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IT'S YOUR BUSINESS TO BE INVOLVED!
HELP ELECT CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT OUR INDUSTRY.
Your voice matters as both a member of the aggregates industry and a taxpayer. You can influence the policies that will affect us long into the future. The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's ROCKPAC is the only political action committee solely dedicated to advancing the aggregates industry's priorities with federal candidates - standing up for our industry, expanding Congressional awareness of it and the significant impacts of congressional actions and government regulation on our businesses.
WHO DOES ROCKPAC SUPPORT?
ROCKPAC supports pro-aggregates, pro-transportation, pro-business candidates on a bipartisan basis. Although this process tends to favor incumbent members of Congress, ROCKPAC finds other worthy candidates by studying their individual backgrounds and stated positions on the issues. You can play a significant role in bringing new candidates to our attention.
WHY ROCKPAC?
Because…
- ROCKPAC equals strength in numbers.
- ROCKPAC is an investment in efforts to grow the federal highway program.
- ROCKPAC works to send people to Congress who share our industry's views.
- ROCKPAC supports those candidates and elected officials who promote sensible, scientifically-based safety and environmental laws and regulations.
- ROCKPAC backs elected officials who advocate tax relief measures that benefit the business community.
- ROCKPAC supports those candidates and legislators who oppose organized labor's agenda, including its "card check" scheme that would take away workers' rights to a secret ballot in union organizing elections.
ROCKPAC CANDIDATE CONTRIBUTION PRINCIPLES
The following principles serve as guidance in determining recipients of ROCKPAC contributions, the event or location at which the contribution will be made, and how much will be committed to the campaign.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- No contributions in contested primaries or out-of-cycle races.
- No contributions to both sides of a race.
- ROCKPAC donors deliver contributions to candidates in their home states or districts and NSSGA staff attends Washington, DC events based upon those contributions. This doubles the impact of every contribution made.
SPECIFIC CRITERIA
- NSSGA Legislative Vote Scorecard (where there is no federal record refer to state record if it exists.)
- Recommendations from NSSGA members.
- Membership on committees of jurisdiction over issues of importance to the aggregates industry.
- Competitiveness of race.
- To develop, maintain and enhance relationships beneficial to the aggregates industry.
- State Executive input.
- Congressional leadership posts.
ROCKPAC Trustees
ChairmanPaul C. Mellott, Jr.; Mellott Company |
Vice ChairmanJohn F. Steele, Jr.; Hilltop Basic Resources, Inc. |
| Treasurer |
| Trustees |
| Mr. Richard Blake | Mellott Company |
| Mr. Craig Campbell | Lafarge (U.S.) |
| Ms. K. Anne Cramer | Casper Stolle Quarry & Contracting Co. |
| Mr. Jeff Detwiler (YLC ROCKPAC Trustee) | Martin Limestone |
| Mr. Paul I. Detwiler III | New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. |
| Mr. Gerard V. Geraghty | Rogers Group, Inc. |
| Mr. Jeffrey V. Goodman | Hedrick Industries |
| Mr. Louis A. Griesemer | Springfield Underground, Inc. |
| Mr. John C. Hay | Oldcastle Materials, Inc. |
| Mr. Cliff Kirkmyer | CEMEX |
| Ms. Anne H. Lloyd | Martin Marietta Materials |
| Mr. Rod Martin | Martin Stone Quarries, Inc. |
| Mr. W. Scott McGeorge | Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company |
| Mr. Michael R. Mills | Vulcan Materials Company |
| Mr. Joe Schlabach | Deister Machine Company, Inc. |
| Mr. George L. Sidney, Jr. | McLanahan Corporation |
| Mr. Stephen W. Sloan | Midwest Minerals, Inc. |
| Mr. Kim W. Snyder | Eastern Industries, Inc. |
| Mr. David P. True | Austin Powder Co. |
| Mr. S. Evan Weiner | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Mr. Hal F. Williford Jr. | Memphis Stone & Gravel Company |
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