CBCPAC

[Skinner]

WHO WE ARE

The CBC PAC works to increase the number of African Americans in the U.S. Congress, support non-Black candidates that champion our interests, and promote African American participation in the political process-with an emphasis on young voters. There are currently 46 African Americans in Congress comprising the largest Congressional Black Caucus in history. With your financial support we will continue to grow, and expand our voice in key campaigns throughout the country.

http://www.cbcpac.org/about-us


CBC PAC LEADERSHIP


Gregory Meeks (New York-5), Chairman
Serving the people of New York’s Sixth Congressional District has been the focus of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks’ eleven year tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives.


Benjamin Branch Executive Director
Benjamin Branch is the Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC where he is responsible for developing and implementing the PAC’s fundraising strategy.


Chaka Burgess
Chaka Burgess is co-Managing Partner of Empire Consulting Group. Mr. Burgess has over 20 years of experience in public affairs, coalition building, lobbying and ally development for corporations, trade associations and nonprofit organizations.


Rep. Andre Carson (Indiana-7)
First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in early 2008 as part of a special election, Congressman Andre Carson was voted in to his first full term in Congress in November 2008.


Rep. Elijah Cummings (Maryland-7)
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, where he still resides today.


Daria C. Dawson, J.D.
Daria C. Dawson is a senior legislative manager of governmental relations at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).


Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (New York - 8)
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has proudly represented New York’s Eighth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives since taking office on January 3, 2013.


Earl Jenkins Treasurer
Mr. Jenkins is a native of Detroit, Michigan and has been a CBC-PAC board member for eight years. He was educated in Detroit Public Schools and holds BBA (1971) and MBA (1974) degrees in Marketing from Western Michigan University.


Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas-30)
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is serving her ninth term representing the 30th Congressional District of Texas. The 30th District is entirely within Dallas County.


William Kirk
Bill is a Partner at Thelen Reid & Priest LLP and Chairman of their Government Affairs Division. He represents major Corporations, investment firms and national trade associations before Congress and Executive Branch agencies with an emphasis on tax, finance and corporate matters.


Honorable Steven Horsford
Congressman Steven Horsford currently serves as managing director of the R&R Resources+ office of R&R Partners in Washington, D.C.


Marcus Sebastian Mason
Marcus Sebastian Mason is Managing Director and Senior Partner at The Madison Group (TMG) in Washington, DC.

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Bob McGlotten
Bob McGlotten is a partner in the legislative affairs consulting firm of McGlotten & Jarvis. Bob formed the firm with long-time friend and fellow lobbyist John Jarvis after his retirement from the AFL-CIO in March 1995.

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Mike McKay
With nearly 15 years of public affairs experience at the federal, state and corporate levels, Mike McKay provides proven experience and strategic advice to clients on public policy, political and regulatory developments in Washington, DC.


Stephanie J. Peters
Stephanie Peters serves as Microsoft’s Director of Federal Government Affairs for the House of Representatives Democrats, following an extensive 20-year career focused on corporate social responsibility, immigration, trade, intellectual property and foreign sovereign representation.


Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (Louisiana-2)
Born and raised in New Orleans, Cedric Richmond was elected to represent Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives on November 2, 2010 after more than a decade of service in the Louisiana House of Representatives.


Angela Rye, Esq.
Angela Rye is Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies. Developing tailor-made solutions for high profile clients, Rye is highly sought after for her practical, commonsense approach to political strategy, issue advocacy, and public engagement.


Rep. Terri A. Sewell (Alabama-7)
Congresswoman Sewell is one of the first women elected to Congress from Alabama in her own right and is the first black woman to ever serve in the Alabama Congressional delegation.


Daron Watts
Daron Watts practices at the crossroads of law and public policy, providing strategic counsel to clients facing complex challenges which involve government regulation and public policy.


Honorable Albert R. Wynn
Congressman Albert Wynn is a Senior Director at GreenbergTraurig LLP. He joined GreenbergTraurig after serving 16 years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Maryland’s 4th Congressional District.

http://www.cbcpac.org/leadership

[NurseJackie]

1. Excellent!

[arcane1]

2. Additional details about their 20-member board:

Ben Branch, the executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC told The Intercept that his group made the decision after a vote from its 20-member board. The board includes 11 lobbyists, seven elected officials, and two officials who work for the PAC. Branch confirmed that the lobbyists were involved in the endorsement, but would not go into detail about the process.

Members of the CBC PAC board include Daron Watts, a lobbyist for Purdue Pharma, the makers of highly addictive opioid OxyContin; Mike Mckay and Chaka Burgess, both lobbyists for Navient, the student loan giant that was spun off of Sallie Mae; former Rep. Al Wynn, D-Md., a lobbyist who represents a range of clients, including work last year on behalf of Lorillard Tobacco, the makers of Newport cigarettes; and William A. Kirk, who lobbies for a cigar industry trade group on a range of tobacco regulations.

And a significant percentage of the $7,000 raised this cycle by the CBC PAC was donated by white lobbyists, including Vic Fazio, who represents Philip Morris and served for years as a lobbyist to Corrections Corporation of America, and David Adams, a former Clinton aide who now lobbies for Wal-Mart, the largest gun distributor in America.

The caucus itself, while presenting itself as champions of progressive causes, has a mixed legislative record. As some reporters have noted, Wall Street and corporate money has flowed to the CBC, through its PAC and nonprofit arms, while a number of CBC members have taken a leading role working with Republicans to chip away at the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.

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https://theintercept.com/2016/02/11/congressional-black-caucus-hillary/

[Qutzupalotl]

10. Thanks, good info!

[HooptieWagon]

3. CBC PAC's stated purpose of helping Black Congressional candidates is a noble one.

But supporting the political ambitions of a white woman is the complete opposite of their stated purpose. They're making themselves look like a joke... just political pawns.

[Agschmid]

4. Kinda what of expected from this thread...

[DURHAM D]

5. I guess you are not aware that the white woman is

raising money and providing support for down tickets candidates, including those Democrats who are supporting Sanders.

[HooptieWagon]

7. After she gets her $2700, the leftovers get donated.

And the DNC is using Sanders picture in their fundraising literature. And doesn't a cut of his ActBlue donations go to DNC?

[DURHAM D]

8. Wrong.

[arcane1]

11. And they get their money from some very non-progressive places n/t

[HooptieWagon]

13. They're part of the establishment.

I'm sure they've got a spot at the corporate feed trough also. It's a cancer infecting every nook and cranny of all levels of government.

[Le Taz Hot]

6. Yes, I saw that on the website.

I think the point is that we were originally led to believe that the CBC had endorsed Clinton when it was actually the CBCPAC -- two entirely different animals.

[bkkyosemite]

9. Yes and MSNBC is making that plain now. It's the PAC.

Some members of the CBC are not happy that the PAC did this without their knowledge.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

14. there will be blowback against the Clintons for this.

Mark my words.

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Exactly.

I'm glad this is being clarified.

[ismnotwasm]

15. K&R