"[17][18] A January 2022 report from Issue One titled "Fair Pay: Why Congress Needs to Invest in Junior Staff" found that one in eight congressional staffers in Washington, DC, were not paid a living wage.
[25][27] In December 2020, the council spent $2 million on an ad urging a peaceful transition of power after President Trump refused to concede the election.
[28] In 2021, the council launched a digital ad campaign inside the Beltway to advocate for the establishment of a 9/11 Commission-style body to investigate the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
[29] That same year, Issue One launched Truthtellers, an outgrowth of the group's Swamp Stories podcast featuring short video clips debunking false claims about the 2020 election.
[37] In 2018, Issue One released a report titled "Dark Money Illuminated" that detailed political spending by nonprofit organizations that are not required to disclose their donors.
[44] “It’s no surprise that both Democrats and Republicans utilize whatever political vehicles are at hand,” Issue One CEO Nick Penniman told The Wall Street Journal.
“Both parties view it as an arms race.”[44] In 2020, analysis from Issue One and the Center for Responsive Politics showed that dark money groups had spent $996 million since the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
[53] Other board members include Diana Aviv, Deanna Ballard, Donna Brazile, Carlos Curbelo, Katie Fahey, Dick Gephardt, Dan Glickman, and Tom Ridge.