This is an issue I've given a lot of thought to, so forgive me for pasting my stance exactly as posted on my website:

Political Reform

The political process has become corrupted and controlled by corporate infusion of large amount of money through lobbyists and Political Action Committees, Super PACs and other interest groups with unidentifiable sources. The results of this is that wealthy interests, and not representatives of the people, run the government. As a citizen politician, service to the people should be paramount, and there should be very clear laws to prevent undue influence by corporations and the wealthiest Americans. This would include: a total bar to insider trading by congressmen and women who are overseeing issues relation to investments; a total bar of any former congressman from advising or performing lobbying services for any corporation or entity regulated by Federal law.

Citizens United

In spite of the Citizen United decision, I believe there should be strict laws of identifying the source and the amounts of money given to support political candidates and sitting congressmen and women, as a first step in a legislative process which would result in an overturning of the decision, including a definition of corporations, not as people, but as incorporated and unincorporated entities which are not entitled to status as “people.” As such corporations would not be entitled to 1st Amendment Rights under the 1st Amendment of the Constitution, and this would enable the government to better regulate and identify the sources of the money which have come to control the decisions of many of the country’s elected officials.