Assemblyman Bob Huff has introduced a piece of legislation that seems like a good idea to me. AB 1808 would allow candidates for federal office (U. S. Senate and the House of Representatives) to pay for and submit ballot statements to be put before the voters, much in the way that candidates for state and local office can today.
As long as candidate statements are offered to lower level office seekers, I see no reason why candidates for federal office shouldn’t have the same opportunity.
Something tells me that someone will come up with a reason it isn’t legal, per McCain-Feingold or some other federal law. But hopefully not.
Great idea Assemblyman Huff.