Randy Scherr R. J. Scherr and Associates. Lets take a look back Term limits 1990-92 Republican Senate –early 2001 Republican House – 2003 SB 1038 in 2008-campaign.

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Randy Scherr R. J. Scherr and Associates

Lets take a look back Term limits Republican Senate –early 2001 Republican House – 2003 SB 1038 in 2008-campaign limits

Only State with - Term limits No Campaign Contribution limits No lobbying expenditure limits

Current Ethics Reform Legislation (various bills) Revolving door Restrictions on Political Consultants Limited Lobbyist expenditure limits Limited Group expenditure limits NO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

Lobbyists and Special Interests Everyone has one Effectiveness Constituency Credibility Issues/ political philosophy MONEY

Challenges Cities face MML lobbying team Individual City lobbyists—16+ cities Perception of using “public dollars” (SB 576 and others) Broad range of issues

Your issues  Revenue/taxation  Governance  Regulatory  ECO/DEVO tools – TIFs, TTDs, CIDs, Tax Credits  Confidentiality- open meetings/records

Case Study—Utility/Telco bills Pole Attachments/ROW/Permitting One or two city practices can set the agenda lobbyists for the utilities MML lobbyists + municipal utilities + some city council and managers Lobbying expenditures Utility PACs with $100s K

Obstacles # of issues # of opposing lobbyists Their lobbying expenditures Their PACs

2014 Elections Statewide House Auditor 10 Ballot questions 163 seats up 57 unopposed- 3 in open seats 28 open seats Senate 17 seats up 8 unopposed 6 open seats

How do you motivate the GA You can’t forget the traditional tools Trenchers vs. Swoopers But there are tools that probably aren’t at your disposal Work harder and smarter Build better coalitions Build better grassroots