Chet Dembeck published his first Op-Ed piece with the "Baltimore Evening Sun" in 1990s. Over the next 15 years he worked as a reporter covering government, technology and business for such publications as the "Washington Business Journal," "the Daily Record" The Capital" and the "E-Commerce Times." He attended the University of Baltimore. While covering his first political campaign, Dembeck learned the effect political contributions and campaign finance laws have on the overall health and integrity of our democracy.