contributions from a single source. “Massachusetts campaigns, particularly legislative races for the House and Senate, are determined by Massachusetts voters and those campaigns should be also funded largely through in-state contributions and from those who live in a particular legislative district. “I am pledging to keep any contributions from outside of Massachusetts to my campaign to $5,000 and challenge all of the candidates in the race for the First Hampden and Hampshire legislative district to take a ‘Candidate’s Pledge’ to cap contributions from the outside. Senator Elizabeth Warren and her Republican opponent came together during their race, agreeing to the ‘People’s Pledge’ to prohibit outside PAC spending and this offered a positive step in the direction of reform.

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    On 4-14-14, State Senate candidate Tim Allen today called for campaign fundraising reform in Massachusetts, challenging fellow candidates running for the First Hampden and Hampshire District seat to take a “Candidate’s Pledge” to limit contributions to their campaigns from outside of Massachusetts to $5,000. Allen said he would propose legislation to limit the amount of outside money that can be contributed on state legislative races in Massachusetts, should he be elected. Allen said, “Voters are increasing frustrated by the corrupting influence of money in politics, particularly money from outside sources, such as PACs, but also from donors outside a jurisdiction who are increasingly influencing elections. The recent Supreme Court McCutcheon ruling is another step in the wrong direction that will allow higher campaign contributions from a single source. “Massachusetts campaigns, particularly legislative races for the House and Senate, are determined by Massachusetts voters and those campaigns should be also funded largely through in-state contributions and from those who live in a particular legislative district. “I am pledging to keep any contributions from outside of Massachusetts to my campaign to $5,000 and challenge all of the candidates in the race for the First Hampden and Hampshire legislative district to take a ‘Candidate’s Pledge’ to cap contributions from the outside. Senator Elizabeth Warren and her Republican opponent came together during their race, agreeing to the ‘People’s Pledge’ to prohibit outside PAC spending and this offered a positive step in the direction of reform.

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    Allen Calls For Senate Candidates To Take "Candidates Pledge" On Outside Contributions, To Sponsor Reform

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    On 4-14-14, State Senate candidate Tim Allen today called for campaign fundraising reform in Massachusetts, challenging fellow candidates running for the First Hampden and Hampshire District seat to take a “Candidate’s Pledge” to limit contributions to their campaigns from outside of Massachusetts to $5,000. Allen said he would propose legislation to limit the amount of outside money that can be contributed on state legislative races in Massachusetts, should he be elected. Allen said, “Voters are increasing frustrated by the corrupting influence of money in politics, particularly money from outside sources, such as PACs, but also from donors outside a jurisdiction who are increasingly influencing elections. The recent Supreme Court McCutcheon ruling is another step in the wrong direction that will allow higher campaign contributions from a single source. “Massachusetts campaigns, particularly legislative races for the House and Senate, are determined by Massachusetts voters and those campaigns should be also funded largely through in-state contributions and from those who live in a particular legislative district. “I am pledging to keep any contributions from outside of Massachusetts to my campaign to $5,000 and challenge all of the candidates in the race for the First Hampden and Hampshire legislative district to take a ‘Candidate’s Pledge’ to cap contributions from the outside. Senator Elizabeth Warren and her Republican opponent came together during their race, agreeing to the ‘People’s Pledge’ to prohibit outside PAC spending and this offered a positive step in the direction of reform.

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    Nassachusetts, challenging fellow canuiuates iunning foi the Fiist Bampuen anu
    Bampshiie Bistiict seat to take a "Canuiuate's Pleuge" to limit contiibutions to theii
    campaigns fiom outsiue of Nassachusetts to $S,uuu. Allen saiu he woulu piopose
    legislation to limit the amount of outsiue money that can be contiibuteu to state legislative
    iaces in Nassachusetts, shoulu he be electeu.

    Allen saiu, "voteis aie incieasingly fiustiateu by the coiiupting influence of money
    in politics, paiticulaily money fiom outsiue souices, such as PACs, but also fiom uonois
    outsiue a juiisuiction who aie influencing elections. The iecent Supieme Couit NcCutcheon
    iuling is anothei step in the wiong uiiection that will allow highei campaign contiibutions
    fiom a single souice.

    "Nassachusetts campaigns, paiticulaily legislative iaces foi the Bouse anu Senate,
    aie ueteimineu by Nassachusetts voteis anu those campaigns shoulu be funueu laigely
    thiough in-state contiibutions anu fiom those who live in a paiticulai legislative uistiict.

    "I am pleuging to keep any contiibutions fiom outsiue of Nassachusetts to my
    campaign to $S,uuu anu challenge all of the canuiuates in the iace foi the Fiist Bampuen
    anu Bampshiie legislative uistiict to take a 'Canuiuate's Pleuge' to cap contiibutions fiom
    the outsiue. Senatoi Elizabeth Waiien anu hei Republican opponent came togethei uuiing
    theii iace, agieeing to the 'People's Pleuge' to piohibit outsiue PAC spenuing anu this
    offeieu a positive step in the uiiection of iefoim.

    "Foi too long oui electeu officials have peimitteu anu encouiageu a political cultuie
    wheie money iules the piocess. The influence of gieatei amounts of money flowing into
    campaigns, paiticulaily fiom outsiue souices can only be ieveiseu by those seeking office
    anu those electeu to legislate the iules of campaign engagement. I challenge all in this iace
    to uo the same anu accept the 'Canuiuate's Pleuge' limiting those outsiue contiibutions.

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    "By allowing some ieasonable level of outsiue uonations, as I am suggesting with a
    $S,uuu cap, family membeis, college classmates anu piofessional contacts living out of state
    will still be able to suppoit a canuiuate in Nassachusetts.

    "If electeu to the State Senate, one of my fiist pieces of legislation will be to ieview
    the financing of Nassachusetts campaigns anu woik to iestiict the influence of money fiom
    outsiue of the Commonwealth of Nassachusetts," Allen saiu.

    Allen is a foimei executive at NassNutual, he seiveu as Executive Biiectoi of the
    Efficacy Institute anu the Step 0p Spiingfielu acauemic achievement anu chaiactei
    uevelopment initiative, is a college instiuctoi anu a thiee-teim Waiu Counciloi in
    Spiingfielu.

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