A coalition of 16 advocacy groups is calling on candidates for president to release lists of their top fundraisers
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Candidates had a mixed record of releasing bundler information in 2016. Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush released lists of their top fundraisers, though Clinton released less information about the people raising money for her campaign than Obama had. But others, including President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, did not identify their bundlers.Sign Up
The request from 16 groups including the Campaign Legal Center, Issue One, the League of Women Voters and Public Citizen comes amid a broader wave of support among Democrats for curbing the influence of money in politics — including taking voluntary steps limiting their own campaigns. In addition to disclosing names of bundlers, the letter from the good-government groups asks candidates for president to make bundlers easily identifiable by including information like their employers and occupations, as well as detailed information on their fundraising — “such as the exact aggregate amount they have raised to date, which can — and should — be regularly updated over the course of your campaign,” the letter reads.
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