Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The 2016 presidential campaign of Lawrence Lessig, a law professor at Harvard University and founder of Creative Commons, was formally announced on September 6, 2015, as Lessig confirmed his intentions to run for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in 2016. Lessig had promised to run if his exploratory committee raised $1 million by Labor Day, which it accomplished one day early. He described his candidacy as a referendum on campaign finance reform and electoral reform legislation.Lessig dropped out of the Democratic primary on November 2, 2015, shortly after the rules for participation in the next debate were changed such that he would no longer qualify. He is now considering other strategies to advance his reform agenda, including the possibility of an independent run.His campaign platform is unique for the clear priority it places on passing one thing first: The Citizen Equality Act, a proposal that couples campaign finance reform with other laws aimed at curbing gerrymandering and ensuring voting access."@en }
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- Lawrence_Lessig_presidential_campaign,_2016 abstract "The 2016 presidential campaign of Lawrence Lessig, a law professor at Harvard University and founder of Creative Commons, was formally announced on September 6, 2015, as Lessig confirmed his intentions to run for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in 2016. Lessig had promised to run if his exploratory committee raised $1 million by Labor Day, which it accomplished one day early. He described his candidacy as a referendum on campaign finance reform and electoral reform legislation.Lessig dropped out of the Democratic primary on November 2, 2015, shortly after the rules for participation in the next debate were changed such that he would no longer qualify. He is now considering other strategies to advance his reform agenda, including the possibility of an independent run.His campaign platform is unique for the clear priority it places on passing one thing first: The Citizen Equality Act, a proposal that couples campaign finance reform with other laws aimed at curbing gerrymandering and ensuring voting access.".
- Q20926395 abstract "The 2016 presidential campaign of Lawrence Lessig, a law professor at Harvard University and founder of Creative Commons, was formally announced on September 6, 2015, as Lessig confirmed his intentions to run for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in 2016. Lessig had promised to run if his exploratory committee raised $1 million by Labor Day, which it accomplished one day early. He described his candidacy as a referendum on campaign finance reform and electoral reform legislation.Lessig dropped out of the Democratic primary on November 2, 2015, shortly after the rules for participation in the next debate were changed such that he would no longer qualify. He is now considering other strategies to advance his reform agenda, including the possibility of an independent run.His campaign platform is unique for the clear priority it places on passing one thing first: The Citizen Equality Act, a proposal that couples campaign finance reform with other laws aimed at curbing gerrymandering and ensuring voting access.".