State Sens. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, and Mike Ellis, R-Neenah, again pushed for action on their campaign finance reform legislation Monday night as part of a Common Cause in Wisconsin forum crafted to discuss changes to promote good government in Wisconsin.
Common Cause Executive Director Jay Heck said the forum on the UW-Madison campus was in response to the recent Supreme Court contest between Justice Louis Butler and Justice-elect Mike Gableman, which he called the “most expensive, nasty and demoralizing campaign in state history.” Heck said that the forum was called to address the need for campaign finance reform and would have been held regardless of the election’s outcome.