By Aaron Sanderford/World Herald staff writer, Originally published in the Omaha World Herald on 3/29/18
A national group that encourages candidates to reject corporate contributions is endorsing Democrat Jane Raybould for the U.S. Senate.
End Citizens United said it chose Raybould, a Lincoln grocery executive and city councilwoman, because she, unlike Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, seeks campaign finance reforms, including reducing the role of corporate campaign donations. Raybould recently rejected fundraising from corporate political action committees. Fischer has not.
“Nebraskans are fed up with Washington ignoring their needs, and they’re demanding reform,” said Tiffany Muller, the group’s president. “Jane Raybould is showing voters that she’s running to represent them and fight for their interests.”
End Citizens United says it has more than 14,000 members in Nebraska and highlighted its work to help raise $300,000 for U.S. Rep.-elect Conor Lamb in western Pennsylvania and $600,000 for U.S. Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama.