Orange to Blue candidate Ann Kuster is leading the charge with 95 of her fellow Dem candidates, are making Net Neutrality an issue in the remaining days of the campaign.
The Democratic candidates, led by New Hampshire House hopeful Ann Kuster, have launched netneutralityprotectors.com, an online petition and fundraising effort that pledges to stand up "against any attempt by big corporations to control the Internet and eliminate the Internet's level playing field." The candidates are running for House and Senate positions in 34 states.
The effort is backed by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC), a group working to "elect bold progressive candidates."
"This is the first time ever that congressional candidates have joined together to make net neutrality an election issue," Jason Rosenbaum, the senior online campaigns director at PCCC, said in a statement.
The pledge they have signed says:
"I believe in protecting Net Neutrality - the First Amendment of the Internet. The open Internet is a vital engine for free speech, economic opportunity, and civic participation in the 21st century. I stand with millions of working families and small businesses against any attempt by big corporations to control the Internet and eliminate the Internet's level playing field. In Congress, I'll fight to protect Net Neutrality for the entire Internet - wired and wireless - and make sure big corporations aren’t allowed to take control of free speech online."
Kuster isn't the only O2B candidate on the list (not surprisingly). Three Senate challengers: McAdams, Conway, and Sestak have signed the pledge, as have House candidates Garcia and Trivedi.
You can sign on as a "citizen signer" to the pledge, and as always,
show your gratitude to the candidates who stepped up for Net Neutrality by kicking in a few bucks now, while it counts.