MBI-PAC
MBI-PAC – Supporting Pro-Business, Pro-Construction Candidates
The MBI-PAC is a tool that helps in every facet of our public affairs efforts. The MBI-PAC exists solely to provide support to candidates who reflect the ideas and values of the Master Builders of Iowa. The MBI-PAC helps to foster relationships in working with candidates who will support our efforts. When the MBI-PAC contributes to a candidate, a mutual respect is developed which allows for a good working relationship in the policy-making process. The same hold true for all levels of government – federal, state, county and local.
MBI-PAC Fundraising Efforts – Offering Members a Variety of Ways to Get Involved
On average, the MBI-PAC raises over $100,000 from industry-leaders on an annual basis. Achieving such tremendous results is evidence that MBI members understand the importance of investing in their industry. To complement the membership’s understanding of the relationship between money and politics, the MBI-PAC takes an approach of providing variety, convenience and value for perspective contributors. Opportunities to contribute can take many forms – from golf outings and concert packages, mail solicitations and on-going / multi-year pledge campaigns.
For 2011, look for the Construction Golf Classic and Smoker to continue to be the main stay in our fundraising efforts, as well as various mail solicitation campaigns.
The MBI-PAC strives to provide members with a multitude of ways to participate in the MBI-PAC. However, the most convenient way to contribute can be achieved right here with a simple CLICK.
Thank you to those who have seen the importance of investing in Iowa’s construction industry by contributing to the MBI-PAC.
Operation Hard Hat – Local Leaders Step Up to Help the MBI-PAC
First utilized in 2007, Operation Hard Hat is a member-led fundraising campaign in which the state is divided up into regions and volunteer-leaders coordinate fundraising efforts within each of their respective regions. Over the last four years, Operation Hard Hat has raised nearly $45,000 for the MBI-PAC.
The Operation Hard Hat “captains” are as follow:
- Ames – Bill Woodruff, Woodruff Construction
- Cedar Rapids – Scott Friauf, Merit Construction and Gordon Parker, Rinderknecht and Associates
- Des Moines – Mark Keairnes, LMC
- Dubuque – Ben Roush and Michael Hunt, Conlon Construction Co.
- Iowa City – Darin Knapp, Knutson Construction Services
- Sioux City – John Baker, C.W. Suter and Son
- Waterloo – Darrin Gillett, Cardinal Construction
When you get a call from one of these individuals, please consider providing a contribution or help raise some funds on their behalf. As an industry, we must stand up for ourselves and provide support to those candidates who share our views and philosophies of pro-construction, pro-growth.
