TEXASAGRICULTURALCOOPERATIVECOUNCIL

PoliticalActionCommittee

1210 San Antonio Street, Suite 101Austin, Texas 78701

512-450-0555 -- Office

Why should yourco-op join?

The very structure of the co-op businessmodel, whereby farmers and ranchers arethe owners and control the business, makeit a ripe and EFFECTIVE tool forgovernment action.

When money is given in a collective fashionthere is more effectiveness and influencewith a bigger pot of money rather thansimply one check.

Many people believe they are a small fish ina huge ocean and can have little impact inthe political process. However, "rural folks"had a great impact on the 2016 presidentialand 2018 Texas statewide elections.

In 2020, state legislative districts will beredrawn and can potentially affect the ruralvs. urban demographic. Now is the time toprotect your industry!

By joining a group category, the co-opreceives special recognition at the annualstate co-op convention.

Can you imagine the powerful politicalmovement one co-op could bring toagriculture if each member contributed just50 cents for each of their acres to protectthe industry?

2019 100% Club MembersBrownfield Farmers Co-op Station - BrownfieldCentral Rolling Plains Co-op - RoscoeDriscoll Grain Co-op - DriscollLockney Co-op Gin - LockneyMidkiff Farmers Co-op - Midkiff Midway Gin & Grain Co-op - TaftNew Home Co-op Gin - New HomeOwens Cooperative Gin - RallsTexas Star Co-op Gin - SlatonWoodsboro Farmers Co-op - Woodsboro

2019 Charlie Award MembersAg Producers Co-op - BushlandGulf Compress - Corpus ChristiHereford Grain Corp - HerefordNortheast Texas Farmers Co-op - Sulphur SpringsPlanter’s Grain Cooperative - OdemProducers Cooperative Association - BryanSlaton Co-op Gin - SlatonWall Co-op Gin - Wall

2019 Capitol SolosGregg AllenKevin BrinkleyEric CaswellSuzy DavisJohn DunlapCary EubanksTommy EngelkeRex FordRhett GreenRon HarkeyStoney JacksonPhillip JohnsonRobert LacyGlen Martin

James MasseyBlake MooreTony MortonSteve NewtonShannon PattonRandy ReidSteve RiegelCurtis StewartJohn TidwellLee TillerCharley TriplettDarren TurleyEric Wanjura

MembershipA member can be a director, employee or

patron of a Texas Agricultural CooperativeCouncil member-organization who

contributes to TACC-PAC. Checks should bemade payable to "TACC-PAC".

HistoryTACC board member and former U.S.

Congressman Charles Stenholm of Stamfordhas long been recognized as the "Father of

TACC-PAC" since its concept originated withhis initial intent to run for national office in1978. However, the PAC became much morevisible begining in the mid-1980s when PACfundraising breakfast and luncheons were

established at the Joint Cooperative Meeting.

100% ClubStarting in 1993, the 100% Club was formed to

recognize those cooperatives that have 100% oftheir directors and general manager contribute

a minimum of $25 each into the state co-oppolitical action committee in one year.

Charlie AwardCooperatives that have 100% of their directors

and the general managers contribute aminimum of $100 each into TACC-PAC in one

year, with the cooperative in total contributing aminimum of $1,000. The award is named in

honor of TACC Director and former U.S.Congressman Charles Stenholm.

Capitol SoloIndividuals that contributed $100 or more to

TACC-PAC during the year, but were notassociated with one of the two PAC categories.

"We are a member of thespecial category of political

contributing because,collectively, we feel we are

giving to a much greater causebeyond our individual selves!"

Dennis Artho, a Charlie Award contributorfor a total of 16 years and general manager

of Hereford Grain Corporation inHereford, Texas.

"Our board is 100%committed to being a partof the political process that

preserves the industry!"

Brad Johnson, a Charlie Award contributorfor a total of 23 years and general manager

of Northeast Texas Farmers Co-op inSulphur Springs, Texas.

Board of Trustees:TACC-PAC is governed by a five-member

board of trustees consisting of theimmediate past-president, president,

vice-president, secretary and chairman ofthe Legislative and Governmental AffairsCommittee of TACC. The TACC executivevice-president serves as the administrator

and campaign treasurer of TACC-PAC.

2020 TACC-PAC Board of Trustees:

Robert Swize, Corpus ChristiSuzy Davis, Brownfield

Brian Lehrmann, RopesvilleTony Morton, Lubbock

James Massey, Harlingen

1210 San Antonio Street, Suite 101Austin, Texas 78701

512-450-0555 -- Office

Tommy Engelke - Executive Vice PresidentChristy Lewis - Director of Member Services

Jessica Minter - Administration andCommunications Assistant

Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council