Salisbury bill bans lobbyist involvement in political campaigns

Rep. Abigail Salisbury    May 30, 2023 | 2:41 PM

HARRISBURG, May 30 – State Rep. Abigail Salisbury, D-Allegheny, introduced legislation today that would prohibit lobbyists from running state candidates’ political campaigns and then lobbying those same candidates once they are elected.

“Lobbyists have whispered into the ears of political candidates, shaped their agendas and gotten rich while doing so for far too long,” Salisbury said. “My bill would put campaign control back into the hands of candidates and refocus elected officials’ attention on their constituents, not on pleasing lobbyists who also run campaigns.”

Salisbury’s legislation (H.B. 1223) also prohibits campaign consultants from lobbying state employees who work in the candidates’ offices.

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