Citizens United critic weighs run for California secretary of state
Source: Sacramento Bee
The field of possible contenders to succeed Debra Bowen as the state's chief elections officer is growing by the day.
Derek Cressman, an activist with the nonprofit Common Cause, told The Bee today he is "seriously considering" running for secretary of state in 2014, when Bowen will step down because of term limits.
Cressman said he is currently looking at whether he can fulfill existing commitments at the political watchdog group, which advocates for stricter campaign finance rules and increased transparency in politics, in time to launch a campaign for next year's election.
The Sacramento Democrat, a longtime critic of the role of money in politics, is currently leading a national effort to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision on campaign spending. He said his experience with Common Cause has prepared him to tackle problems with the state's campaign finance, voter and business filing system.
Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/04/citizens-united-critic-weighing-run-for-ca-secretary-of-state.html
= new reply since forum marked as read
