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The Reform Institute is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization representing a thoughtful, moderate voice for reform in the campaign finance and election administration debates. The Reform Institute has three main roles:

1. The Institute is a unique voice focusing on the need to restore democracy by breaking down barriers that hinder civic participation in the political process and free the political system from the influences of special interests. We reach out to organizations and coalitions interested in reducing corruption in politics and educate the public on these issues.

2. The Institute provides technical and research expertise in the important discussion about reforming our election registration and voting procedures. We will use the substantial expertise of the Institute's Advisory Committee to develop suggestions on how best to open the doors of the voting process and increase citizen participation in our democratic system.

3. The Institute will participate in current and future legal battles to open up the political system and defend reform initiatives.

The Reform Institute is an important addition to counter citizen political disillusionment by providing citizens with a voice in efforts to open the system up to greater and cleaner political participation.

The Institute's Advisory Committee is headed up by The Honorable Amo Houghton, former Congressman, New York and is made of a bipartisan group of notable academics and legal experts, election administrators and public officials.

The Reform Institute is led by president Richard Davis of Davis Manafort, general counselor Trevor Potter of Caplin and Drysdale, and executive director Cecilia Martinez.

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The Advisory Committee

The Honorable Amo Houghton, former Congressman, New York
Chair, Advisory Committee

Academic Advisory Board
Michael Alvarez
Associate Professor
Voting and Elections
California Institute of Technology

Marion Just
Professor Politics and Mass Media
Wellesley College

Tami Buhr
Director of Research Joan Shorenstein Center
Harvard University

Charles Kolb
President
The Committee for Economic Development

Norm Ornstein
Senior Scholar
American Enterprise Institute

Anthony Corrado
Government Department
Colby College

Thomas Mann
Senior Scholar
Brookings Institute

Raymond Wolfinger
Heller Professor
Political Science
University of California at Berkeley

Government & Politics Advisory Board
David Boren
Former. U.S. Senator
President of University of Oklahoma

Amo Houghton
U.S. Representative
New York

Ron Michaelson
Executive Director
Illinois State Board of Elections

William Gardner
Secretary of State
State of New Hampshire

Arianna Huffington
Syndicated Columnist
and Author

Ralph Munro
Former Secretary of State
State of Washington

Lindsey Graham
U.S. Senator
South Carolina

Bob Kerrey
Former U.S. Senator

Cameron Quinn
Former Elections Board Director
State of Virginia

Business & Finance Advisory Board
David S. Pottruck
President and Co-CEO
Charles Schwab & Company

Joseph Schmuckler
Chief Operating Officer
Nomura Holding America, Inc.

Board of Directors
Richard H. Davis
Partner
Davis Manafort

Carla Eudy
The Eudy Company

Jean Inman
Massachusetts State Republican Party
Chair