1. 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
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2. NARFE Priorities NARFE seeks to influence public policy.
Protect Existing Benefits
Enhance Benefits
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3. NARFE is Bipartisan
Public policy is created in an intensely political environment.
Close Margins of Party Control of Congress
Close Presidential Elections
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4. 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
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5. North Carolina
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6. Arkansas’s 4 New MCs
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7. Mechanics of NARFE-PAC
LINCOLN’s DEFINITION Paraphrased
Of the Donors (54,533 in )
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
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8. 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
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%
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9. 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)
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10. Exhibit Z: Cosponsor Votes Trump Cosponsor Examine Recent
111th & 110th as .pdf on
112th 111th 110th 109th & 108th on Legislative Action Center
Examine Lifetime Record (NARFE)
Summarized in NARFE magazine
Posted as .pdf on our web site
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11. 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)
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13. 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
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14. 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
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15. 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
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16. 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:
The gateway to Key NARFE Votes on our Legislative Action Center:
To display February 19, 2010 House Vote on “Step Increases”:
URL for members to display “How They Voted” from NARFE October 2010
To display NARFE-PAC disbursements to candidates by chamber:
To display a summary of NARFE-PAC :
To display New Hampshire’s nearly all-new Congressional delegation:
To display Illinois Senate race (where you can “drill down” for more detail):
To display Senator John McCain’s 2010 Cycle Summary:
To display summaries of Public Sector Unions & Membership Associations:
The gateway to Congressional Quarterly/Roll Call site:
To display a map gateway to Congressional delegations:
To display Members of Congress by building, length of service, date of birth:
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