Washington, DC –

Today, Sekou Biddle, candidate for Council At-Large (D) announced his support of the DC Public Trust Campaign. The campaign’s goal is to end corporate contributions to District of Columbia political campaigns through a ballot initiative during the 2012 general election.

Statement from Sekou Biddle:

“The DC Council has simply failed to create the transparent and accountable government that the residents deserve. This initiative will bring our campaign finance laws up to the same level as the federal government and most other states, holding our elected officials to the most basic disclosure requirements.

However, it is simply not enough to pass this ballot initiative, we must elect a Council that is committed to creating a more transparent and inclusive government.  It is truly unfortunate that the citizens have to pick up the Council’s slack on enacting such a common sense solution. We can do better and deserve better from our elected officials.”