Because of Iowa’s importance in the 2016 presidential election, record amounts of money is being poured into our state. Billionaires who have never set foot in Iowa are drowning out the voices of our citizens, clogging our airwaves with attack ads and pushing outside interests that are contrary to the Iowa way of life.

This big money is hurting our democracy, and many Iowans have stopped trying to push back, many have even stopped voting. Super PACs are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on behalf of candidates. They’ve already spent $26.6 million in Iowa.

So I want the presidential candidates to make one promise to my state: pledge to not spend any Super PAC money in Iowa.

Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, the amount of campaign spending in Iowa has exploded, and for the first time ever most of the spending is being done by outside groups rather than candidates. But the presidential candidates should be able to win in Iowa on their platforms -- not simply on who spends the most money.

Please sign my petition asking the Presidential Candidates to commit to not spending Super PAC money in Iowa.