Councilmember Jennifer Ruggles is a commendable example of the new, young leadership now emerging in Hawaii. While still a student at UH Hilo, Jenifer helped pass and implement Hawaiʻi’s first (and last) Clean Elections law and she ran and was indeed elected using Hawaii's first publicly-funded campaign election law. She is living proof that we must get the corporate money OUT of our elections process. Hopefully we can mount a concerted state-wide effort to pass Clean Elections for every state and county office - "The reform that would make all other reforms possible."