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How do legislators raise money to run for Congress? (with Weston Wamp)

How do legislators raise money to run for Congress? (with Weston Wamp)

FromUnderstanding Congress


How do legislators raise money to run for Congress? (with Weston Wamp)

FromUnderstanding Congress

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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The topic of this episode is “How do legislators raise money to run for Congress?”My guest is Weston Wamp, who is the Founder at Millennial Debt Foundation and a Senior Political Strategist at Issue One. He hails from Tennessee, and ran for Congress in 2014. If his last name is familiar to you, that is because he is the son of former member of the House Zach Wamp, a Republican who represented Tennessee's 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 2011. Weston, like his father, knows a thing or two about how fundraising has come to be a major part of getting to Congress and staying there. And I should add that he is the host of the program, “Swamp Stories,” which has examined the effects of fundraising on Congress.
Released:
Sep 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (45)

Congress is the least liked and perhaps least understood part of government. But it’s vital to our constitutional government. Congress is the only branch equipped to work through our diverse nation’s disagreements and decide on the law. To better understand the First Branch, join host Kevin Kosar and guests as they explain its infrastructure, culture, procedures, history, and more.