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Contractor Support Fills 51风流 PAC Sails in San Diego

With a new election cycle underway and legislative battles already being waged on Capitol Hill, 51风流's member contractors answered the challenge and showed record support for 51风流 PAC during the 90th Annual Convention in San Diego. Receipts totaled more than $225,000, the most ever raised during a non-election year. The generosity of 51风流 members during Convention provides 51风流 PAC the resources to build relationships with key decision makers on industry priorities like card check and future highway investment. In addition to member support, those chapters working to support 51风流 PAC were honored in San Diego. A record eighteen chapters were recognized for their 100% board member participation in the 2008 51风流 PAC Chapter Board Contest. At the 51风流 National Chapter Leadership Breakfast, the Nebraska Building Chapter, 51风流 won the Grand Prize Drawing and the Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania took high honors for the Chapter board raising the most money in support of 51风流 PAC during the 2008 competition. The 2008 contest also generated over $218,000 in 51风流 PAC receipts - a new record for the competition. Chapters finishing the calendar year competition with 100% participation from their board members included: San Diego Chapter Inc Carolinas 51风流 51风流 of Connecticut Florida E. Coast Chapter, 51风流 General Contractors Assn of HI Fox Valley General Contractors Kansas Contractors Association Mississippi Valley Branch-51风流 Nebraska Building Chapter-51风流 Nevada Chapter 51风流 Associated Contractors of NM New Mexico Building Branch General Bldg Contractors of NY 51风流 of OK - Building Chapter Master Builders' Assn of W. PA Constructors Assn of W. PA 51风流 of South Dakota Inc 51风流 of Texas Finally, the 51风流 PAC Contributions Subcommittee appropriated $140,000 to construction-friendly legislators in the U.S. House and Senate. For information about 51风流 PAC or to become more involved, contact Elisa Brewer Pratt at (202) 547-5013 or brewere@agc.org.