Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout, who is running for Congress in New York’s 19th Congressional District as a Democrat, was quoted in an article on Gawker about anti-big corporation and pro-public campaign financing.
“The voters deserve to hear directly from the billionaires backing John Faso about what they expect to get from him in Congress,” Teachout said in a statement. (She is also fundraising off the challenge.) “When someone writes a $500,000 check they don’t do it out of the goodness of their heart. These are people probably trying to buy power, and voters should know who they are and what they stand for. I’m challenging Paul Singer and Robert Mercer to put your mouth where your money is and debate me directly, not through your mouthpiece.”