IMPACT
The Political Voice of the
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Helping to Preserve Our Future
The Newsletter of NCBA-PAC • Spring 2014 • Volume 3, Issue 1
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NCBA-PAC are not
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Contributions
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$5,000 per year from any
individual contributor. A
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only one spouse has an
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or credit cards.
Leadership Memo
Preserving the Future of the Cattle Industry
As most of you know, when I was president of your NCBA, I never had an issue with speaking my mind. I never
hesitated one time to bring attention to the ridiculousness of some of our elected leaders and out-of-touch
government agencies. Silence gets us nowhere. In fact, silence is compliance and is a quiet way of giving your
stamp of approval to some of these bonehead decisions taking place in Washington, D.C.
Speaking up is good. But you also have to be heard. That’s exactly what NCBA’s Political Action Committee (NCBA
-PAC) is about. The PAC ensures we elect people who will actually listen to you. When you speak, they hear you
and trust you. Those are the kind of leaders NCBA-PAC works to get elected. We need leaders who choose to
listen to you over a card carrying member of PETA, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) or some
other anti-agriculture, Birkenstock-wearing, protein-deprived animal-rights extremist.
The Humane Society of the United States wants nothing more than to put you out of business. Producing meat is
unethical in their book and a HSUS staff member was quoted saying, “My goal is the abolition of all animal
agriculture.” It has been the mindset of many in this industry that these extremists groups and their 150 million
dollar war chest are unbeatable and we cannot compete with their massive resources. I certainly agree that we
cannot compete with that kind of money, but we need to wake up and realize we not only can beat these wackos,
we have to beat them if we want to keep families ranching in this country. Folks, they can be beat. We proved it.
HSUS piled money into Christie Vilsack’s (ironically, the spouse of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack) campaign to
replace Steve King in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District. Congressman King is a strong defender of agriculture and
a roadblock for HSUS. King pushed an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill that would have prevented HSUS’
destruction of California egg producers from spreading across the nation. King never backed down amidst strong
pressure from HSUS and more than $500,000 in HSUS-funded attack ads during his campaign. Your NCBA-PAC
understood the importance of re-electing Rep. King. So, in defense of the Congressman, we backed him and didn’t
hesitate to reveal the truth about HSUS and their support for Christie Vilsack. We won. In fact, 85 percent of the
candidates backed by NCBA-PAC in the 2012 elections won their races and took their place in the 103rd Congress.
The point here is we can beat anyone out there as long as we refuse to remain silent and take it a step further by
investing in NCBA-PAC to ensure people are elected who understand and value what it takes to produce food for
this country and abroad.
NCBA-PAC
Steve Foglesong, Chairman
Jim Strickland, Vice Chairman
Anna Lee, PAC Director
alee@beef.org
202-879-9129
www.beefusa.org/
politicalactioncommittee
The sad thing is only 1,600 of NCBA’s nearly 30,000 members have stepped up to donate to the PAC. Only 1,600
people have made the decision to do everything within their power to ensure people like Christie Vilsack and other
HSUS loyalists are not elected into office. Let me be clear though, these 1,600 are a mighty bunch who generated
enough funds to be the second-largest agricultural PAC in town. They also received tremendous help from likeminded companies such as New Holland Agriculture.
Just think what we could do with more people donating to NCBA-PAC. Let’s discuss what we can do with more
people investing in next month’s column. I thank you for your membership in NCBA, but the PAC fund is completely
separate and we need you to determine what you are willing to invest in electing people who will listen when you
speak and take action in favor of the U.S. beef industry.
We are asking that you reaffirm your annual commitment to NCBA-PAC and help in the preservation of the cattle
industry by donating today.
Thank you for your continuing support. We cannot succeed without it.
Steve Foglesong
Jim Strickland
Chairman
Vice Chairman
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Upcoming NCBA-PAC Events
NCBA-PAC Summer Sweepstakes: Once again, NCBA-PAC will hold a sweepstakes at NCBA’s Summer Conference. New Holland has
donated a Rustler 125 to be given away. Contact your state affiliate on how you can participate.
Young Cattlemen’s Conference: NCBA-PAC is gearing up for the 2014 Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC) May 29-June 5. The
2013 YCC class raised a whopping $59,000 for the NCBA-PAC during a live auction. We need your help to surpass that record! This is
possible with your generous contributions of items for the 2014 YCC auction. If you have an item to donate to the auction, please contact
NCBA-PAC Director Anna Lee at alee@beef.org or 202-879-9129. All items must be received by May 27, 2014.
Ties and Scarves for Sale: Earlier this year NCBA-PAC announced the tie and scarf project. One hundred ranch brands were sold to be
woven into silk neckties and scarves. These make the perfect gift! Ties are sold for $75 and scarves are $100. We only have a limited
amount in stock and won’t be able to re-order. To ensure that you receive one please contact Anna Lee at alee@beef.org or 202-8799129, or see the order form on the back page of the newsletter.
NCBA-PAC Online Auction Catalog: In order to enhance our fundraising ability and reach members who are unable to attend NCBA’s
conventions and conferences, NCBA-PAC will be unveiling its online auction catalog in October at https://www.biddingforgood.com/
ncbapac. This will allow members to go online to bid on and purchase unique hunting and fishing excursions, get away trips, and other
donated items 24 hours a day 7 days a week. If you are interested in donating a trip or item please contact Anna Lee at alee@beef.org or
202-879-9129.
North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Wins Most Improved State Award
NCBA-PAC Affiliate Spotlight
Kansas Livestock Association sold over 100 New Holland Sweepstakes Tickets
Kansas Livestock Association recognized the importance of an active and strong Political Action Committee, and
realizing not everyone can attend the Annual Convention. A pre- convention solicitation by Mark Smith, former
Region VII Vice Chairman, and KLA of its members enabled the NCBA-PAC to $40,000.
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NCBA-PAC in Action Highlights
NCBA-PAC Events: NCBA-PAC has become a leader, not only in the agriculture community, but overall in the Washington, DC PAC community. Twelve
months in row, NCBA-PAC has made the Congressional Quarterly’s Moneyline top 100 trade association PAC list. NCBA-PAC is currently ranked 58th
based on our disbursements for the first 14months of the election cycle.
In the first half of the election cycle, NCBA–PAC has co-hosted 22 Meet-and-Greets for
freshman members. Of these, 16 have been held in NCBA’s DC office.
NCBA-PAC has co-hosted 60 fundraisers in which 35 have been held in NCBA’s DC office.
To the right is Rep. Neugebauer (R-Texas) pictured with NCBA
CEO Forrest Roberts, ANCW President Barbara Jackson and
NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Colin Woodall.
NCBA-PAC Annual State Fundraising Goals 2012-2013 Comparison (as of 12.31.2013)
State Affiliate
State
Goal
2012
Cont.
2013
Cont.
AL
$5,000
$13,190
$12,420
AZ
$5,000
$5,515
$4,925
AR
$2,500
$5,598
CA
$10,000
CO—CCA &
CLA
2013
State
Cont.
2012
Cont.
State Affiliate State Goal
2013
Cont.
2013
State
Cont.
MN
$2,500
$2,514
$2,025
$600
MS
$2,500
$6,335
$4,250
$775
$4,445
$1,600
MO
$7,500
$10,246
$9,410
$10750
$20,935
$11,455
$2900
MT
$20,000
$17,535
$9,130
$525
$15,000
$11,423
$6,977
NE
$20,000
$39,624
$29,208
$1,000
FL
$7,500
$23,753
$34,829
$8400
NV
$2,500
$2,160
$3,360
GA
$2,500
$8,823
$7,471
$350
NM
$2,500
$12,045
$6,650
HI
$2,500
$1,645
$2,825
$2310
NY
$2,500
0
$200
ID
$5,000
$5,550
$4,601
NC
$2,500
$7,316
$5,971
$1500
IL
$5,000
$13,398
$19,080
$600
ND
$2,500
$3,295
$8,226
$1575
IN
$2,500
$4,700
$9,695
$1200
OH
$5,000
$10,423
$5,797
$1125
IA
$7,500
$14,536
$7,710
$300
OK
$5,000
$14,151
$8,000
$1600
KS
$30,000
$40,690
$27,985
$1140
OR
$5,000
$4,575
$2,200
$175
KY
$2,500
$3,520
$5,555
$800
PA
$2,500
$1,405
$3,275
$1,000
LA
$2,500
$2,005
$1,476
SC
$2,500
$1,675
$1,915
MI
$2,500
$13,341
$10,530
SD
$2,500
$4,225
$8,150
$700
State Affiliate
TN
$200
$1500
TX—TCFA &
TSCRA
State
Goal
$5,000
2012
Cont.
$2,499
2013
Cont.
2013
State
Cont.
$1,010
$52,500 121,721
$76,075
$3450
UT
$2,500
$8,046
$6,791
$750
VA
$2,500
$3,331
$2,110
$150
WA Combined $5,000
$2,790
$1,600
$1900
WV
$2,500
$1,065
$1,275
WI
$2,500
$1,226
$1,025
WY
$5,000
$13,251
$12,649
$130
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2014 Elections
The 2014 mid-term elections are less than 7 months away and NCBA-PAC is working every day to support members of Congress who understand the
importance of the U.S. beef cattle industry. The battle for control of the Senate will be a priority during the 2014 elections. There are 34 senators up for reelection, with 20 Democrats and 14 Republicans. The Republicans need to gain 6 seats to gain the majority in the Senate.
Since our last newsletter several seats have changed their ratings. Louisiana has been moved to a pure toss up (Landrieu- Cassidy), Arkansas has been
moved to Toss up Tilt Republican (Pryor- Cotton), Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia, have been moved from toss-ups to likely Republican. Other
toss-up races that could go either way are North Carolina, Alaska but for now are in the lean Democratic column. The candidacies of Cory Gardner in
Colorado, Scott Brown In New Hampshire, and Ed Gillespie in Virginia adds additional problems to the Democrats, these seats, once considered safe, are
now in play and the Democrats must spend resources to defend them. Other races to closely watch are the open seats in Michigan and Iowa. In all these
state the President’s approval rating is below 45%. NCBA-PAC closely will be monitoring each of these races. Republican seats that may be problematic are
Georgia’s open seat depending on who the Republicans nominate and Kentucky where minority leader Mitch McConnell is facing a tight race.
*Source: Cook Political Report
2014 Senate Race Profile
NCBA-PAC First Quarter 2014 Contributions
State
District
Member
Party
Amount
AL
04
Robert Aderholt
R
$2,500
FL
16
Thomas Rooney
R
$2,500
MT
Senate
Steve Danes
R
$4,000
MT
AL
Ryan Zinke
R
$2,500
NC
02
Renee Ellmers
R
$2,000
NC
06
David Rouzer
R
$4,500
NC
Senate
Thom Tillis
R
$2,500
NE
03
Adrian Smith
R
$2,500
NE
02
Lee Terry
R
$2,500
OH
06
Bill Johnson
R
$1,000
OK
02
Markwayne Mullin
R
$5,000
TX
11
Mike Conaway
R
$1,000
TX
13
Mac Thornberry
R
$1,000
Total
33,500
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NCBA-PAC Raises $145,000 During Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Political Action Committee made its presence known during the 2014 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade
Show by raising $145,000. NCBA-PAC Chairman Steve Fogelsong welcomed over 200 PAC Contributors to the special reception.
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Mike & Karen Helbing — Five day South African Hunting Safari for two or four hunters
Gardiner Family — Gardiner Bull Credit
Jim and Renee Strickland — Three night/four day long weekend fun in Southwest Florida
Florida Cattlemen’s Association & Williamson Cattle Co. — Osceola Turkey Gobbler Hunt
NCBA — Football Autographed by Archie Manning Quarterback for The Saints, Oilers sand Vikings
NCBA — Autographed Guitar by the Beach Boys
Blair Brothers — Angus Bull Credit
Phil Hardee Family — Weekend stay at Turnbull Alabama & Tickets to To Kill a Mocking Bird
Missouri Cattlemen’s Association — Missouri Coon Hunt
Mark Smith, Todd Allen, & James Henderson — Pheasant Hunt for six at the Pleasant Valley & T-Bar Ranches
Dwayne Moak — Two day Mississippi Delta duck hunt
NCBA — Cattlemen to Cattlemen Commercial
NCBA-PAC would like to thank Bryan Blinson, North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association
Executive Director for serving as auctioneer, Jim Handley, Florida Cattlemen’s Association
executive vice president, Jim Collins, Southeast Livestock Network director of industry
relations, and Mike Deering, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association executive vice president for
serving as ringmen during the live auction.
The live auction wasn’t the only event the NCA-PAC held during the Cattle Industry Convention. Once again, NCBA-PAC held a silent auction during the Trade show and would like to give a special “Thank You” to the State Affiliates and Vendors for making the event a success. This year the
silent auction raised more than $13,000.
The Jack Daniels fundraiser raised $22,500 during the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. NCBA-PAC would like to acknowledge
and Thank Region II Vice Chairman Steve Scott, for promoting the fundraiser during his regional meeting, and the Region II State Executive or
Representatives who all supported our fundraiser with 100% participation.
NEW HOLLAND RUSTLER SWEEPSTAKES
For several months leading up to the convention, NCBA-PAC
sold sweepstakes tickets for a chance to win a New Holland
Rustler 125. Dick Coon of Benge, Washington, was the winner of the New Holland Rustler. The Sweepstakes raised
$40,000 for NCBA-PAC. We would like to thank New Holland
for their continuing support.
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NCBA-PAC is happy to announce its new PAC Patron Program
NCBA-PAC Patron
Brand and Ranch Name Plaque Program
“Riding for the PAC”
Display your operation’s brand, name, or logo at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Washington, D.C. office
where national policy makers come in to discuss and learn about the issues that impact the cattle industry.
Be a NCBA-PAC Patron by participating in our new “Riding for the PAC” Plaque Program.
Make a commitment of $2500 (for each brand, name, or logo plaque) to be paid in $500 installments over the next 5
years to NCBA’s Political Action Committee (PAC), and a plaque with your operation’s brand, name, or logo will be displayed in our Washington office. You will be able to continue your commitment beyond the 5 years by committing to
an additional $2500. We will recognize your additional participation by adding a notch on your plaque.
Yes, I would like to participate in NCBA-PAC Patron Program
Number of brand, name, and/or logo plaques
The following items are requested:
Please remit $500 per plaque (your first of five annual payments) via check or credit card to:
NCBA-PAC 1301
Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004.
(You will be billed on an annual basis, and, if your payment is not received, the plaque will be removed)
Send a drawing or electronic picture of your operation’s brand, name, or logo (please be exact as it will be replicated as you
submit it) to alee@beef.org Please let us know which is the top of the brand or logo and which way it should face.
How you would like your name/operation name and address to be listed
Fill out and return: NCBA-PAC may only accept personal checks or credit cards. The following company checks are
also permissible: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, LP, and LLC. Credit Cards we accept are Mastercard, Visa, and
American Express.
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Occupation:
Employer:
Email:
Zip:
Phone:
Ranch Name:
Credit Card:
Exp. Date
Plaque Quantity:
x $500
Total:
NCBA-PAC 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20002 202-879-9129
Contributions to NCBA-PAC are not tax deductible for Federal Income Tax purpose. NCBA-PAC may accept only personal checks and credit cards. Federal
Law requires that we obtain and report the name, address, occupation, and employer for each individual whose contributions aggregate in excess of $200
per calendar year. We do not accept political contributions from foreign nationals.
Why Join NCBA-PAC?
NCBA-PAC Membership Form
YES! I wish to help preserve the future of the cattle industry
at the following club level:
Diamond Spur Club……….$5,000 per calendar year
Platinum Spur Club……….$2,500 per calendar year
Golden Spur Club…………$1,000 per calendar year
Sterling Spur Club….……..$500 per calendar year
Dollar a Day Club…………$365 per calendar year
Bronze Spur Club…………$200 per calendar year
Copper Spur Club…………$100 per calendar year
Contributors Club…………$25-$99 per calendar year
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For more than 20 years, NCBA-PAC has been the political arm of the largest national
trade association representing U.S. cattlemen and women.
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NCBA-PAC raises funds from personal voluntary contributions from NCBA members
and pools those contributions together to support political candidates who support
the U.S. beef cattle industry.
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NCBA-PAC gives cattle producers access and visibility the industry needs to have its
voice heard on Capitol Hill.
Not everyone can run for office or travel to Washington to speak with each
Representative or Senator. Cattlemen and women have their farms and ranches to
run. NCBA-PAC enables us to have daily representation on Capitol Hill.
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***Contributions to NCBA-PAC are not tax deductible for federal income tax
purposes.
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By contributing to the NCBA-PAC cattle producers can help elect officials who
understand their needs. PAC contributions also provide NCBA’s staff in Washington,
D.C. the access they need to Congress to address issues important to rural America.
My check/money order is enclosed in the following amount of $
The following company checks are permissible by federal law. Please indicate the type of business if submitting a company check.
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
LP
LLC
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(please contribute below or contribute online at http://www.beefusa.org/politicalaction.aspx)
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Quarterly
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A special thank you to New Holland Agriculture for their generous
support of NCBA-PAC!
NCBA-PAC Impact is a quarterly publication of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Political Action Committee, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004.
NCBA-PAC’s mission is to support the best qualified candidates for the U.S Congress and to promote the understanding of and interest in the political process. The
opinions expressed in this newsletter are bipartisan and do not necessarily represent the views of the leadership of NCBA.