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| Formation | October 19, 2011 |
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| Founder | Cenk Uygur[1] |
| Type | Political action committee |
| Headquarters | Carthay, Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2] |
National Director | Josh Aciz |
| Website | wolf-pac |
Wolf-PAC is an American nonpartisan political action committee formed in 2011 with the goal of adding an "amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure balance, integrity, and transparency to our national system of campaign finance".[3]
Wolf-PAC argues that Congress is too corrupted by big money and special interests to adequately address campaign finance reform, citing sources ranging from personal experience to a well known Princeton study.[4][5] The organization works nationwide with state legislators using the state initiated convention procedure in Article V of the Constitution to propose an amendment to fix the influence that big money and special interests have over the American government. Wolf-PAC asserts that applying for a convention will either directly result in the desired amendment or pressure Congress to act.
Wolf-PAC was founded in October 2011 in response to the idea that big money interests had bought influence over American politics at the federal level and that this corrupt system had been entrenched by Supreme Court cases dating back decades that ruled many bipartisan campaign finance laws unconstitutional.[6] The name was intended to be a strong response to the aggressive tactics of the special interests the group was fighting against, as explained by Wolf-PAC founder Cenk Uygur, "from now on, they're not coming for us, we're coming for them."[7]
Wolf-PAC introduced its first convention call in Texas in 2013[8] and passed its first call in Vermont in 2014.[9] As of 2019[update], five states have passed Wolf-PAC's call for a convention to propose an amendment to reform the U.S. campaign finance system, and 24 more introduced the resolution for consideration in 2019.[10] Wolf-PAC has an active chapter in every state in the U.S. and has a membership that includes more than 50,000 volunteer sign ups. The organization has four full-time staffers.[11]
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- ^ "The Solution". Wolf-PAC.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Martin Gilens & Benjamin I. Page (2014). "Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens" (PDF). Perspectives on Politics. 12 (3): 564–581. doi:10.1017/S1537592714001595. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Hartson, Alison; Monetta, Michael (May 11, 2017). "The Logical Path to End Corruption". Medium. Wolf-PAC. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ The Young Turks (May 16, 2014). "How Wolf-PAC Changes Minds - Money Out of Politics! (w/ Mike Monetta)". YouTube. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ The Young Turks (October 19, 2011). "Cenk Announces Wolf-PAC.com at Occupy Wall Street". YouTube. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ "Texas House Joint Resolution 94, 83rd Legislative Session". capitol.texas.gov. February 21, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Vermont Joint Senate Resolution 27" (PDF).
- ^ Fieldman, Samuel (July 14, 2019). "CD200: How to End Legal Bribes". Congressional Dish (Interview). Interviewed by Jennifer Briney. Congressional Dish. p. 1:40:00. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Monetta, Michael; Fieldman, Samuel (August 8, 2019). "Con-Con Part Two". Idaho Matters (Interview). Interviewed by George Prentice. Boise, Idaho: Boise State Public Radio. Retrieved August 9, 2019.