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Rep. Page introduces bill to cap campaign contributions for state lawmakers
Summary
Rep. Page introduced H.116 to limit campaign contributions to roughly $30,000 per two-year term for state representatives and senators; committee members raised questions about equal caps for House and Senate races, enforcement and out-of-district money.
Rep. Page introduced H.116, “An act relating to limiting campaign contributions for state representatives and state senators,” during a Government Operations & Military Affairs bill-introduction session. "I think there's too much money in our campaigns right now," Page said, citing recent races in which some candidates raised sums in the tens of thousands.
The bill would cap the total contributions a candidate may raise at roughly $30,000 per two-year term (Page described the ceiling as about $29,000–$30,000), a figure Page said roughly equals two years of legislative pay. "It just seems like a number," one committee member said during discussion, noting that district…
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