Dan Pilcher

CACI Senior Vice President

& Chief Operating Officer

Phone: 303.866.9600

www.COchamber.com

Friday, June 18, 2010

CACI Begins New Legislative Candidate Interviews Next Tuesday-Wednesday

CACI has set the schedule for four days of interviews over the next two weeks with 53 new state legislative candidates, who will then be considered by the CACI Executive Committee and Board of Directors for CACI endorsement and financial support from the Colorado Business Political Action Committee (CB-PAC).

CACI members can participate in the interviews by contributing $500 to CB-PAC. Individuals, companies and PACs can contribute up to $500 during the two-year, 2009-2010 election cycle to a political action committee such as CB-PAC.

CACI members who wish to contribute to CB-PAC should contact Denise Reeves, CACI Vice President of Events and Programs, at 303.866.9622 or via e-mail at dreeves@COchamber.com

Members who contribute to CB-PAC will receive a candidate summary, which will include background, campaign contributions, his or her campaign status and legislative district demographics. Here is the interview schedule:

June 22^nd

9:00 a.m. Rick Nevin (R), HD-4

9:30 a.m. Dan Pabon (D), HD-4

10:00 a.m. Owen Hill (R), SD-11

10:30 a.m. Christine Mastin (R), HD-3

11:00 a.m. Matt Heimerich (R), SD-2

11:30 a.m. Danny Stroud (R), HD-1

12 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Cheri Jahn (D) – SD 20

2:00 p.m. Jeanne Nicholson (D), SD-16

2:30 p.m. Kevin Grantham (R), SD-2

3:00 p.m. Tom Janich (R), HD-31

3:30 p.m. Robert Ramirez (R), HD-29

4:00 p.m. Ray Scott (R), HD-54

4:30 p.m. Ronnie Nelson (R), HD-5

June 23^r^d

9:00 a.m. Pauline Olvera (R), HD-7

9:30 a.m. Edgar Johansson (R), HD-23

10:00 a.m. Jeffrey Ilseman (R), HD-12

10:30 a.m. Wes Whiteley (R), HD-11

11:00 a.m. Libby Szabo (R), HD-27

11:30 a.m. Crisanta Duran (D), HD-5

12 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Vera Ortegon (R), SD-3

2:00 p.m. Karen Cullen (R), HD-18

2:30 p.m. Keith Swerdfeger (R), HD-47

3: 00 p.m. Mark Thrun (D), HD-5

3:30 p.m. Mark Barker (R), HD-17

4:00 p.m. Mark Barrington (R), HD-26

4:30 p.m. Sally Mounier (R), HD-42

June 28^th

9:00 a.m. Don Beezley (R), HD-33

9:30 a.m. David Ruchman (D), SD-20

10:00 a.m. Pete Lee (D), HD-18

10:30 a.m. Polly Lawrence (R), HD-44

11:00 a.m. Lisa Grace Kellogg (R), HD-64

11:30 a.m. Jon Goldin-Dubois (D), HD-7

12 Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Jake Williams (D), HD-12

1:30 p.m. Matt Jones (D), HD-12

2:00 p.m. Bob Hislop (R), HD-54

2:30 p.m. Chris Holbert (R), HD-44

3:00 p.m. Roger Wilson (D), HD-61

3:30 p.m. Don Coram (R), HD-58

4:00 p.m. J. Paul Brown (R), HD-59

4:30 p.m. Edgar Antillon (R), HD-35

June 29^th

9:00 a.m. Brian Vande Krol (R), HD-34

9:30 a.m. Gary Marshall (R), HD-36

10:00 a.m. Lucia Guzman (D), SD-34

10:30 a.m. Angela Williams (D), HD-7

11:00 a.m. Jon Becker (R), HD-63

11:30 a.m. Jennifer Coken (D), HD-4

12 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Tim Leonard (R), SD-16

2:00 p.m. Angela Giron (D), SD-3

2:30 p.m. Gloria Stultz (D), SD-2

3:00 p.m. John Odom (R), SD-20

3:30 p.m. Bob Rankin (R), SD 5

4:00 p.m. David Casiano (R), HD-44

4:30 p.m. Debra Irvine (R), HD-56

To locate the legislative districts, click on:

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CGA-LegislativeCouncil/CLC/1200536136267

CACI’s endorsement means that a candidate will, in most cases, receive $400 from CB-PAC. $400 is the maximum that a PAC can contribute to a legislative candidate during the 2009-2010 election cycle.

CACI is working hard this summer and fall to create a pro-business legislature next year with the endorsement and financial support of pro-business legislative candidates, both incumbents and new, who will listen to employers’ concerns.

CACI Thanks CB-PAC Contributors

So far, during the 2009-2010 election cycle, the following 31 companies and one individual have contributed to CB-PAC. CACI thanks them for their support, which is vital to CACI’s financial support of the legislative candidates whom it will endorse for election in November:

· Ackerman Information Corporation

· American Furniture Warehouse

· AngloGold Ashanti N.A., Inc.

· Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc.

· Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

· Antlers Condominium Association

· Ball Corporation

· The Boeing Company

· Citywide Banks

· Colorado Container

· Colorado Legislative Services, LLC

· Colorado Mining Association

· Colorado Printing Company

· DeFilippo Rees Robinette, LLC

· EMS Management, LLC

· Encana Oil & Gas

· Freeport McMorRan Copper & Gold

· Goodrich Corporation

· HealthTrans, LLC

· Holland and Hart LLP

· Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA)

· MillerCoors

· New Vista Image

· Property Casualty Insurers

· Qwest Communications, Inc.

· Rocky Mountain Motorists Inc. (AAA of Colorado)

· Sovine Miller & Company

· Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc.

· Union Pacific Railroad Company

· USAA

· Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

· Richard Zahringer