Activists Light Up Bridge, Say Ayotte Won't #GetMoneyOut

People For the American Way and other campaign finance reform supporters joined the Seacoast Overpass Light Brigade to hold boxes with LED light letters over the South Willow Street Bridge in Manchester on July 10, 2015, to spell the message “Ayotte Won’t #GetMoneyOut.”

In a press statement, the organization accused U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, of “repeatedly refusing to support a constitutional amendment that would overturn cases like Citizens United and restore the ability of Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on money in elections.”

In previous public statements, the org noted, and in letters to activists, Ayotte has characterized a constitutional amendment as “dangerous.” The group and other orgs say they delivered more than 12,000 petitions in support of the Democracy For All Amendment to her Manchester offices earlier this year.

“We are joining together to hold Sen. Ayotte accountable for ignoring the voices of the 69 percent of New Hampshire voters who support a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics,” said PFAW New Hampshire Campaign Organizer Lindsay Jakows. “Voters are increasingly concerned about the influence of money in politics this election season, which is something the senator has clearly failed to recognize.”