OUR VALUES:

We stake our reputation on trust and integrity.

Our founder, Jody Baden, was shocked to learn that her requirements to run for School Board in Washoe County, Nevada, were as simple as presenting a driver’s license and a check for the filing fee. This requirement goes for almost all elected offices—those running don’t even need to be registered voters! At least in Nevada, they do have to be “eligible to vote.”

As the political dishonesty reached epidemic proportions in the 2020 election, Jody knew something had to be done. But how do you prevent politicians from lying to voters when a job at Walmart has more regulation than political offices?

A confidential verified background check is the answer. It would provide a way for political candidates to disclose to interested parties their criminal records and verify employment, education, military service, and professional licensing. Basically, this is a resume verification and a criminal history check.

If you represent a PAC, political party endorsement committee, donor or other endorser, you have a vested interest in a candidate being who they say they are.

We realize that candidates do not want to share their background check publicly, but they have an incentive to share that report with certain parties who could promote them in elections through endorsements or campaign contributions.

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It’s tough to know who is trustworthy.

How does TIP help Endorsers/supporters?

Our goal at Transparency In Politics is to help potential endorsers/supporters make decisions based on facts.

Feeling overwhelmed about which candidates to support is understandable with the deluge of information available; then can you trust the information you discover in your research on a candidate? Beware of the Internet!


Meet the team

John Strom

SCORE Mentor

Yolandé Dugmore

Website Design & Tech Support

Jody Baden

Founder, CEO