Honest, Transparent Government

Dan believes the government can only function properly when it is accountable to the people. Throughout his time in Congress, Dan has consistently been a supporter of reforms to voting, ethics, and public corruption in order to restore Congress’s moral leadership. 

During his time in Congress, Dan has:

• First sounded the alarm about Republican efforts to rig the 2026 election by seizing voting machines and using federal agents to intimidate voters and restrict access to polling places. 

• Led the effort to expel George Santos from Congress. 

• Exposed the blatant corruption of Trump and his allies. 

• Advocated for stronger conflict of interest controls for public office.
   

When Democrats take back the House this November, Dan will lead the push to:

• Ban stock trading by members of Congress and administration officials to prevent conflicts of interest and restore public trust.

• End the politicization of the law by explicitly forbidding political prosecutions by the DOJ, like that of New York Attorney General Tish James.

• Fight corruption in our government by closing dangerous loopholes that effectively legalize bribes for public officials.

• Protect and expand voting rights, and expand access to same day voter registration and early voting nationwide.

• Pass a prohibition on Congressional gerrymandering, to end the practice of politicians selecting their voters.
   

In Congress, Dan has introduced a number of good government reforms: 

• Introduced the No Gratuities for Governing Act, to close a dangerous loophole which allows public officials to receive bribes in the form of ‘tips’ for their official actions as long as the benefit is received after the official action is made. 

• Introduced the No Political Prosecutions Act, to enact guardrails to prevent the Trump administration and future administrations from misusing the justice system to target political opponents.

• Introduced the Early Voting Act, to require early voting for all federal elections. 

• Cosponsored the Democracy For All Amendment, a Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and put an end to unrestrained campaign spending and dark money corrupting American democracy.

• Filed the original complaint to the Ethics Committee that led to a historic vote to expel Rep. George Santos for misconduct, ethics violations and outright fraud.

• Cosponsored Rep. Roy and Rep. Magaziner’s Restore Trust in Congress Act, to ban members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks, securities, commodities, or futures.

• Cosponsored Rep. Sewell’s John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to restore and update the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and to ensure every voter, regardless of race or background, has equal access to the ballot.