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John Sarbanes

(1962) Politician United States

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John Sarbanes is a politician from the United States.

Quick Facts About John Sarbanes

Born: May 22, 1962
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician

About John Sarbanes

John Peter Spyros Sarbanes is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 2007 to 2025. He is a member of the Democratic Party. At his retirement, his district included Annapolis, the entirety of Howard County, and parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by John Sarbanes

If you create a system that makes the small donors the linchpin of the system in terms of how members of Congress…

Campaigns

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You can't keep a democracy going in a functional and constructive way if only 10 percent of the people you represent think…

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At a time when special interest money is being showered on legislators in Washington, grassroots donors offer members of Congress a refreshing…

Being

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A deep cynicism is taking hold of the country, with more and more Americans convinced that big money calls the shots in…

About

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There are certainly days that we can convince ourselves in Washington that everybody's talking about one thing, and then I'll go home…

About

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This fundraising is consuming us. It's impossible to overstate, I think, what it's doing to members and their ability to just focus…

Ability

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People wanna give you a $5 contribution online, but they have a million other things to do. But getting them to just…

Contribution

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The super PACs have brought an element of fear into the equation. The fact that they can bring this money into the…

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