My intention is to participate in public campaign financing through Baltimore City’s Fair Election Fund. Public campaign financing is a program designed to challenge the supremacy of large and corporate campaign funding by creating an incentive for candidates to seek support from a large number of small donors rather than rely on a small number of large donors. Public funds are used to match small donations in exchange for candidates committing to following significant contributions limits. Once a candidate qualifies for matching funds, Baltimore's system matches all donations from City residents, with the highest matches for the smallest contribution level. If you contribute $25 your contribution will be matched nine-to-one with $225. Small is beautiful!

In order to participate in the Fair Elections Fund, a candidate must agree to accept no more than $150 from any individual for the duration of the election cycle. Because the contribution limit for an individual is typically $6,000, this is a significant limitation on fundraising. For this reason, it is imperative that we work as hard as possible to achieve the program requirements and earn access to matching funds. ‍