promote people-to-people relationships.

By establishing clear rules and guidelines that better define what makes campaign spending ‘coordinated’ with outside groups like super PACs and dark money 501(c) groups.The Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to treat expenditures by outside groups as coordinated with a political candidate.

which are largely funded by wealthy special interests seeking more power and influence over elected officials.The Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act has been endorsed by the Campaign Legal Center and Public Citizen.restores some integrity to our elections.

campaigns have skirted around these laws through a practice known as redboxing in which they publish data and content – such as messaging points and pictures – aimed at supportive outside groups.Redboxing has become just another way for campaigns to violate the intent of the laws meant to prohibit illegal coordination and allows them to take advantage of unlimited spending by special interests.

corporate and special interests have poured dark money in our political system and undermined the trust of millions of Americans in our elections.

The bill also establishes factors for the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to assess and determine coordination.As the son of a Japanese mom who lived in Japan for part of my childhood.

contributing to increased visibility of Japan House Los Angeles.Japan; wild-fires in Southern California; the Los Angeles riots.

and Japan America Society of Southern California.His past news reporting for KCAL-TV.