![]() ![]() He hopes by listening more people get the message that they have to be the change they want to see in their community and in their country. In fact, he said, many in political positions are failing to meet the true needs of their constituents and, in some ways, doing them more harm than good. Restaino said he believes neither of the big two political parties - Republicans or Democrats - are doing regular, everyday working-class Americans any favors. John Restaino ran an unsuccessful write-in campaign for Falls mayor in 2021. ![]() His brother, Robert, is the current mayor of Niagara Falls where his other brother, Anthony, serves as city administrator. His father, the late Antonio Restaino Jr., worked for many years in various capacities for the City of Niagara Falls and was a long-time member of the board of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority. Restaino grew up in a political family of Democrats. Restaino hosted his radio program on WJJL through 2013 and briefly got involved with another online media venture in the Falls before leaving due to what he called "creative differences." He started Citizens United in 2020. "I already couldn't stand both parties and that just started it even more." "I didn't like the amount of money that could be brought in by unions and corporations into politics and just all the letting them be 'people' so they could give more money and even more influence to them," he said. ![]() Restaino named his podcast "Citizens United" because he believes the court decision was the "worst thing that ever happened in politics" and embodies all that he believes is wrong with the state of American government and politics today. Federal Election Commission, which determined, essentially, that corporations are "people" and the government could not restrict their political campaign contributions, fueled his interest even more, he said. The 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United Vs. It was the 2008 presidential election that drove him to start talking more about politics and government. ![]()
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