PAC Man: Will Jawando To Hold Anti-PAC Press Conference Sponsored by PACs

SILVER SPRING, MD – Montgomery County Executive candidate Will Jawando announced a press conference this Wednesday at noon condemning the corrupting influence of PAC money in local politics, while reportedly being joined and supported by several PACs currently spending enormous sums to help elect him.

“As we all know, there are good PACs and bad PACs,” said Will Jawando, whose campaign is publicly-funded, and therefore, prohibited from accepting money from PACs, labor unions, or business entities. “The good PACs are the ones spending six figures supporting me.”  

The event is being held in direct coordination with two PACs – CASA in Action and Progressive Maryland, which have collectively spent hundreds of thousands of dollars supporting Jawando’s County Executive campaign while simultaneously denouncing outside spending from groups backing his opponents. 

Sources familiar with the event say Jawando plans to warn voters that special interests are trying to buy this election, calling their spending “an assault on democracy,” while clarifying that PAC money supporting him represented “the authentic voice of the people.”

Political observers have already begun referring to Jawando as “PAC Man,” citing his unique ability to consume vast quantities of independent expenditures while publicly insisting PAC involvement in elections is dangerous. 

“It’s kind of inspiring,” said one local resident. “Most politicians just take PAC money quietly. Will Jawando somehow found a way to openly embrace PAC money while acting like he’s bravely resisting it.” 

Critics also pointed to Jawando’s failed U.S. Senate campaign, which transferred roughly $115,000 to the Working Families Party PAC shortly before receiving the PAC’s endorsement last September in a joint event with Progressive Maryland PAC. Political experts described the move as either a “concerning ethical loophole” or just a “coincidence” that happened to cost exactly $115,000.

Jawando had previously launched his own federal political action committee, Will of the People Federal PAC, a move some residents described as “very brave for a man courageously fighting against PACs.”

During the press conference, Jawando plans to unveil a $1.8 billion “Playing the Victim Fund” to provide compensation for political candidates who believe they have been unfairly targeted by negative political campaign ads by their opponents. The fund is said to be paid for by increasing property taxes another 6.3%.