NVTC TechPAC

TechPAC: Your Questions Answered by Chairman Dendy Young

Why Should I Care about TechPAC?

Virginia policymakers make hundreds of decisions each year that can seriously impact our businesses, our employees and our community at large. Decisions related to public investments and services, taxation and regulation directly or indirectly impact our competitiveness and our bottom lines. TechPAC supports the interests of the technology industry in Richmond and the future viability of our businesses.

What is a PAC?

"PAC" stands for "political action committee." PACs enable individuals and companies with common interests to raise funds and support candidates for public office. Across all industries, major lobbying groups have long recognized that a single, strong, unified political voice is substantially more effective than a multitude of voices.

What is TechPAC?

NVTC TechPAC is your PAC. TechPAC is a key benefit of membership that complements the comprehensive, valuable array of programs, policy advocacy and business services NVTC offers to bolster the success of our member companies, to strengthen the technology industry in Northern Virginia and to positively impact the economic growth of the region. TechPAC allows NVTC members to combine our financial resources to support Virginia General Assembly candidates and candidates for statewide office who champion issues of importance to our technology business community. By pooling our resources, NVTC can have a stronger voice and bigger impact—and better protect and enhance our industry's and our members' professional interests.

Who runs TechPAC?

TechPAC is administered by a 25 member Board of Trustees composed of top executives from NVTC member companies.

Why did NVTC Create TechPAC?

The NVTC Board of Directors approved the formation of TechPAC in 2001 to enable Northern Virginia technology businesses to speak as a community in collectively supporting strong pro-technology, pro-business candidates for office.

How Does TechPAC Make Decisions?

All TechPAC decisions are based on the NVTC's Legislative Agenda and policy priorities. The TechPAC Board of Trustees evaluates candidates based on their positions on issues that impact technology businesses and their voting record. We try to personally interview as many candidates as we can in a given election cycle. The TechPAC Board formally votes on all decisions.

As Chairman, What Are Your Goals for TechPAC?

Although we made tremendous strides last year, we need TechPAC to be bigger and stronger with greater NVTC member participation. A PAC can only be as powerful as the involvement of its members. Our long-term goal is to become the top business PAC in the Commonwealth. We need your help. Get involved in NVTC's Public Policy Steering Committee, learn about the issues and policy decisions that are impacting your business, and join the growing list of NVTC members who are contributing to the financial strength of TechPAC. Please get involved!

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How Can I Get Involved in TechPAC?

Come to the next event! Make a contribution today! Contact Allison Glatfelter, NVTC Public Policy Manager, at aglatfelter@nvtc.org or (703) 904-7878, ext. 218.

To view TechPAC's current and past contributions to candidates, please visit the Virginia Public Access Project at www.vpap.org/donors.

What's New at the NVTC TechPAC

With the 2009 legislative session over and the statewide and legislative House races quickly approaching this November, NVTC TechPAC's Board of Trustees has been actively meeting with legislative leaders and candidates for office to discuss issue of importance to Northern Virginia's technology community.

TechPAC Announces Candidate Endorsements

On October 1, TechPAC announced its endorsement of Bob McDonnell for Governor of Virginia and Steve Shannon for Attorney General of Virginia. See the full press releases here.

posted October 2009

Delegate Steven Landes Meets with TechPAC Trustees

On September 3, NVTC TechPAC Board of Trustees hosted Delegate Steven Landes (R- Weyers Cave), an influential legislator from the Shenandoah Valley, for a special breakfast meeting at NVTC.

Landes, a Delegate since 1997, is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Technology Oversight and Government Activities. He also serves on the House Education, Rules, and Privileges and Elections Committees.

During the hour long event, Delegate Landes and Northern Virginia technology executives discussed several important issues including funding for transportation and higher education, technology-based economic development, the importance of research and intellectual property commercialization initiatives, the role of Virginia's Secretary of Technology, and governance and oversight issues related to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency.



posted September 2009

NVTC TechPAC Board Hosts Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw for Lunch Discussion

On August 4th, NVTC TechPAC Trustees hosted Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw (D-Fairfax) for a special luncheon meeting.

During the 70-minute session, Saslaw and TechPAC technology executives engaged in a candid conversation on a variety of issues including Virginia's budgetary challenges and the economy, transportation funding, the need to boost funding for higher education and research, and the upcoming legislative and statewide elections.

In addition to his role as Majority Leader, Senator Saslaw chairs the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and serves as senior member of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Transportation. He also serves on the Senate Courts of Justice, Education and Health, and Rules Committees.

During the past two years, Saslaw has served as a budget conferee, working on behalf of the Senate to negotiate and hash out differences between the House and Senate budget bills.

In addition to his public service, Saslaw is a business leader in the private sector who has had a a successful career as an owner and operator of service stations in the region.



posted September 2009


TechPAC Trustees Hold 6th Annual Dinner with Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Bill Howell

NVTC's TechPAC has been meeting with legislators and candidates from across the state throughout the year to discuss issues of importance to Northern Virginia's technology community.

On the evening of June 30th, TechPAC Trustees met with Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg) at a dinner hosted by TechPAC Trustee Tim Cook of Alion Science and Technology at Alion's Tysons office. Stacy Mendler, COO of Alion Science and Technology, greeted the group. The event marked the TechPAC Board's 6th annual dinner with Speaker Howell.

During the two-hour dinner, the Speaker and TechPAC Trustees engaged in a candid conversation on a variety of issues including Virginia's budgetary challenges and the economy, transportation funding, strategies to promote job creation, technology-based economic development, and the upcoming legislative and statewide elections.

Speaker Howell was first elected to the House of Delegates in 1987 and has served as Speaker of the House since 2003. He represents Virginia's 28th House District which includes the City of Fredericksburg and part of Stafford County. Howell is an attorney who practices trust and estate law when the General Assembly is not in session.




L-R: (sitting) Anne Gavin, Microsoft; Will Castleberry, AOL; Bobbie Kilberg, NVTC; Speaker Howell; Dendy Young, McLean Capital; Brad Antle, Bradford SCG;
(standing) Paul Liberty, GTSI; Joel Hinzman, Oracle; Anna Gadbois, CGI; Duffy Mazan, Performedia; Steve Mullins, KZO; Tim Cook, Alion Science & Technology; Rob Quartel, NTELX; Josh Levi, NVTC; Todd House, Micron Technology

posted July 2009

Delegate Phil Hamilton Meets with TechPAC Trustees

The TechPAC Board of Trustees recently hosted Delegate Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News) at a special luncheon at NVTC. Hamilton, a Delegate since 1988, serves as Chairman of the House, Health Welfare and Institutions Committee and Vice Chairman of the influential House Appropriations Committee. During the lunch, tech executives discussed transportation, higher education, the budget shortfall and energy policy with Hamilton, who is facing a re-election challenger in the fall.

"Transportation is a core service function of government," Hamilton said. He added that he believes additional revenues are important to alleviate Northern Virginia's transportation crisis and also to address transportation challenges in Hampton Roads. Hamilton said the next Governor has "one opportunity in 2010 to address transportation." In regard to education, Hamilton suggested establishing a fixed amount of state funding per pupil in colleges and universities.

Hamilton said that there will be a worsening budget shortfall in 2010 and he expects a very lean budget to be introduced by Governor Kaine next year, yet Hamilton discussed that sustained funding must be preserved for education and workforce development. The delegate said he believes strongly in protecting Virginia's right to work law.

Hamilton believes energy is a "national security issue" and he said he would like to use every source of existing energy available to achieve energy independence.



L-R: Tim Cook, Alion Science & Technology; Lisa Landi, AOL; Josh Levi, NVTC; Bobbie Kilberg, NVTC; Delegate Phil Hamilton; Paul Liberty, GTSI; Nicolas Evans, CGI; Michelle Frank, Orbital Science Corp.; Brad Antle, Bradford SCG


posted July 2009

NVTC TechPAC Board of Trustees Soliciting Nominations

As TechPAC kicks off its 7th year and prepares for its annual meeting, the NVTC TechPAC Board of Trustees is soliciting nominations to fill three vacancies on the 25 member TechPAC Board. NVTC members interested in participating or learning more about the opportunity are encouraged to contact NVTC Public Policy Manager Allison Glatfelter at aglatfelter@nvtc.org.

posted July 2009

NVTC TechPAC Hosts Democratic Leaders from the Virginia General Assembly

On Monday, May 4,2009, NVTC TechPAC Trustees met with House Democratic leaders to discuss the upcoming 2009 elections and policy issues important to NVTC.

During the 90 minute meeting, House Minority Leader Ward Armstrong (D - Martinsville), House Democratic Caucus Chair Ken Plum (D - Reston) and Delegate David Marsden (D - Burke) shared their perspective on the political landscape in Virginia and provided an overview of various legislative races across the state. In addition to elections and politics, the Democratic leaders and TechPAC Trustees discussed a variety of important policy issues including transportation, K-12 STEM education, higher education funding, research, and labor-related issues.

TechPAC Trustees are planning to host the House Republican leadership for a similar meeting in the near future.

posted May 2009

NVTC TechPAC Board of Trustees

Dendy Young (Chairman)
CEO
McLean Capital, LLC

Andrew E. Harrs (Treasurer)
Regional Managing Partner
Deloitte

S. Bradford Antle
President & CEO
Salient Solutions LLC

John Backus
Managing Director
New Atlantic Ventures

Charles Cantus
Vice President of Government Relations
CSC

Will Castleberry
National Director of State Public Policy
AOL, LLC.

Tim Cook
Corporate Vice President
Alion Science and Technology

Louis Dupart
Managing Partner
The Normandy Group

Mark Esposito
Director of Emerging Company Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers

C. Michael Ferraro
President/CEO
TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC.

Michelle Frank
Manager, State & Local Government Affairs
Orbital Sciences Corporation

Anne Gavin
State Government Affairs Regional Manager
Microsoft Corporation

Joel P. Hinzman
Director of Federal & Legislative Affairs
Oracle

Todd House
Virginia State Government Affairs Manager
Micron Technology

Bobbie Kilberg
President & CEO
Northern Virginia Technology Council

Paul Liberty
Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations
GTSI

Chris Long
President
Washington Resource Associates

Duffy Mazan
Second Venue, LLC

Donna S. Morea
President
CGI

Joel Partridge
Director, Government Relations
CGI

Rob Quartel
Chairman & CEO
NTELX

Matthew Queen
Vice President, Government & Industry Relations
Northrop Grumman Information Technology

George Vradenburg
President
The Vradenburg Foundation

Earle Williams
Individual

How to Contribute

Those wishing to support NVTC TechPAC may send a check to:

NVTC TechPAC
2214 Rock Hill Road
Suite 300
Herndon,VA 20170

Your contributions to NVTC TechPAC will be used to support candidates for state and local public office in Virginia who support the public policy priorities of the Northern Virginia Technology Council and its membership, as determined by the NVTC TechPAC Board of Trustees. Contributions to NVTC TechPAC are not tax deductible. NVTC will comply with all applicable state and federal reporting requirements regarding contributors to and expenditures by NVTC TechPAC.

For more information on contributing to NVTC TechPAC, contact Josh Levi, NVTC Vice President of Policy, at (703) 904-7878, ext. 214, or jlevi@nvtc.org.

2009 NVTC TechPAC Endorsements

Governor of Virginia
Bob McDonnell

Attorney General of Virginia
Steve Shannon

Northern Virginia House of Delegates

13th House District
Candidate John Bell

32nd House District
Delegate David Poisson

33rd House District
Delegate Joe May

34th House District
Delegate Margi Vanderhye

35th House District
Candidate Jim Hyland

36th House District
Delegate Ken Plum

37th House District
Delegate David Bulova

39th House District
Delegate Vivian Watts

40th House District
Delegate Tim Hugo

41st House District
Delegate Dave Marsden

42nd House District
Delegate Dave Albo

43rd House District
Delegate Mark Sickles

45th House District
Delegate David Englin

46th House District
Delegate Charniele Herring

48th House District
Delegate Bob Brink

49th House District
Delegate Adam Ebbin

50th House District
Delegate Jackson Miller

51st House District
Delegate Paul Nichols

53rd House District
Delegate Jim Scott

67th District House
Delegate Chuck Caputo
Candidate Jim LeMunyon

86th House District
Delegate Tom Rust

Please visit the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) at www.vpap.org for Virginia campaign finance information and contribution disclosures.

Please visit the following url (http://www.vpap.org/committees/profile/home/51) to review detailed information regarding NVTC TechPAC's financial and political contributions.

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Links

The Virginia Public Access Project maintains an enhanced list of campaign contributions and expenditures reported by candidates for state office.

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