Published in Last Word
ACEC/Arkansas and ACEC/Utah reached their 2014 ACEC/PAC targets last week, joining Indiana, South Carolina, Delaware, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Nevada, Kentucky, Connecticut, Washington, North Dakota, Alaska Illinois, Nebraska, Kanas, Arizona, Maryland and Metro Washington.
Arkansas PAC Champion Jeff Geurian of CEI Engineering said the state saw firsthand the benefits of having a well-funded PAC. “There were several tight elections in Arkansas this year, and we were able to use ACEC/PAC to help our friends,” he said, “Being able to say ‘yes’ to last minute requests for additional funds will go a long way.”
PAC Champions Rachel McQuillen of J-U-B Engineering and Leslie Morton of Psomas in Utah credited their success to the participation of a large group of members. “When everyone participates, reaching the goal is easy,” said McQuillen.
ACEC/PAC continues to have a strong fundraising year, with more than $710,000 raised to date. Now that Election Day has passed, the focus turns to run-off elections and debt retirement requests. Advocacy efforts are ongoing as Congress enters a lame duck session this week.
For more information about ACEC/PAC and ACEC’s political programs, contact ACEC Executive Director for Political Affairs Greg Knopp or ACEC/PAC Director Cara Gavagan.