Jay Nixon Strongly Opposes Bill to Eliminate Campaign Contribution Limits

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Attorney General Jay Nixon today announced his strong opposition to a Republican plan to eliminate campaign contribution limits, which, if passed, would bring back a system that allows wealthy corporations and special interest groups to give millions of dollars to candidates.  Last summer, the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a law that eliminated contribution limits.

"I firmly believe that our elections must be determined by the people of Missouri, not by special interest groups and wealthy corporations," Attorney General Nixon said. "Strict contribution limits will help ensure that regular Missourians have the most powerful voice in November. We must keep contribution limits in place and not return to the same old policies that benefit the same old wealthy insiders."

Attorney General Nixon has long supported campaign contribution limits.  In 1999, he successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of contribution limits. [Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC, No. 98--963, 10/5/1999]  

Like Nixon, the people of Missouri support contribution limits -- voting overwhelmingly in favor of a ballot initiative mandating strict contribution limits in 1994.