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American Promise Advisory Council

Our Advisory Council includes leaders from across the political spectrum—public servants, veterans, civic advocates, and business leaders – united in the belief that decisions about election rules belong with the people and the representatives they elect.

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Bill Cortese brings a wealth of experience on the domestic and international levels to Mercury’s government relations and public affairs campaigns. Bill recently served as a Senior Advisor to House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY).

It is time to accept the historical gravity of our situation. It is time for Americans of all political viewpoints to come together to win the 28th Amendment — and to renew U.S. democracy again.

We have come to expect business and wealthy individuals to fund our political system. Do we really want the strategic direction of our society, what we prioritize and what programs we kill, what we tax and what we incentivize, to be determined by so few, and not by We, the People?

Many forces are pushing against our American democracy. The forces of an untruthful media, the forces of foreign interference, and most importantly the forces of an unprecedented amount of money allowed to stream from wealthy individuals and corporate interests to affect the proceedings of our democracy. I believe strongly in American Promise’s goals to reform election spending so that the best interests of the American people are represented.

I am proud to add my voice to those who are calling for a constitutional amendment by July 4, 2026 (the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence), and have joined the cross-partisan American Promise movement to enable all Americans to take effective action-together-to move the constitutional amendment process forward.

People across the nation, regardless of their political affiliation, are making clear that corporations or unions should not be able to spend internal funds to influence elections. I urge you to support the call for a 28th Amendment to the Constitution that restores that fundamental promise of our Republic: government of, by, and for the people.

We need to repair the Constitutional foundation for election spending reform so that all Americans may participate in self-government as equal citizens. I hope all Americans can come together with American Promise to help in this urgent, cross-partisan work.

Most people agree that the influence of money in elections is a problem. Jeff and the team at American Promise looked at the data and came up with a plan to actually solve that problem. A constitutional amendment is a huge endeavor, but their plan is a realistic and historically grounded approach that can work. I’m excited to be a part of making it happen.

Bill Cortese

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Maureen Kline
Admiral William Owens
Trevor Potter
Alan Simpson

Olympia Snowe

Andrew Yang

Senior Vice President at Mercury Public Affairs

Presidential Historian, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author; Concord, MA

VP, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Pirelli Tire North America
Admiral (Ret.) U.S. Navy; fmr. Vice-Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff; fmr. CEO, Nortel & Chair, AEA Investors
President, Campaign Legal Center, Former FEC Chair, Former Campaign Counsel to Sen. John McCain; Washington, D.C.

Former Senator, (R-Wyoming); Cody, WY

Former Senator, (R-Maine)

2020 candidate for President; Forward Party
Bill Cortese
Bill CorteseSenior Vice President, Mercury Public Affairs
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns GoodwinPresidential Historian, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author; Concord, MA
Maureen Kline
Maureen KlineVP, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Pirelli Tire North America; Georgia
Admiral William Owens
Admiral William OwensAdmiral (Ret.) U.S. Navy; fmr. Vice-Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff; fmr. CEO, Nortel & Chair, AEA Investors
Trevor Potter
Trevor PotterPresident, Campaign Legal Center, Former FEC Chair, Former Campaign Counsel to Sen. John McCain; Washington, D.C.
Alan Simpson
Alan SimpsonFormer Senator, (R-Wyoming); Cody, WY (1931-2025)
Olympia Snowe
Olympia SnoweFormer Senator
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang2020 candidate for President; Forward Party
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Professor Danielle Allen

James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University, and Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Cambridge, MA
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Donnel Baird

Entrepreneur, Founder BlocPower and Stealth Startup; New York, NY
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Greg Behrman

Founder & CEO, NationSwell; Strategic Advisor, Gen. David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen; fmr. Policy Staff, U.S. State Dept.; New York, NY
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Dave Black

Former President/CEO, Harrisburg PA Chamber of Commerce; Strategic Advisor, Dame Leadership; Board of Directors, Penn National Insurance
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Yael Bromberg

Yael Bromberg, Esq. Bromberg Law LLC, Former Georgetown University Law Center; New York, NY
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Matthew Cox

US Navy, Nuclear Submarine Operations Officer (2008-2014); VP, Global Data Consortium; Raleigh, NC
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Elizabeth Doty

Founder, Leadership Momentum; Executive Director, Third Side Strategies; San Francisco, CA
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Mike Dukakis

Fmr. Governor of Massachusetts; Democratic Nominee for President; Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Northeastern University; Boston, MA
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Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg

Social Practice Visual Artist
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Joe Kearns Goodwin

US Army Veteran (Iraq, Afghanistan); Businessperson, Strategic Initiatives Executive, Bank of America; Fmr. National Service Now Executive Director; Boston, MA
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Rebecca Henderson

John & Natty McArthur Professor, Harvard Business School; Cambridge, MA
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Reverend Mitchell Hescox

President & CEO, Evangelical Environmental Network; Pennsylvania
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MaryAnne Howland

Founder & CEO, Ibis Communications and Global Diversity Leadership Exchange; Gallatin, TN
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Kevin Johnson

CEO, Liberty Global Partners; Waban, MA
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Buff Kavelman

President, The Kavelman Group Philanthropic Advisors; New York, NY
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Kevin Kelly

CEO of KellysRun Consulting; Florida
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Lawrence Lessig

Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Author, Democracy Reform Leader; Cambridge, MA
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Dr. Charles Lewis

Director of the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP).
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Ella McGrail

Policy Coordinator, Save the Sound; Portsmouth, NH
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Bob Monks

Executive, Author; Cape Elizabeth, ME (1933-2025)
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Greg Moore

President and CEO, Promise of Democracy Foundation; Fmr. Executive Director, NAACP National Voter Fund; Washington, DC
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James Nelson

Justice, Montana Supreme Court (Ret).; Helena, MT
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ZZ Packer

Award-winning author; Senior Fellow, International & Public Affairs, Watson Institute, Brown University; Houston, TX
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Deval Patrick

Former Governor Massachusetts, 2007-2015; The Vistria Group, Senior Partner; Boston, MA
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Matt Patsky

CEO, Trillium Asset Management; Boston, MA
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Tamara Piety

Professor of Law; Tulsa, OK
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John Pudner

President, WI Faith and Freedom Coalition; Fmr. President Director, Take Back Our Republic; Auburn, AL
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Professor Robert Putnam

Research Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
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Ann Ravel

Former Commissioner & Chair, Federal Election Commission
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Laurent Roux

CEO Gallatin Wealth Management and Independent Director, Willow Street Group; Wyoming
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Joe Schuman

Public Servant and Founder, Divided We Fall; Washington, D.C.
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Neal Simon

Former CEO, Independent US Senate candidate; Potomac, MD
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David Trahan

Executive Director, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, fmr. Maine Rep., fmr. Maine Senator; Waldoboro, ME
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David Walker

United States Comptroller General (1998-2008), U.S. Naval Academy, Crowe Chair; Alexandria, VA
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Judy Wicks

Entrepreneur, Author; Philadelphia, PA
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Col. Lawrence Wilkerson

US Army (Ret.)-fmr. Chief of Staff, US Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell; Williamsburg, VA
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Layla Zaidane

President & CEO of Future Caucus
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Admiral William Owens
Admiral (Ret.) U.S. Navy; fmr. Vice-Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff; fmr. CEO, Nortel & Chair, AEA Investors

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Alan Simpson
Former Senator, (R-Wyoming); Cody, WY (1931-2025)

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Andrew Yang
2020 candidate for President; Forward Party

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Ann Ravel
Former Commissioner & Chair, Federal Election Commission

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Bill Cortese
Senior Vice President at Mercury Public Affairs

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Bob Monks
Executive, Author; Cape Elizabeth, ME (1933-2025)

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Buff Kavelman
President, The Kavelman Group Philanthropic Advisors; New York, NY

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Col. Lawrence Wilkerson
US Army (Ret.)-fmr. Chief of Staff, US Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell; Williamsburg, VA

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Dave Black
Former President/CEO, Harrisburg PA Chamber of Commerce; Strategic Advisor, Dame Leadership; Board of Directors, Penn National Insurance

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David Trahan
Executive Director, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, fmr. Maine Rep., fmr. Maine Senator; Waldoboro, ME

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David Walker
United States Comptroller General (1998-2008), U.S. Naval Academy, Crowe Chair; Alexandria, VA

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Deval Patrick
Former Governor Massachusetts, 2007-2015; The Vistria Group, Senior Partner; Boston, MA

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Donnel Baird
Entrepreneur, Founder BlocPower and Stealth Startup; New York, NY

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Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Presidential Historian, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author; Concord, MA

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Dr. Charles Lewis
Director of the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP).

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Elizabeth Doty
Founder, Leadership Momentum; Executive Director, Third Side Strategies; San Francisco, CA

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Ella McGrail
Policy Coordinator, Save the Sound; Portsmouth, NH

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Greg Behrman
Founder & CEO, NationSwell; Strategic Advisor, Gen. David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen; fmr. Policy Staff, U.S. State Dept.; New York, NY

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Greg Moore
President and CEO, Promise of Democracy Foundation; Fmr. Executive Director, NAACP National Voter Fund; Washington, DC

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James Nelson
Justice, Montana Supreme Court (Ret).; Helena, MT

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Joe Kearns Goodwin
US Army Veteran (Iraq, Afghanistan); Businessperson, Strategic Initiatives Executive, Bank of America; Fmr. National Service Now Executive Director; Boston, MA

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Joe Schuman, American Promise advisory council member
Joe Schuman
Public Servant and Founder, Divided We Fall; Washington, D.C.

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John Pudner
President, WI Faith and Freedom Coalition; Fmr. President Director, Take Back Our Republic; Auburn, AL

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Judy Wicks
Entrepreneur, Author; Philadelphia, PA

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Kevin Johnson
CEO, Liberty Global Partners; Waban, MA

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Kevin Kelly
CEO of KellysRun Consulting; Florida

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Laurent Roux
CEO Gallatin Wealth Management and Independent Director, Willow Street Group; Wyoming

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Lawrence Lessig
Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Author, Democracy Reform Leader; Cambridge, MA

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Layla Zaidane
President & CEO of Future Caucus

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MaryAnne Howland
Founder & CEO, Ibis Communications and Global Diversity Leadership Exchange; Gallatin, TN

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Matt Patsky
CEO, Trillium Asset Management; Boston, MA

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Matthew Cox
US Navy, Nuclear Submarine Operations Officer (2008-2014); VP, Global Data Consortium; Raleigh, NC

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Maureen Kline
VP, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Pirelli Tire North America; Georgia

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Mike Dukakis
Fmr. Governor of Massachusetts; Democratic Nominee for President; Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Northeastern University; Boston, MA

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Neal Simon
Former CEO, Independent US Senate candidate; Potomac, MD

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Olympia Snowe
Former Senator, (R-Maine); Lewiston, ME

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Professor Danielle Allen
James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University, and Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Cambridge, MA

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Professor Robert Putnam
Research Professor, Harvard Kennedy School

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Rebecca Henderson
John & Natty McArthur Professor, Harvard Business School; Cambridge, MA

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Reverend Mitchell Hescox
President & CEO, Evangelical Environmental Network; Pennsylvania

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Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg
Social Practice Visual Artist

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Tamara Piety
Professor of Law; Tulsa, OK

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Trevor Potter
President, Campaign Legal Center, Former FEC Chair, Former Campaign Counsel to Sen. John McCain; Washington, D.C.

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Yael Bromberg
Yael Bromberg, Esq. Bromberg Law LLC, Former Georgetown University Law Center; New York, NY

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ZZ Packer
Award-winning author; Senior Fellow, International & Public Affairs, Watson Institute, Brown University; Houston, TX

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