The Transparent Election Initiative

10/13/2026

The New York Times "Some of the largest donations in American political history"

The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

10/12/2026

Retired U.S. Army veteran and President of Veterans For All Voters - Montana, David Oclander, has been championing The Montana Plan for months, spreading the word and dispelling misinformation about its impact on small businesses. Thank you, David.

End dark money in your state! Visit transparentelection.org to get involved. Links in bio!

10/12/2026

To monitor America PAC’s spending in the midterms, WIRED has created a live tracker that updates daily and highlights where America PAC is putting money into the midterms, from individual races to Musk’s overall influence on the election season. It draws on America PAC’s filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which the agency processes daily and which lists all the payments America PAC has made for ads, mailers, and texts

To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.

10/09/2026

American Promise Poll - 4% of Young Americans Say Ordinary Voters Have the Most Influence in Washington. Link in comments!

10/08/2026

Big announcement! 📣 We're bringing together two special guests to talk about The Montana Plan and what comes next around the country.

On Wednesday, October 21 at 3:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM MT, join former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and former Montana Governor and Attorney General Steve Bullock for a special virtual town hall on the growing movement to get corporate and dark money out of politics.

We'll talk about the extraordinary grassroots momentum in Montana ahead of Election Day, the growing movement to bring The Montana Plan to states across the country, and what we're hearing from Americans who are ready for a different kind of politics. You'll also have the opportunity to submit your own questions for Pete and Steve. 👉️ RSVP at oct21.montanaplan.org - link in bio! 👈️

10/08/2026

Issue One "Citizens United also opened the floodgates for anonymous “dark” money to flow into our elections via shell corporations and certain nonprofits allowed to engage in political spending. During the 2024 elections, roughly $1.9 billion in dark money was spent in federal elections, up from $1 billion during the 2020 election cycle"

A whole generation of Americans has never seen a campaign finance system that works for them.

10/07/2026

DYK The 2026 Midterms are on track to spend $11.6BILLION in campaign advertising - more that the last 59 Super Bowls COMBINED! h/t Bruce Mehlman’s Substack Link in comments!

10/07/2026

High praise for The Montana Plan in a Washingotn Examiner Op Ed last week! The nation is taking notice. Want to get your state involved? Join the movement at transparentelection.org > Find Your State!

10/06/2026

The New York Times Top Super PAC for Senate Dems Raise Record $151 million in 3rd Quarter "Super PACs do not have any contribution limits, unlike individual candidates and political parties" - Gift article in comments

Democratic Senate candidates have generally out-raised Republicans, but are struggling to match outside spending from Trump-affiliated groups.

10/05/2026

People are talking about The Montana Plan all over the country. Montana can make history and end dark & corporate money in politics by citizen ballot initiative this November. Read the full Reuters article at the link in our bio.

Learn more about The Montana Plan and get involved in your state at transparentelection.org 👈️