WASHINGTON–With exactly 35 days remaining until the November general elections, many Americans are voting early or have cast votes already, and that has CUNA moving again this week to invest in a number of House races.
As CUToday.info reported here, last week CUNA announced $7 million in funds from its Credit Union Legislative Action Committee (CULAC) were being spent on four Senate candidates who have been strong credit union supporters and who are in close races.
This week CUNA will be making similar expenditures on behalf of CU champions in the House who are in equally tight races, said Trey Hawkins, CUNA’s chief advocacy officer for political action.
“These are some of the closest races in the country,” said Hawkins. “But bigger picture, this is something we do every cycle.”
Hawkins said that with the coronavirus pandemic creating new economic stresses CUNA believes it is important consumers know which candidates have supported credit unions and the work they do in attempting to alleviate such stresses.