Some thoughts on campaign financing

Here is a link to Rep. Petri's money sources:

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/geog.asp?CID=N00004426&cycle=2004

In-State vs. Out-of-State:

In-State $38,050 (28.9%)
Out-of-State $93,384 (71.1%)


Top Metro Areas:

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV $36,199
DALLAS $25,500
APPLETON-OSHKOSH-NEENAH $9,550
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH $8,250
MILWAUKEE-WAUKESHA $6,350

Is he our representative or Texas/DC's?

If you look more on the site, you will see that I show $0 in contributions. That is because I did not cross $5,000 in contributions until Aug 31. You do not have to report until after you hit that threshold. My reporting will be in in October - the next deadline.

As of today, I have raised about $8,000. Petri has about $1,000,000 in the bank.

Why? He has saved his money from year to year when no one ran against him. I believe this is wrong. At the end of any election cycle, your account should be at $0. If someone contributes to my campaign, they are because they think that this year, I am the best choice. I should not be allowed to carry that over into the next election cycle. I might no longer be that persons choice.

Allowing the carry-over of dollars to following election cycles is an incumbancy protection program that is bad for democracy.

I will, as you congress member introduce legislation abolishing this.