November 21, 2010

An analysis by the Salt Lake Tribune of campaign-disclosure forms shows that 33 of the 100 incoming legislators who reported raising money this year (four did not report any donations) did not collect any money from their local constituents. Instead, it all came from corporations, PACs, lobbyists, other politicians, parties, or people outside their districts. An additional 17 lawmakers received less than 1 percent of their money from constituents, essentially a pittance. The most that any lawmaker received from constituents was 22 percent, meaning that 78 percent of contributions still came from outside interests.

No question about who is really being represented. I wonder why I didn’t vote.