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The WSFC NARFE-PAC Chair is Don Binder, Kennewick,
(509)585-1393
NARFE's Political Action Committee was formed in 1982 to harness the Association's
electoral muscle as a complement to member's voting power, grass-roots activism and professional advocacy (Lobbying)
In full compliance with federal law, NARFE-PAC has raised and contributed nearly a million dollars to congressional campaigns
across the country in each two-year election cycle.
The average member contribution rises and falls, but the most
frequent amount donated is $15.
NARFE-PAC actively seeks contributions only from NARFE members in the United States.
Unlike many PACs, NARFE-PAC requires a written request from a bona fide congressional candidate, or his or her
campaign committee, to trigger the highly consultative consideration process.
NARFE-PAC employs a decentralized
decision-making process before determining which requesting candidates should be sent a campaign contribution. Each NARFE
federation has a NARFE-PAC coordinator who, using a consulting procedure that works in that state, gathers input from NARFE
members in a specific district or statewide before making a recommendation to the national office.
2008 NARFE-PAC Contributions (General) Jay Inslee $1000 - Dist 1 (D) Norm
Dicks $1000 - Dist 6 (D) Brian Baird
$1000 - Dist 3 (D) 2008
NARFE-PAC Contributions (Primary) Brian Baird
$1000 - Dist 3 (D) Norm Dicks $2000
- Dist 6 (D) Rick Larsen $1000
- Dist 3 (D) Adam Smith $1000
- Dist 9 (D)
2007 NARFE-PAC Contributions
Congressman Rick Larsen, D-2nd,
(General) $1000
Congressman Brian Baird, D-3rd, (General) $1,000
Congressman Norm Dicks, D-6th, (General) $2000
Congressman
Adam Smith, D-9th, (General) $1,000
2006 NARFE-PAC Contributions:
Peter Goldmark (D-5th) (General candidate)
$1000
Darcy Burner (D-8th) (General candidate)
$1000
Darcy Burner (D-8th) (Primary candidate)
$1000
* Incumbent(s)
* Rick Larsen (D-2nd) (Primary) $1000
*Brian Baird (D-3rd) (Primary) $2000
* Norm Dicks (D-6th) (Primary)
$1000
* Adam Smith (D-9th) (Primary) $1000
As of April 2006, NARFE-PAC had 54,709 contributors giving $1,088,893 since January
1, 2005.
Of that, Region IX (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska) had 3,358 contributors giving $74,085,
with Washington having 1,711 contributors giving $37,463.50.
2005-2006 NARFE-PAC Disbursements to Candidates in Washington State:
January 1, 2005
to March 31, 2006
Rep. Inslee 9-27-05 $1,000 (Primary)
Rep. Larsen 9-27-05 $1,000 (Primary)
Rep. Larsen 11-23-05
$1,000
Rep. Dicks 6-29-05 $1,000 (Primary)
Rep. McDermott 9-27-05 $1,000 (Primary)
Rep. McDermott 3-3-06 $1,000
(Primary)
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