Democracy 21

{{Short description|U.S. non-profit organization}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}}

Democracy 21 is a non-profit organization in the United States that aims to combat the influence of private money in politics by enacting campaign finance reform.{{cite news|last1=Schouten|first1=Fredreka|title=Spending bill bars IRS and others from forcing political disclosure|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/16/spending-bill-bars-irs-and-others-forcing-political-disclosure/77422872/|accessdate=December 16, 2015|publisher=USA Today|date=December 16, 2015}} It was founded in 1997 by longtime activist Fred Wertheimer.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/us/politics/is-the-supreme-court-clueless-about-corruption-ask-jack-abramoff.html|title=Is the Supreme Court Clueless About Corruption? Ask Jack Abramoff|last=Hulse|first=Carl|date=July 5, 2016|work=The New York Times|accessdate=July 25, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/288031-trump-campaign-solicits-illegal-foreign-donations-despite-warnings/|title=Trump campaign solicits illegal foreign donations despite warnings|last=Swan|first=Jonathan|first2=Harper |last2=Neidig|date=July 16, 2016|work=The Hill|access-date=July 25, 2016}} The organization supports stricter campaign finance limits and regulations and opposes the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC.{{cite news|last1=Wertheimer|first1=Fred|title=Legalized Bribery|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/citizens-united-campaign-finance-legalized-bribery-102366|accessdate=December 16, 2015|publisher=Politico|date=January 19, 2014}}