Corporate Political Activity Blog: Guest Blogger #4

The Corporate Political Activity blog has posted the last of four guest posts on campaign finance reform in New York.

The final installment is from Heather Briccetti, President & CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc.

She shares “five personal thoughts on the private sector’s interest in campaign finance reform,” and notes that the business Council has not taken any formal position on campaign finance issues:

• the need for “an honest discussion” of the issue, while avoiding unintended consequences;
• the need for fairness, in terms of regulating the business community and organized labor in the same manner;
• considering electoral reform (the elections process) as an alternative to campaign finance reform;
• the need for a public funding system – if one is to be adopted – to be fair to all interests; and
• not imposing other harmful or misdirected mandates as part of any “reform” legislation.