Building a More Diverse Donor Coalition: An Analysis of the Seattle Democracy Voucher Program in the 2019 Election Cycle
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2020
Level
City or Town
State(s)
Washington
Policy Areas
Democracy & Governance, Finance & Procurement
After a successful inaugural implementation in 2017, the Democracy Voucher program provided public financing in seven districted City Council races in 2019. Thirty-five candidates used the program in the primary, including twelve who went on to use the program in the general election. In this report, Georgetown University Professor Brian McCabe and Stony Brook University Professor Jennifer Heerwig report on changes to the donor coalition in Seattle municipal elections following the implementation of the Democracy Voucher program.