Ethics & Good Government
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Good government and ethics have been central to Delia’s work as a public servant. During her time as Campaign Manager at Common Cause IL, she worked on getting big money out of politics because she understands the outsized influence that special interests and corporations have on government. Our democracy is under attack not just by the violent insurrectionists but also by corporate interests that co-opt our legislative processes and prevent real change from happening in Washington.
Delia has been an advocate for stronger ethics laws including banning legislators from becoming lobbyists. She understands that when elected officials betray the public trust and abuse their office for personal gain, it is our communities that suffer through a lack of resources and investments. Delia is committed to being a full-time legislator whose only job is to represent the interests of the community.
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Delia has been a champion for good government and ethics as our Congresswoman. She does not take money from corporate PACs, the fossil fuel industry, pharmaceutical companies, the NRA, and other bad actors because she believes in being accountable to the people she represents and not special interests. She is fighting for stronger ethics reforms in Washington as she did as State Representative when she supported legislation that ended the revolving door of government officials becoming lobbyists in Illinois. She is working for comprehensive campaign finance reforms including banning dark money and overturning Citizens United to get rid of big money in politics.
RESULTS
In Congress, Delia has:
Co-sponsored the Freedom To Vote Act, which would establish digital ad transparency, force “dark money” to be disclosed, and establish a matching fund (funded by lawbreakers, not taxpayers) for small dollar donations to increase small donors’ impact.
Co-sponsored H.J.Res. 54, which would propose an amendment to the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
Co-sponsored the SVB Act, which would strengthen oversight of certain non-bank financial companies and bank-holding companies
As IL State Representative, Delia:
Supported legislation that banned lawmakers from becoming lobbyists right after leaving office to fight corruption in Springfield
Supported legislation to create a “small donor match” for publicly financed elections in Illinois
