January 25, 2013 8:52AM 

# Don McGahn and Ray LaRaja on *Citizens United*

By [John Samples](https://www.cato.org/people/john-samples) 

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Don McGahn is a member and former chair of the Federal Election Commission. He has many years’ experience practicing election law, and he has thought a lot about both the law and politics of his subject. The other day, after the Cato conference on *Citizens United*, he sat down with Cato’s [Caleb O. Brown](https://www.cato.org/people/caleb-brown) to discuss that famous decision and its aftermath. McGahn’s thoughts are worth your time:

At the same conference, University of Massachusetts political scientist Ray LaRaja discussed his research on the impact of *Citizens United* on elections, spending, and the political parties. For my money, LaRaja is among the best of the young scholars working on campaign finance.

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