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2016 ANNUAL REPORT
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Making Your Voice Heard:
The Association ramped up efforts this
year to grow AluminumNation, an online tool that enables
constituents who live and work in the communities supporting
aluminum jobs to connect directly with public officials. Members
of the AluminumNation community engaged on a number
of campaigns this year—including encouraging their Member
of Congress to join the Aluminum Caucus and getting out
the U.S. manufacturing vote.
AluminumPAC Contributes to
Industry Supporters:
The Aluminum
Political Action Committee is proving
to be an effective tool in raising the
profile of the industry and building
relationships with elected officials
in Washington, D.C. Membership
and staff raised more than $85,000
in the 2015-2016 election cycle, and
21 of the 22 candidates the PAC
supported won re-election. The PAC
contributed to three candidates
up for re-election in 2018, and next
year will continue to engage in the
elector process.
Aluminum
Caucus member
Rep. Marsha
Blackburn
(R-TN) visits
with Chairman
Garney Scott
at Scepter, Inc.
in Waverly, TN.
The Aluminum
Association released
a series of online
videos in 2016,
including this one
on the economic
impact of the
industry in Ohio.