Wednesday, January 6, 2021
AUGUSTA — Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, introduced a bill this week to improve Maine’s laws regarding spending by political action committees.
LD 1621, “An Act To Reform Payments to Legislators by Political Action Committees,” was the subject of a public hearing before the Legislature’s Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.
“This bill joins other pieces of legislation this session to ensure that money, campaigns and politics have the cleanest relationship possible. I know that we all hear from our constituents about the need to get big money out of politics. We deserve free and fair elections. We also deserve to know that our elected legislators are not unfairly profiting or benefiting from doing the people’s work,” said Sen. Maxmin. “These are common-sense reforms that Maine voters deserve.”