Tester, Weintraub join Democratic organization to counter corruption
Source: The Hill
06/03/25 6:00 AM ET
Former Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont) and ex-Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chair Ellen Weintraub are officially joining the Democratic nonprofit group End Citizens United on Tuesday to help fight corruption and get big money out of politics, The Hill has learned. Both Tester and Weintraub will work at End Citizens United, a group that advocates for campaign finance reform, as senior fellows.
The pair will be doing press interviews, writing op-eds, helping advise on legislation and participating in town halls and other public events across the country. “We know that they’re both going to use their unique set of experiences to help educate Americans on the unprecedented levels of corruption that we’re seeing today, each of them brings a little bit different experience,” End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller said in an interview with The Hill.
Tester, a three-term senator who lost his reelection bid to businessman and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy (R) in November, formally joined MSNBC in May as a political analyst. Last week, the former senator also joined Unite the Country, a Democrat-aligned super PAC, where he will work as a senior adviser. The outside group spent nearly $3.6 million in supporting Democratic presidential nominees, initially former President Biden and later ex-Vice President Kamala Harris, during the 2024 election cycle, according to FEC records.
“If we want a government that listens to working people — not just billionaires and corporate CEOs — we have to crack down on corruption and the role of big money in our elections. I’ve seen firsthand just how corrupting Citizens United has been on our government,” Tester said in a statement. “Too many politicians are focused on raising money and keeping their biggest donors happy instead of addressing the struggles of regular folks.”
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