About Us
Issue One is a leading crosspartisan political reform group in Washington, D.C.
We were founded in 2013 to reduce the influence of money in politics through bipartisan reform. Over the past decade, we’ve adapted and expanded our mission to meet the evolving threats to American democracy — without ever compromising our core values.
Our Mission
Fixing our political system and building a democracy that works for everyone.
This mission is more critical than ever: Our democratic republic is under greater stress than it has been in generations, as the fates of democracies all over the world face uncertain futures.
Our Focus
How We Work
We educate the public and work to pass legislation on Capitol Hill to bolster U.S. elections, build a healthier digital information environment for our democracy, strengthen ethics and accountability, and limit the influence of big money over politics.
Our Impact
Helped strike down 10-year AI moratorium
Advocated against a proposed provision in the budget bill that would have axed bipartisan state laws that protect young people from child sexual abuse material, the elderly from targeted scams, political candidates from harmful deepfakes, Americans from data privacy breaches, and much more.
Learn MoreGuided voters to trusted election information
Through our How Elections Work campaign and other efforts, during the 2024 election cycle we helped educate the public about how our elections work and directed the public to their state election officials for the most accurate information.
Learn MoreWorked to update the Electoral Count Act of 1887
Following the 2020 election, we worked with partners to bring Congress together to pass the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act (S. 4573) to ensure the peaceful transfer of power following future presidential elections.
Learn MoreEstablished the Faces of Democracy
Powered by election workers themselves — our Faces of Democracy campaign was built to strengthen our country’s critical election infrastructure by winning sufficient, regular, and predictable federal funding for state and locally-administered elections, bolstering protections for election workers and facilities, and building trust in our system of free and fair elections.
Learn MoreShining a light on big-money bundlers
Led a crosspartisan coalition that urged all candidates in the 2020 and 2024 presidential races to disclose information about their big-money campaign “bundlers,” fundraisers who are often rewarded with special perks and government positions, such as ambassadorships.
Learn MoreAdvocated for a modernized Congress
We joined a diverse array of organizations and advocates to push for the creation of the bipartisan Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, which advanced a total of 202 bipartisan recommendations to make the House a more functional, accessible, transparent, representative, and technologically adept institution.
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Our Team
Our team is dedicated to protecting our democracy. We’re a collaborative group operating at the intersection of policy, advocacy, and civic engagement.
Board & Advisors
Our board and advisors embody our commitment to nonpartisan political reform. They represent a broad cross-section of American political and professional life, serving as trusted ambassadors and champions of our mission to strengthen democracy through crosspartisan coalition building.
Our Councils
With a coalition of over 200 former members of Congress, grassroots advocates, and election officials, Issue One is at the forefront of bipartisan reform.