Trail Users Endorse Mike McFadden for Senate in MN

The Trail Political Action Committee (TPAC) works to elect federal candidates who will support legislation and policy that promotes and protects responsible off-highway vehicle recreation on public and private lands.   TPAC is proud to announce its official endorsement and support for Mike McFadden who is running for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota.

Minnesota OHV leaders, Tom and Karen Umphress, recently met with Senate Candidate McFadden to show pro-trail support for his campaign and to discuss important federal access and recreation issues.

Mike McFadden, Republican Candidate for the United States Senate in Minnesota, states, “Living in the land of 10,000 lakes, Minnesotans thrive off of their ability to have access to our precious natural resources. Many Minnesotans grew up hunting, camping, fishing and enjoying everything that our great state has to offer and it is vital they continue to be able to enjoy public land without government intrusion. Time and time again, regulations threaten Minnesotans’ ability to experience nature and everything that comes with it. Those who spend time in Minnesota’s wilderness are the biggest supporters of ensuring that it retains its beauty and access for years to come. The Minnesotans that I have met along the campaign trail truly understand what it means to be a good steward of our environment. Sportsmen and riders who use public trails realize that it is vital to preserve the beauty of our state for future generations’ enjoyment as well.”

Tom and Karen Umphress believe the Senatorial race in MN this year is less about Republican vs. Democrat and more about a person who cares about Minnesota, the United States, and the People.

For 5 years, Tom and Karen have tried to talk with Senator Franken or his staff.  Unfortunately, they never got past the receptionist.  Senator Franken is the only currently seated U.S. Legislator from Minnesota who has refused to meet with them as his constituents.

Tom and Karen say that Mike McFadden is the clear choice for those people who support trails and our natural environment.  TPAC agrees!

TPAC's officially endorsed senate races to date are: AR - Tom Cotton, CO - Cory Gardner, MI - Terry Lynn Land, MN -Mike McFadden, and MT - Steve Daines.

TPAC’s  "Senate Soon-to-Endorse or Watch List" has been expanded to include: AK - Dan Sullivan, GA - David Perdue, IA - Joni Ernst, KY - Mitch McConnell, LA - Bill Cassidy, NC - Thom Tillis, NH - Scott Brown, and OR -Monica Wehby.

TPAC believes an organized and enthused OHV user base can play a significant role in who goes back to Washington D.C. on November 4.   Your robust participation/support in key targeted races will help ensure our continued ability to enjoy high quality motorized recreation on public and private lands.

The POWER of One Vote

Dear Off-Road Voter,

The Trail PAC was formed to help empower the off-road voter by pooling resources so that we can send more pro-trail candidates to Congress and by encouraging OHV enthusiasts to use the "power of ONE vote" to defend and protect our continued recreational access to public and private lands.

TPAC believes that many of our battleground races will be decided by less than 1,000 votes.  For example, in the 2004 Washington State Gubernatorial race, Democrat Christine Gregoire defeated Republican Dino Rossi by just over 130 votes. 

In 2006, incumbent Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman was ultimately beaten by Saturday Night Live's comedian, Al Franken.  Franken won by just 312 votes. Off-road voters in Nevada played a key role in 2012 by helping TPAC endorsed senate candidate, Dean Heller, defeat the LCV endorsed Shelly Berkley by just over 1%.

As you can see, an organized and enthused OHV user base that shows up at the ballot box on Election Day can play a significant role in who goes back to Washington D.C. on November 4.   Your robust participation/support in key targeted races will help ensure our continued ability to enjoy high quality motorized recreation on public lands.

DONATE $25 - $5,000 TO HELP SEND PRO-TRAIL CANDIDATES TO CONGRESS 

CAMPAIGN WATCH UPDATE - The Trail PAC has added the Scott Brown for Senate campaign in New Hampshire to our list of key races to monitor and potentially endorse.  His opponent, Jeanne Shaheen, received a 100% score from the Green Lobby's League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for her support of their legislative proposals in 2013.  In contrast, the LCV gave Brown a score of ZERO for his 2010 votes against their agenda.

Thanks again for your support in the 2014 midterms!

See you on the campaign trail.

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC

www.thetrailpac.com

Thank You

TPAC wants to send you a heartfelt THANK YOU for your support through the 2012 election cycle.

Your support helped elect several pro-trail candidates to the U.S. Senate in AZ and NV.   You reelected Scott Tipton (CO-CD3) who was in a very tough fight in a battleground state.  You helped Andy Barr ( KY-CD6) defeat the anti-trail incumbent.  

You were the counterweight for our targeted races against the smear campaigns waged by the League of Conservation Voters, Earth Justice, Earth First!, and the Sierra Club.  

You have constructed a strong foundation for TPAC.  Using that momentum, trail voters will be effectively engaged in future elections at the federal level.

There is always a “political itch” in a 2^nd Presidential term.   That itch will be scratched by trail voters in the 2014 midterm (House/Senate) elections. 

TPAC also believes the outcome of this election places additional responsibility on trail voters to be actively engaged in non-election efforts to promote and protect responsible OHV recreation.   That work includes robust participation in the public process/administrative process related to federal land agency planning efforts.  OHVers should also continue working with other stakeholder groups such as county supervisors, outdoor groups, and mainstream conservation organizations.

Thanks again for your support and dedication to this effort.   It is appreciated more than you can ever know.

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC
www.thetrailpac.com

Join TPAC Hall of Fame and CA Voter Registration Info

Join the Trail PAC's Hall of Fame or Be a Trail Hero
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Trail-Heroes-Join-Fight.html?soid=1109092517671&aid=e2Q9iSEWiVc

Also, for CA voters... the deadline to register to vote is Oct. 22.  TPAC urges
all trail voters to make sure that all members of their OHV networks are registered
to vote.  Every Vote Counts!  Remember that some Congressional races have been
won or lost by less than 50 votes.

CA Voters Register Here Online
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm

Thanks for being engaged in this election to protect your trail access!

Thompson and Koster Named Today as Key Races

 

With just 39 days until Election Day, TPAC is proud to announce  Tommy Thompson for Senate (WI)  as our 7^th targeted key Senate race.  Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson is in a very tight race against Tammy Baldwin.

Thompson understands OHV and OSV issues and supports responsible motorized recreation on public and private lands. On the other hand, Baldwin is anti-OHV and supports the excessive regulatory agenda of far-left environmental groups.  She is not main stream on our issues.

John Koster for Congress (WA CD-1) is our 4th key targeted House race.  Koster is in a dead heat with Suzan DelBene. Koster has been endorsed by the Northwest Motorcycle Association.   On the other side of the campaign trail, DelBene proudly lists endorsements from the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club.

Here is our list of TPAC’s targeted key races as of September 28, 2012

U.S. Senate

Tommy Thompson (WI-Senate)

Dean Heller (NV – Senate)

Denny Rehberg (MT-Senate)

George Allen (VA- Senate)

Jeff Flake (AZ – Senate)

Heather Wilson (NM-Senate)

Rick Berg (ND-Senate)

 

U.S. House of Representatives

John Koster (WA CD-1)

Dan Lungren (CA CD-7)

Chip Cravaack (MN CD-8)

Ricky Gill (CA CD-9)

 

After talking with a pro-access Latino political leader in New Mexico yesterday, TPAC is also sending additional support today to Heather Wilson for Senate. TPAC believes this is one of the most critical senate races in the country.  It pits a pro-access candidate against a political colleague of Dave Foreman, Founder of Earth First!

TPAC is counting on your continued support and new support from trail interests who have never really been engaged the never ending political struggle to preserve and protect responsible recreational access to public lands.

Donate $10 - $5000 dollars if you want to be part of TPAC’s national strategy to elect a pro-trail majority to the U.S. Senate and keep our pro-access majority in the House.

Hey TPAC, I want to do my part with this donation

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

 

TPAC is encouraging you to stay strong and don’t let the current “polling debate” discourage you from fighting for your access rights via the political process.

Yours for more trail access,

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC

www.thetrailpac.com

 

 

 

 

Off-Roaders Want Lodi/Stockton/Brentwood House Seat Back

TPAC is proud to announce that it has named the Ricky Gill for Congress (CA CD9) as our 3^rd targeted key House race.  The TPAC Trail Access Victory Fund is sending support to that campaign today as part of our national strategy to elect a pro-trail majority to the Senate and retain that majority in the House.  Gill is in a very tight race and needs our support.

 

Gill is facing off against Jerry McNerney who defeated the former chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, Richard Pombo, in 2006.  During one of the public debates between Pombo and McNerney, the green lobby drove up with 4 busloads of environmental activists from U.C. Berkeley and San Francisco to disrupt the event.  Today, McNerney is being strongly supported by the League of Conservation Voter’s GiveGreen Project.  Gill comes from an agricultural background and his family also operates a RV Park.  Gill understands the importance of recreational access to public lands as a way to boost rural economies.

 

On July 30, Congressman Wally Herger stated, “During my service in Congress, I have fought hard to protect and enhance multiple-use recreation on federal lands.   House members have introduced and passed legislation that defends trail use and stops the aggressive use by EPA and other government agencies of politically motivated-regulations to restrict our access to Forest Service and BLM lands.

 

   Unfortunately, the leadership in the U.S. Senate is blocking all access and regulatory reform and oversight efforts in that body.   America needs to vote in senate candidates who will champion responsible use of our public lands.

 

   I believe that you can make a difference in this critical election.  That is why I am asking you to join me in support of the Trail PAC’s effort to elect pro-trail candidates to the U.S. Senate and grow the House majority.”  

 

The TPAC Trail Access Victory Fund needs to raise $10,000 or more between now and the FEC filing deadline of September 30^th to support additional key races such as Gill. Your donation WILL have an impact on November 6.

 

DONATE $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1000, up to $5000 to the TPAC TRAIL ACCESS VICTORY FUND

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html
  

Anti-OHV PACs will gauge our commitment to the fight by how much trail voters are donating to the battle. Your donations in this election will forecast TPAC's success in future elections. Remember that TPAC's groundwork for the 2014 mid-term elections will start on November 7, 2012.

 

Again, thanks for your support. Watch for more targeted races to be announced soon.

 

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC
www.thetrailpac.com

 

Trail Hero Cong. Wally Herger Message to Access Voters

With just under 100 days until Trail Election Day on Nov. 6, TPAC is marking that fact with our “Be a Trail Hero” major summer 5-day fundraiser that will run from July 30 through August 3.

For every donation of $200 dollars or more, TPAC will post the donor’s First Name, City, and State as a Trail Hero.  For a $100 donation, you will be listed as a Trail Champion. Our fundraising goal for this election is 50-80K.  That will allow off-roaders to play a major role in 7-9 key Senate races and 10-20 key House races. 

Supporting pro-access Members of Congress or candidates who are running for that office makes YOU a Trail Hero or Trail Champion too!

DONATE AT LINK BELOW TO BE A TRAIL HERO OR CHAMPION

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

TPAC will update its Trail Hero/Champion list throughout the week.

TPAC is proud to have Trail Hero Congressman Wally Herger join in support of our goal to elect pro-trail candidates to the U.S. Senate and grow the House majority.  

READ IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM CONGRESSMAN WALLY HERGER TO ACCESS INTERESTS

Dear Trail Voter,

   Public land recreationists have a lot at stake in the 2012 election.  Your participation in this political process is critical.  We must elect a pro-access majority to the U.S. Senate and maintain and grow our majority in the House of Representatives.

   During my service in Congress, I have fought hard to protect and enhance multiple-use recreation on federal lands.   House members have introduced and passed legislation that defends trail use and stops the aggressive use by EPA and other government agencies of politically motivated-regulations to restrict our access to Forest Service and BLM lands.

   Unfortunately, the leadership in the U.S. Senate is blocking all access and regulatory reform and oversight efforts in that body.   America needs to vote in senate candidates who will champion responsible use of our public lands.

   I believe that you can make a difference in this critical election.  That is why I am asking you to join me in support of the Trail PAC’s effort to elect pro-trail candidates to the U.S. Senate and grow the House majority.  

   By working together we can take on the powerful radical environmental lobby to ensure continued access to our public lands for responsible trail-based recreationists and their families.

Sincerely,

Wally Herger

U.S. Representative

Please download Congressman Herger’s Official letter to trail voters, and share it with your multiple-use network.  Our successes in this election cycle will also lay the groundwork for victories in future elections.

Thanks for your continued support!

Don

The Trail PAC

www.thetrailpac.com

PS - Getting your friends and riding buddies engaged in this election is equally as important as donations.

Big Green v. Trail Candidates in WI

TPAC believes Wisconsin will be one of the key "trail" battle states in our race to unseat the anti-access and pro-regulatory majority in the U.S. Senate. The WI Primary is tomorrow and it looks like it will pit Tammy Baldwin (who has been endorsed by Big Green) against several pro-trail candidates.

TPAC believes the two top pro-access candidates who are leading in the polls are Tommy Thompson and Mark Neumann. Thompson is the former governor and is a motorcycle rider and one-time (or current) member of the American Motorcyclist Association. Thompson has also been endorsed by rocker Ted Nugent -an avid outdoorsman from the "hook and bullet" community.

Neumann also appeared to be pro-access and against overregulation while serving in Congress. He has the endorsement of Senator Rand Paul - a real champion who is working to stop the EPA from abusing the public via its excessive regulatory agenda.

TPAC is not sure who will win the primary battle between the access candidates, but we are committed to supporting the eventual winner against Baldwin who would be a strong environmental ally of Senator Harry Reid and support his ongoing efforts to block Senate votes on pro-trail and regulatory reform House bills.

TPAC believes the trail and outdoor communities should work together to help make sure this battleground state elects a pro-access candidate to the U.S. Senate on November 6.

Please join the off-roaders, racers, aftermarket, lawyers, architects, land agency staffers, academics, small business owners, motorcycle moms/dads, OHV media, and others who have already donated to TPAC.

Donate $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1000, up to $5000 to help us fight in key battle ground states to win back the senate.

Donate here:

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

Thanks,

Don Amador

The Trail PAC

www.thetrailpac.com

Pro-Trail House Whip Endorses Romney

TPAC believes Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s recent endorsement of Mitt Romney could elevate public land access issues in Presidential politics for the 2012 election.

McCarthy’s Endorsement of Mitt Romney

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/03/26/2005773/kevin-mccarthy-endorses-mitt-romney.html

California Congressman Kevin McCarthy and other pro-trail legislators in the House are promoting the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act.  That bill would basically invalidate the 2001 Clinton/Gore Roadless Rule.

As you know, McCarthy’s bill, along with other pro-trail House legislation, is DOA in the Senate under the current leadership.  TPAC is working hard this election cycle to support key senate candidates so pro-trail legislation can be voted on in that chamber.

TPAC is already supporting pro-access senate candidate champions in NV, MT, and VA.  With your continued support we can direct important resources to other key senate races in AZ, NM, UT, WI, MI, etc.

Donate $25, $50, $100, $250 up to $5,000 today at:

http://thetrailpac.com/donate.html

Thanks in advance for your continued support!

Don Amador

The TrailPAC

www.thetrailpac.com

Sage-Grouse Becomes Political Issue in 2012 Elections

By now, many trail voters are aware of the Obama Administration’s Greater Sage-Grouse planning effort that has started in a number of Western States.  The Trail PAC has been reviewing this issue since mid December 2011.

As the article states below, multiple-use of public lands including recreational access is at risk. 

Jan. 9 - Article on Sage-Grouse Planning and Potential Impacts

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=142706&sn=Detail&pid=102055

TPAC believes the 2012 election cycle is critically important to trail voters since it will be those elected federal officials -- with oversight and appointment/confirmation responsibility of unelected regulators -- who make the ultimate decision on how many public land users will be impacted by Sage-Grouse related closures.

To help TPAC elect pro-access candidates, please donate today!

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

Thanks for your support of TPAC’s effort to get the OHV voter engaged in the federal election process.

Best regards,

Don

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail Political Action Committee

www.thetrailpac.com

*You were added to this TPAC email list because of your interest in public land access politics.  If you would like to be dropped from this list -- please send an email to: info@thetrailpac.com  --- Please

accept TPAC's apology if you did not want to be on this list.

MT Senate Race - OHV Recreation on Front Burner

The Trail PAC’s motto is “All trail decisions are political decisions” and there is no race in the country that illustrates that more then the Tester (D) v. Rehberg (R) contest for the U.S. Senate.  As articulated in the following article, Tester has proposed a comprehensive Wilderness, Recreation, and Timber Bill that is supposed to have substantive pluses for all those interest groups.  Rehberg has blocked the bill in the House because at the end of the day it has little or no OHV recreation components.

Article on Tester v. Rehberg Wilderness Fight

http://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/rehberg-tester-still-spar-over-wilderness-bill/article_e90379c2-375d-11e1-bd0e-0019bb2963f4.html

As some of you know, this is one of TPAC’s key targeted senate races for the 2012 election cycle.  Today, TPAC sent each campaign our official 2012 Congressional OHV Recreation and Access Questionnaire.  TPAC will inform voters about each candidate’s position on important OHV recreation issues once those questionnaires are returned.

To Donate to TPAC

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

Thanks for your support of TPAC’s effort to get the OHV voter engaged in the federal election process.

Best regards,

Don

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail Political Action Committee

www.thetrailpac.com

*You were added to this TPAC email list because of your interest in public land access politics. 

If you would like to be dropped from this list -- please send an email to: info@thetrailpac.com  --- Please

accept TPAC's apology if you did not want to be on this list.

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!Authorized and Approved by TPAC!

4x4Wire Editor Makes Endorsement of The Trail PAC

Some very good weekend news. The Trail PAC just got the endorsement

of 4x4Wire Editor - John Stewart.

4x4Wire News Release

http://www.4x4wire.com/access-and-land-use/4x4wire-endorses-the-trailpac

Watch for a major TPAC announcement tomorrow

Best regards,

Don

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC

http://www.thetrailpac.com/

To Donate to TPAC go to:

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

You were added to this TPAC email list because of your interest in public land access

politics.  If you would like to be dropped from this list -- please send an email to: info@thetrailpac.com  --- Please accept TPAC's apology if you did not want to be on this list.

Update on Interior's Effort to Scrub OHV Recreation in Outdoor Initiative

The Trail PAC wants to remind off-road voters that their involvement in the 2012 election cycle will be of critical importance.  Many of you are aware of America’s Great Outdoors Presidential Initiative and its ongoing efforts to scrub OHV recreation from any of its reports or narratives.

Nov. 4 TPAC Blog on OHV Scrubbed in AGOP Report

http://thetrailpac.blogspot.com/2011/11/anti-ohv-government-reports-make-best.html

It will be TPAC’s job in this election to remind politicians running for elected federal office that OHV recreation is a major and important element in the public land-use equation as highlighted in the Nov. 28 article on OHV recreation on BLM units in Southern California.

Nov. 28 Imperial Valley Press Article on 142,000 users visiting the dunes during Thanksgiving

http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-news-142000-visit-local-sand-dunes-during-thanksgiving-holiday-20111128,0,4072859.story

With your support and donations, TPAC will ferret out (and support) those candidates who understand and appreciate motorized recreation and access to public lands.

Best regards,

Don

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC

http://www.thetrailpac.com/

To Donate to TPAC go to:

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

TPAC Pro-Trail Questionnaires in the 2012 Election

The decision of what candidate to support during the 2012 election cycle can often be complex and difficult to make.  One of the tools that political action committees utilize is the Questionnaire.

The Trail PAC has linked to an anti-trail PAC’s questionnaire that was filled out by then presidential candidate, Barack Obama.   The League of Conservation Voters which is one of the major green PACs asked Obama about his position on off-highway vehicle and over-the-snow vehicle use in National Parks.  As you know, there are many national park units that allow for motorized use during the appropriate season.

Article/Post of LCV Questionnaire to Obama with his position against OHV use

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/green/LeagueofConservativeVotersQuestionnaire.pdf

As TPAC grows and prepares for the 2012 election cycle, it too plans to utilize questionnaires to help it decide who the best pro-trail candidate is in various House and Senate races.  The respective candidates for President in the general election will also get a questionnaire.

As always, your support is needed to help TPAC engage the anti-trail PACs and defeat the candidates and positions they promote.

Happy Trails!

Don

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC

To Donate to TPAC go to:

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

Op-Ed on Shakeup at Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society

Op-Ed

By Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC

Date: November 22, 2011

Opinion on Political Events at Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society

Not since the radical departure of Dr. Patrick Moore from Greenpeace in the mid 1980s has the green lobby been rocked by two large seismic events.  Last week, Carl Pope, resigned from the Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society cut their staff by 31 percent.

According to the LA Times, the departure of Carl Pope, 66, chairman of the club and a member for more than 40 years, comes as the nonprofit group faces declining membership, internal dissent, well-organized opponents, a weak economy and hostile forces in Congress trying to take the teeth out of environmental regulations.

An E&E News article stated The Wilderness Society has reduced its workforce over the last year from 224 to 155. In addition, the Washington, D.C.-based group, which currently runs on a $26.7 million annual budget, cited reduced donations amid a sluggish economy as one reason for the cuts.

The Trail PAC believes the “trail-access tides” are turning in Washington D.C. and in many other places in the country.  Sure there will be many tough political battles ahead in 2012.  However, TPAC plans to be in that fight ensuring that pro-trail federal candidates have the support they need to win elected office.

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Donate to TPAC today!

http://www.thetrailpac.com/

EPA Off-Road Dust Issue At Top of GOP Prez Candidate Debate

As off-road voters know, it’s both anti-trail politicians and the agency leads they appoint and/or confirm at the EPA and other cabinet level departments that can impact our recreational access to public and private lands.

Recently the issue of proposed EPA “dust regulations” has been at the top of the news.

Article on Newt’s Position on EPA and Dust

http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/11/15/gingrich-epa-denial-about-agricultural-dust-regulation-is-a-lie/

Newt has now joined Herman Cain as identifying the “dust issue” as one of the regulatory anti-access issues at EPA.

Here is a TV ad that talks about Cain’s position on EPA dust

 http://nation.foxnews.com/herman-cain/2011/11/09/herman-cain-ad-epa-wants-regulate-dust

TPAC blog on Cain and EPA Dust

http://thetrailpac.blogspot.com/2011/09/cain-wins-prez-debate-on-epa-dust-issue.html

 Be assured TPAC is engaged in the 2012 election debates to see where candidates stand on the issues that impact the motorized recreation community.  Your support is needed so TPAC can effectively counter the anti-trail and anti-access  PACs and candidates in this election cycle. 

To Donate online to TPAC go to:

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

To Donate via snail mail go to the main TPAC website and download the form:

www.thetrailpac.com

To Endorse TPAC send your endorsement to:

info@thetrailpac.com

Thanks for your support!

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC

 

Environmentalists and the 2012 Election

The news article today about “Environmentalists Returning to Obama” should be a rallying point for Off-Road Voters to join The Trail PAC to counter green political action committees.

Article on Environmentalists Returning to Obama in 2012

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-07/obama-banks-on-disappointed-environmentalists-returning-in-2012.html

With the 2012 election cycle swinging into high gear, TPAC urges OHV recreationists to start getting engaged in the political process.  There will be dozens of key Congressional races this cycle.  Your support will help elect pro-trail candidates to the House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and the White House.

You can count on environmental political action committees and activists will be engaged in this election cycle.  Don’t let their actions go unchallenged.  Join The Trail PAC today.

Join or Donate TPAC:

www.thetrailpac.com

TPAC blog with endorsements

http://thetrailpac.blogspot.com/

To Endorse TPAC  - send endorsement to:

info@thetrailpac.com

Thanks for your support.

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC

Pro-Trail CA State Legislator Endorses TPAC

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Don Amador

Email: info@thetrailpac.com

Date: November 2, 2011

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CHAMPION ENDORSES THE TRAIL PAC

SAN D IEGO, CA – A nationally recognized champion for outdoor recreation on public lands endorsed The Trail PAC today.  Dennis Hollingsworth, former State Senator for the 36^th District in California, worked for over 10 years to protect and promote responsible recreational use of public lands. His district is home to one of the largest concentrations of off-road families in the country.

In response to increasing efforts across the state to destroy California’s outdoor heritage, Senator Hollingsworth helped found the California Legislature Outdoor Sporting Caucus, a bipartisan organization modeled after the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus in Washington, D.C. The Caucus, of which Hollingsworth served as Co-Chairman, serves to promote outdoor pursuits by presenting a strong, unified voice in Sacramento.

Dennis Hollingsworth, an avid outdoorsman himself, states, ‘Pro-access candidates running for office need the support of the off-road community.  In 2012, I believe off-road voters and TPAC will have a critical role in helping get trail-friendly candidates elected into office.”

“It will be in those tight swing races where TPAC will be most useful.  Being able to direct fiscal resources to those important federal campaigns will help ensure that a pro-trail majority will exist in Washington D.C. TPAC is poised to make a big impact for trail users in the 2012 election cycle.” Hollingsworth concludes.

Hollingsworth was also the recipient of a legislative award from the California League of Off-Road Voters.

The Trail PAC:

www.thetrailpac.com

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FMR. INTERIOR OFFICIAL ENDORSES THE TRAIL PAC

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Don Amador

Email: info@thetrailpac.com

Date: November 1, 2011

FMR. INTERIOR OFFICIAL ENDORSES THE TRAIL PAC

SACRAMENTO, CA – The former Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks in the U.S. Department of the Interior endorsed The Trail PAC today.  The Honorable Craig Manson also served as a Superior Court judge in Sacramento and was General Counsel to the California Department of Fish and Game.

Currently, Craig Manson is General Counsel of the largest agricultural water agency in the United States, and has had a distinguished career in the Air Force and California Air National Guard. As a law professor for eighteen years, he taught natural resources law, administrative law and public policy development.

Craig Manson, “As one who has served as a land management executive policymaker at the highest levels of federal and state governments, I can’t stress enough the importance of recreation interests to get involved in the political process.”

“Federal resource departments must carry out the land-use directives from the White House while answering to Congress that creates laws, has budget authority, and oversight responsibilities.  It is critically important for recreational interests to support those politicians who champion a responsible land-ethic that includes managed OHV use on public lands,” Manson concludes.

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TPAC MEDIA ADVISORY - Major Endorsement TBA Nov. 1

TPAC Political/Media Advisory

October 31, 2011

Don Amador

TPAC Contact: info@thetrailpac.com

       MAJOR ENDORSEMENT TO BE ANNOUNCED  

WASHINGTON D.C. With the 2012 election just one year away, The Trail PAC will be announcing a major political endorsement on November 1, 2011.  The endorsement is being made by a former top Interior administration official who is endorsing TPAC's efforts to support those elected officials or candidates for elected federal office who believe in a responsible land ethic that includes managed OHV use on public lands. 

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