NARFE-PAC: Defending America’s Heartbeat dba The Federal Employee & Retiree Defense Fund NARFE seeks to influence public policy. Protect Existing Benefits Enhance Benefits Public policy is created in an intensely political environment. Close Margins of Party Control of Congress Close Presidential Elections NARFE-PAC allows us to participate financially in the expensive electoral arena. Average House Race costs several hundred thousand dollars NARFE-PAC goal: Provide last dollar to candidate who wins by one vote 2/4/2019
NARFE Priorities NARFE seeks to influence public policy. Protect Existing Benefits Enhance Benefits 2/4/2019
NARFE is Bipartisan Public policy is created in an intensely political environment. Close Margins of Party Control of Congress Close Presidential Elections 2/4/2019
Million Dollar Baby NARFE-PAC allows us to participate financially in the expensive electoral arena. Average House Race costs several hundred thousand dollars; often more than $1 million NARFE-PAC goal: Provide last dollar to candidate who wins by one vote 2/4/2019
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Mechanics of NARFE-PAC LINCOLN’s DEFINITION Paraphrased Of the Donors (54,533 in 2009-2010) By the Members (Any/All 305,244 Vote) For all Federal Retirees (Benefits Entire Class, 5 million member federal family) NARFE-PAC Donors, Everyday Heroes 2/4/2019
Contributions to Candidates Compare to Trial Trial PAC Process Charge Written Request Jury of 6 or 12 NARFE in CD or State Foreman NARFE-PAC Coordinator Bailiff HQ Staff Evidence Voting Record Verdict Recommendation Sentence Officers Set $ Amount http://www.tray.com/cgi-win/x_pacpg.exe?DoFn=C0009156102 NARFE-PAC Contributions to Congressional Candidates by Election Cycle Contributions to Candidates Cycle DEMS REPS OTHERS 02 $469,500 80.2% $116,000 19.8% $0 0.0% 00 $772,000 84.9% $133,000 14.6% $4,000 0.4% 98 $731,900 89.0% $87,250 10.6% $3,000 96 $1,013,950 81.6% $205,400 16.5% $23,000 1.9% 94 $882,050 88.5% $101,450 10.2% $13,000 1.3% 92 $1,149,500 80.5% $277,250 19.4% $1,000 0.1% 90 $1,152,650 75.2% $372,350 24.3% $8,000 0.5% 88 $1,621,400 81.0% $364,600 18.2% $15,500 0.8% 86 $1,286,945 85.7% $192,000 12.8% $22,550 1.5% 84 $983,983 $79,800 7.2% $42,000 3.8% 82 $508,250 90.4% $39,950 7.1% $14,000 2.5% 80 $5,825 72.8% $2,175 27.2% Total $10,577,953 83.3% $1,971,225 15.5% $146,050 1.2% Slide9 2/4/2019
Exhibit A Voting Record Norton of the District of Columbia Amendment; Transportation-Treasury Appropriations Act, FY 2005 (H.R. 5025) Moran of Virginia Amendment; Transportation-Treasury Appropriations Act, FY 2005 (H.R. 5025) d Budget Enforcement (H.R. 4663) Federal Employee Pay Parity (House Res. 581) Fiscal 2005 Budget Resolution (House Concurrent Res. 393) Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit H.R. 1 Fiscal 2004 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations (H.R. 2989) 2/4/2019
Exhibit Z: Cosponsor Votes Trump Cosponsor Examine Recent 111th & 110th as .pdf on www.NARFE.org 112th 111th 110th 109th & 108th on Legislative Action Center Examine Lifetime Record (NARFE) Summarized in NARFE magazine Posted as .pdf on our web site 2/4/2019
Disbursements on OpenSecrets.org Recipient Recipient Total Select a Cycle: Senate Total to Democrats: $52,500 Total to Republicans: $19,000 Baucus, Max (D-MT) $6,000 Coleman, Norm (R-MN) $3,000 Collins, Susan M (R-ME) $10,000 Domenici, Pete V (R-NM) $1,000 Durbin, Dick (D-IL) $5,000 Hagan, Kay R (D-NC) Harkin, Tom (D-IA) $2,000 Disbursements on OpenSecrets.org House Total to Democrats: $397,000 Total to Republicans: $100,000 Abercrombie, Neil (D-HI) $2,500 Ackerman, Gary (D-NY) $1,000 Alexander, Rodney (R-LA) Altmire, Jason (D-PA) $5,000 Andrews, Robert E (D-NJ) Arcuri, Michael (D-NY) 2/4/2019
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For Example Challengers Sends Written Request Central Staff sends FYI to NARFE-PAC Coordinator Acting as Jury Foreman, Coord. Polls Jury Challengers Promises Better NARFE Support Incumbent’s Record (Votes, Committees etc) Jury Recommends NARFE-PAC Contribution Staff Delivers Jury Verdict to Officers Officers Sentence Challenger to $1000 2/4/2019
Leveraging Contribution Connecting NARFE-PAC Contribution to Donor Class Members of Congress Need to Connect our name, NARFE, to a Person Representatives Who Know a Specific NARFE member are often Strongest Champions Ex Rep. Stupak, when asked, named Ken Andersen Former Sen. Chambliss knows Macon (GA) leader Rep. Wolf urged meetings outside Washington Wolf stressed the use of numbers 2/4/2019
Next Steps Disabuse Fellow Members Each One Teach One NARFE Goal is Full Disclosure Obtain Quarterly Report Publish Contribution/Disbursements Newsletter Chapter or Federation Website Next Quarterly Report is April 2011 2/4/2019
NARFE-PAC Breakout Session 2011 Legislative Training Conference Useful Web Sites NARFE-PAC Breakout Session 2011 Legislative Training Conference To display NARFE’s Legislative Action Center: http://capwiz.com/narfe/home/ The gateway to Key NARFE Votes on our Legislative Action Center: http://capwiz.com/narfe/keyvotes.xc/?lvl=C To display February 19, 2010 House Vote on “Step Increases”: http://capwiz.com/narfe/issues/votes/?votenum=133&chamber=H&congress=1121 URL for members to display “How They Voted” from NARFE October 2010 http://www.narfe.org/pdf/2010VotingAnalysis.pdf To display NARFE-PAC disbursements to candidates 2009-2010 by chamber: https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00091561&cycle=2010 To display a summary of NARFE-PAC 1990-2010: https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00091561 To display New Hampshire’s nearly all-new Congressional delegation: https://www.opensecrets.org/races/election.php?state=nh To display Illinois Senate race (where you can “drill down” for more detail): https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=ILS2&cycle=2010 To display Senator John McCain’s 2010 Cycle Summary: https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00006424&cycle=2010 To display summaries of Public Sector Unions & Membership Associations: https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/industry.php?txt=P04&cycle=2010 The gateway to Congressional Quarterly/Roll Call site: http://www.rollcall.com/politics/index.html?cqp=1 To display a map gateway to Congressional delegations: http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/index.htm To display Members of Congress by building, length of service, date of birth: http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/powersearch.htm 2/4/2019