Pete Buttigieg will no longer accept campaign donations from registered lobbyists, an emerging campaign finance litmus test for the Democratic presidential candidates.
The South Bend, Ind., mayor announced that he will refund donations he has already received from lobbyists, totaling just over $30,000 from 39 contributors. The campaign also said it will not allow lobbyists to serve as bundlers, closing a potential loophole.“Mayor Pete will not be influenced by special-interest money, and we understand that making this promise is an important part of that commitment,” Mike Schmuhl, Buttigieg’s campaign manager, wrote in an email to supporters Friday afternoon.
Buttigieg is the latest Democratic presidential candidate to rule out accepting money from lobbyists and corporate PACs. Rejecting lobbyists’ cash has been a popular move for many candidates — including Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar — who are seeking to stay on the right side of a primary electorate animated by, among other things, a deep aversion to big money in politics.
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