from the chair
2012 is Watershed Election Year —
Get Your Oar in the Water
Tom Hosea
It seems like we’ve been talking about 2012 for months now.
This year, we will elect a president and a new governor.
Congress is up for grabs, as is our state Legislature. It’s one
of those watershed election years — definitely a time for all
of us to get our oars in the water.
Relationships continue to form the basis of everything
we do, and that’s especially true in an election year. If we
are not involved now, we can’t complain later about who
is elected. And that means we need to help supporters of
business raise the money to win at the polls.
It’s also worth noting AWB will not be contributing to
presidential or congressional campaigns. Likewise, we will
not be sending contributions to candidates for local offices.
Our PAC will solely focus on the races for governor and
the Legislature.
What does this mean for you, as a member of AWB? Here
are five things you can do.
First, get to know the issues that impact you, your employees and your business. AWB is here to hel