It adds to the charges of passive corruption, benefiting from embezzled public funds and illegal campaign financing for which he was already facing trial.

The plan for public campaign financing was later abandoned after public opposition.

Pine called for campaign finance reforms including public campaign financing and for campaign donations under $1000 to be tax-deductible.

We should reform our electoral system by requiring party neutrality until the primary, while also instituting minimal public campaign financing, instant runoff voting, direct voting, and proportional representation.

Campaign financing makes things worse.