Cc-candidates

Pledge-takers
official source: http://change-congress.org/admin/mainapp/candidate/

Members
Jim Cooper (TN-5) (Dem) (2, 3, 4)

Candidates
Amit Singh (VA-8) (Rep)    (1, 3) (somehow got deleted?)

Ethan Strimling (ME-1) (Dem)  (1, 2, 3, 4)

Ashley Casey (LA-6) (Ind)  (1, 2, 3)

Ed Fallon (IA-3) (Dem)  (1, 2, 3, 4)

Sam Rasoul (VA-6) (Dem)  (1, 2, 3, 4)

Tristin Mock (OR-2) (Green)  (1, 2, 3, 4)

Chellie Pingree (ME-1) (Dem)  (2, 3, 4)

Peter Bearse (NH-1) (Ind)   (1, 2, 3)

Hank Eng (CO-6) (Dem)  (2, 3, 4)

Cheryl Crist (WA-3) (Dem) (2,3,4)

John M. Wages, JR (MS-1) (Green) (1,2,3,4)

Mike Waltner (PA-3) (DEM) (2,3,4)

unconfirmed
Josh Lanier

no PAC money
John Kerry (D) MAS2 2008 Career

Wayne T. Gilchrest (R) MD01 2008 Career

Ralph Regula (R)       OH16 2008 Career

Todd Platts (R)        PA19 2008 Career

Bob Inglis (R)          SC04 2008 Career

Patrick Leahy (D)      VTS2 2008 Career

Maria Cantwell (D)     WAS1 2008 Career Herb Kohl (D)           WIS1 2008 Career

Marty Meehan was too before he left earlier this congress.

members
Abercrombie 	HI-1

Allen 	ME-1

Altmire 	PA-4

Arcuri 	NY-24

Baldwin 	WI-2

Blumenauer 	OR-3

Capuano 	MA-8

Castor 	FL-11

Clarke 	NY-11

Clay 	MO-1

Cohen 	TN-9

Conyers 	MI-14

Courtney 	CT-2

Crowley 	NY-7

Cummings 	MD-7

Davis 	IL-7

DeFazio 	OR-4

Delahunt 	MA-10

DeLauro 	CT-3

Dicks 	WA-6

Doggett 	TX-25

Ellison 	MN-5

Eshoo 	CA-14

Farr 	CA-17

Fattah 	PA-2

Filner 	CA-51

Frank 	MA-4

Giffords 	AZ-8

Gillibrand 	NY-20

Gonzalez 	TX-20

Green 	TX-29

Grijalva 	AZ-7

Gutierrez 	IL-4

Hall 	NY-19

Harman 	CA-36

Hastings 	FL-23

Higgins 	NY-27

Hill 	IN-9

Hinchey 	NY-22

Hirono 	HI-2

Holden 	PA-17

Holt 	NJ-12

Honda 	CA-15

Hoyer 	MD-5

Israel 	NY-2

Johnson 	TX-30

Kagen 	WI-8

Kaptur 	OH-9

Kildee 	MI-5

Kind 	WI-3

Klein 	FL-22

Kucinich 	OH-10

Langevin 	RI-2

Lantos 	CA-12

Lee 	CA-9

Lewis 	GA-5

Loebsack 	IA-2

Lofgren 	CA-16

Lowey 	NY-18

Lynch 	MA-9

Maloney 	NY-14

Markey 	MA-7

Matsui 	CA-5

McCarthy 	NY-4

McDermott 	WA-7

McGovern 	MA-3

McNerney 	CA-11

McNulty 	NY-21

Michaud 	ME-2

Miller 	CA-7

Moran 	VA-8

Murphy 	CT-5

Murphy 	PA-8

Nadler 	NY-8

Norton 	WDC

Oberstar 	MN-8

Olver 	MA-1

Pallone 	NJ-6

Pascrell 	NJ-8

Pastor 	AZ-4

Pelosi 	CA-8

Peterson 	MN-7

Rodriguez 	TX-23

Rothman 	NJ-9

Ruppersberger 	MD-2

Rush 	IL-1

Sarbanes 	MD-3

Schakowsky 	IL-9

Schwartz 	PA-13

Serrano 	NY-16

Sestak 	PA-7

Shea-Porter 	NH-1

Slaughter 	NY-28

Smith 	WA-9

Stark 	CA-13

Sutton 	OH-13

Thompson 	CA-1

Tierney 	MA-6

Tubbs-Jones 	OH-11

Van Hollen 	MD-8

Velazquez 	NY-12

Walz 	MN-1

Watson 	CA-33

Watt 	NC-12

Waxman 	CA-30

Weiner 	NY-9

Welch 	VT-AL

Woolsey 	CA-6

Wynn 	MD-4

Yarmuth 	KY-3

some of the candidates
Trauner 	WY-AL

Pingree 	ME-1

Strimling 	ME-1

Brennan 	ME-1

Edwards 	MD-4

FL-15
the current Representative, Dave Weldon, (FL district 15) does not agree with any parts of your pledge. Fortunately he is retiring and democrat Steve Blythe is a candidate who probably agrees with all parts of the pledge while the republican candidate, Bill Posey (former FL State Senator) probably does not.

OK-5
Mary Fallin: I was at a town hall meeting today in Oklahoma City. I read Mary the pledge. She said she is all for transparency but would need the specifics to determine the agreement on the pledge. I said it was very simple and she could respond now. Her Chief of Staff,  Nate Webb said he would get back with me within the week, I also emailed him the change-congress website.

IA-03
1. Ed has never taken money from PACs and lobbyists. During his 14 years in the Iowa House, he was one of only two legislators who refused to take PACs and lobbyists. Rep. Boswell, on the other hand, received 74% of his campaign contributions from PACs alone last year.

2. Ed wants to eliminate earmarks.

3. Ed supported public financing of elections in the Iowa legislature and supports this on the federal level, as well.

4. Ed favors as much transparency and sunlight as possible.

Ed is running on five issues in particular: getting out of Iraq, universal health care, campaign finance reform (including public financing of elections), budget reform (especially getting rid of earmarks), and fair trade.

Ed was endorsed last month by Democracy for America and this month by the EENR Progressives blog.

NY-26
I called and spoke to Jon's Campaign Manager, John Gerkin. His email is johngerkin@powersforcongress.com and his number is.

His responses to your questions as best I can paraphrase them:

Lobbyist money - thinks it's wrong, but doesn’t know how they could compete on public funds alone. Would be willing to work to this end in Congress, but unfair to not take $$ now.

Public financing - not this election as said, but wonders how it could be fair.

Transparency - is 100% for FULL transparency for congress, funding and elections, including earmarks.

Earmarks - would not end earmarks, since they feel it is a fair way to get needed $$$ back into a congressional district. IS 100% for making them completely transparent and would release all earmarks.

I truly think that Jon Powers is a good candidate to join this movement. He is an Iraqi war veteran who started a charity in Iraq for children and has make many really great statements about changing the status quo in congress. Perhaps someone more influential could sway Jon and his campaign to endorse the Change Congress Movement.