If you were able to join us at our annual day of advocacy, Dealer Day, you heard from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Vice Chairman Tom Castriota. Tom highlighted the importance of dealers’ engagement with federal legislators in Washington, D.C., and how decisions made by Congress directly impact dealerships, even here in California.

NADA’s political action committee (NADA PAC) is a critical part of NADA’s advocacy on Capitol Hill. NADA PAC relies on voluntary personal contributions from dealers and managers of NADA-member dealerships to support pro-dealer candidates in the U.S. House and Senate.

Founded in 1975, NADA PAC is one of the largest business trade association PACs in Washington, D.C., with more than 1,650 contributors in 2023. NADA PAC has already supported more than 240 candidates in the 2024 election cycle.

Here in California, decisions regarding candidate contributions are made locally by our dedicated NADA PAC team, consisting of esteemed individuals such as NADA Directors Mark Normandin, Matt Browning and Cheryl Bedford; NADA PAC Chair Jessie Dosanjh; 2024 CNCDA Chairman David Simpson and CNCDA President Brian Maas. Collaboration with California’s metro dealer associations further strengthens our impact.

We invite you to take an active role in shaping the future of dealership advocacy by going to https://www.cncda.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-NADA-PAC-Prior-Approval-Infographic-and-Form.pdf and completing the Prior Approval Form. Your involvement with NADA PAC ensures dealership interests are strongly represented at our nation’s Capitol.

For more information about NADA PAC, contact Joshua Heit, director of NADA PAC, at jheit@nada.org.