Posted on February 19, 2014
HARTFORD- State Rep. Christie Carpino (Cromwell & Portland) along with the House Republican caucus are advocating for the reversal of legislation that diminished the level of transparency and escalated the use of campaign dollars in negative campaigning in General Assembly elections last session.
“The people in my district are quite adamant they do not want more negative campaigning. I will continue to fight against a system that permits state and local parties to raise corporate cash to be spent in state campaigns for the sole purpose of throwing dirt and mud at one’s opponent. Campaigns should be focused the issues and not on lies and half-truths,” said Rep. Carpino.
Last session’s Campaign Finance legislation passed along partisan lines in both chambers of the General Assembly and was signed into law by the Governor. The non-partisan group Common Cause warned the changes will lead to a decrease in transparency, an erosion of current election oversight, an increase in special interest money and an unlimited increase in negative campaigning.
Here are the highlights of what Rep. Carpino is proposing: