Summary
Texas Senate candidate Colin Allred has introduced an anti-corruption plan aimed at stopping stock trading by lawmakers and overturning a Supreme Court decision on political spending. His plan also includes banning corporate Political Action Committees (PACs) and instituting a lifetime lobbying ban for lawmakers. Allred's proposals are part of his campaign strategy against Republican opponents in a high-profile Senate race.
Key Facts
- Colin Allred is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas.
- He proposed a plan to limit stock trading by lawmakers.
- The plan aims to overturn a Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited political spending.
- Allred wants to end gerrymandering and ban corporate PACs.
- He supports a lifetime lobbying ban for lawmakers.
- Allred has promised not to trade in individual stocks and to refuse corporate PAC money.
- Ken Paxton, a potential opponent, has faced political corruption allegations.
- Paxton was acquitted of several impeachment articles, including bribery and dereliction of duty.
