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Webinar: Pivotal 2018 Mid-Term Elections & What's at Stake

Join AAFA and BIPAC as we examine the factors shaping this year's campaigns and policy ramifications of the elections.
Audience: Member-only webinars are crafted and presented by AAFA to address member needs and provide exclusive insights around industry developments. AAFA member-only webinars are closed-press.

Description:

On November 6, Americans return to the polls for the 2018 mid-term elections. Collectively, voters will be making decisions regarding one-third of the Senate, every House seat, and many governorships. While mid-term elections often generate less excitement and interest than those for president, this year is shaping up to be pivotal because partisan control in both chambers could change. The large number of Congressional retirements, ongoing legal challenges to the 2010 Congressional redistricting, and the prospect that the mid-term elections may be a proxy referendum on President Trump all heighten the drama and the stakes facing Americans this November. 
 
Join AAFA and the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) as we examine the factors shaping this year’s campaigns and explore the policy ramifications of the elections.

Participants of this webinar will understand:
  • The current state-of-play affecting key Congressional races and governorships.
  • Major factors that could affect electoral outcomes. 
  • Ways the campaign season and the elections themselves can affect policy considerations, both before and after November.
  • Steps to participate and how to ensure member voices are heard.  

Speakers:

Steve Lamar
Executive Vice President
AAFA

Stephen E. Lamar is Executive Vice President, where he also serves as liaison to AAFA’s Government Relations Committee, Government Contracts Committee, and Legwear Committee. He represents AAFA members before Congress and the Administration on a range of issues, including government procurement, counterfeiting/intellectual property rights, international trade, market access, customs, labor, environment, and product safety. In these roles, Steve also advises AAFA member companies on legislation and regulatory policies affecting the clothing and footwear industries. Prior to AAFA, Steve was a trade analyst at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Before joining the Commerce Department, Steve served for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the southern African country of Botswana. Steve is President of the Washington International Trade Association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Colgate University and a Master of Arts Degree in International Affairs (with a concentration on African politics and international trade) from George Washington University.

Jim Ellis
Political Analyst
BIPAC

As Political Analyst for BIPAC, Jim Ellis analyzes electoral politics and reports upon trends, characteristics, and tendencies in American elections. He formerly provided political consulting services to the House Republican majority through 2006, has run two national political action committees, and managed successful political campaigns. Jim speaks around the country on politics, previously appeared as a debate participant on the CBS affiliate in Washington, DC’s morning news program, and has been interviewed on many national and local radio programs. Outside of politics, Jim is a high school football official and resides in northern Virginia.
 
When
3/15/2018 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where
Online
Registration not available.