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For a house representative, it is around 2M dollars every two years. That's 870M dollars of special interest money every two years and 7B dollars every four yea
by antisocial 10y ago
For a house representative, it is around 2M dollars every two years. That's 870M dollars of special interest money every two years and 7B dollars every four years.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/7-billion-spent-on-2012-campaign-fec-says-087051 http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/7-billion-spent-on-201...
- iamnothere 10y agoTrue, but House elections are hardly "local" -- I think they were implying city and county level offices.
- scott_s 10y agoWhich is a problem. But I believe tptacek mean state, county town and city positions, and not necessarily in a legislative capacity.
- tptacek 10y agoYes. I'm specifically suggesting not running for federal office, but instead running for local office and using that position --- which is gettable --- as a base for further influence. It's not my idea; it's something a friend of mine, who has done it, is pushing.
- jimterrapin 10y agoI couldn't agree more. You said it perfectly. The federal offices and state offices, all that stuff is easy. The hard work, and where the opportunity is, is figuring out the obscure Water Districts, Port Commissions, and similar positions. Very winnable, and they create momentum.