Peter was in the House chamber on January 6th when the Capitol was attacked by a violent mob attempting to overturn the election of President Joe Biden. That attack on our democracy didn’t end on January 6th. The threat remains today as state legislatures have enacted laws to undermine our election institutions and suppress the right to vote. Peter is working to protect our democracy by committing to get dark money out of politics, addressing misinformation, and combatting attempts to undermine free and fair elections.

• Make it easier to vote, remove corporate money from politics, and strengthen our ethics laws
  • Cosponsored the For the People Act to make needed reforms in our electoral system, including publicly financing federal elections
  • Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure that Americans’ right to vote is protected, no matter where one lives.
     
• Preserve election integrity to maintain peaceful transitions of power
  • Cosponsored the Protecting Our Democracy Act to address abuses of presidential power, transparency and accountability, and election security
     
• Combat the anti-democratic influence of dark money in our politics
  • Supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and bring transparency back to federal elections