After Tuesday night’s primary election results, it appears that Mr. Trump will prevail as the Republican Party’s nominee this fall. It’s also pretty clear that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will likely be the Democratic Party’s choice. To ensure that our members are up-to-date on the positions of each presidential candidate, NACD will be providing members with a comprehensive analysis on issues important to the chemical distribution industry. We will also be providing analysis on the top ten most important House and Senate races to NACD member companies.
With so much at stake in this unconventional election season, it is clear our members are eager to engage their elected officials. We have record attendance once again for this year’s NACD Washington Fly-In from May 17-18. We are quickly approaching 100 participants - a fantastic showing for sure! I am thrilled to announce a slate of great speakers including Congressional Chemistry Caucus Co-Chairs John Moolenar (R-MI) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL) along with Congressman Charlie Dent (R-PA) and Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO). If you have not registered yet, there is still time! Please click here to learn more.
Just as we’re chomping at the bit to engage lawmakers, they too are eager to tout their support for American businesses back in their districts during their reelection bids. Last week, the Congressional Chemistry Caucus formally launched with 14 Congressmen adding their names to a growing list of participants. If you have not already done so, I encourage you to invite your congressman to join. Given the incredible role of chemistry in our daily lives and the need to invest in STEM education initiatives, I’m sure that many lawmakers would consider being a part of this group if they were invited. The more we get to join, the greater awareness lawmakers will have of the importance of chemistry to the national economy and to life in the 21st century. Visit our Chemical ReACTions site to learn more about how to invite your representative to join the Caucus.
In today’s world of social media outreach, it is important that we all play a role to keep our elected officials informed of the latest issues and developments important to the chemical distribution industry. As they seek reelection, lawmakers will become even more active on social media to interact with their constituents. This gives us all a great opportunity to foster relationships with them, whether that’s after the Fly-In to continue building on the contacts we made or to invite them to join the Chemistry Caucus. If you and/or your company do not have a Twitter account, I would strongly encourage you to take a few minutes to sign up and follow me @EByerNACD. The fact is policymakers use Twitter all the time to communicate nowadays. Let’s make sure they know who we are so we can engage them on the important issues impacting our industry!