03/30/2023

NECA Legislative Conference on March 27 -29, 2023.

The program was held at the Salamander Hotel in Washington, D.C..

NECA Legislative Conference
Salamander Hotel in Washington, D.C.
March 27 - 29, 2023

The NECA 2023 Legislative Conference was held March 27 – 29, 2023 in Washington, D.C.  The sessions were held at the Hotel Salamander.  The conference built up to its final day that was filled with Congressional visits – either with the legislator or their aide(s) and a Reception that was host to a number of Congressional representatives. 

The Chapter would like to thank Eric Nixon, Maron Electric Company for his ten years in the NECA Political Leadership Council (NECA PLC) and James McGlynn, Sr., McWilliams Electric Company, Inc. for his 20 years in the NECA PLC, as they were both recognized for their PLC participation over the years.

Highlights of the overall Conference included the following:

Remarks by:

• NECA CEO David Long
• Jessica Looman, Principal Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor
• Marco Giamberardino, Senior VP of Government and Public Affairs
• Jessica Cardenas, Executive Director, Development & Engagement
• Raley Wright, Director, Government Affairs
• Jared Karbowsky, Director, Government Affairs
• Hadlea Bender, Specialist, Government Affairs & NECAPAC
• Energy & Commerce Staff Director (R) – Nate Hodson
• Transportation & Infrastructure Deputy Staff Director (R) – Mike Falencki
• Transportation & Infrastructure Staff Director (D) – Kathy Dedrick
• Mark Mazur, MJM Electric, NECA PLC Chair
• Kirk Davis, NECA President, Bob Davis Electric Company Inc.
• Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Member, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
• Deputy Secretary David Turk, S. Department of Energy
• Jason Smith (R-MO), Chair, House Ways and Means Committee
• Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• Frank McCarthy, McCarthy Advanced Consulting
• Deputy Chief Council Major Clark, S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chair, House Energy and Commerce Committee
• Earl Blumenauer (D – OR), Member, House Ways and Means Committee
• Chiefs of Staff Panel:

Amy Pfieffer – Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ)

Todd Sloves – Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ)

Nikki Rapanos – Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY)

Mary Ellen Richardson – Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL)

Topics discussed with the Congressional Representatives / Senators:

• Enactment of Permitting Reform
• Make the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 0f 2017 Permanent.
• Support Modernization of Airports and Water Infrastructure
• Incentives for Apprenticeship Utilization, among other areas.

We thank all that continue to support NECA’s legislative activity to better the industry.  We also thank those that were able to attend and represent the Chapter during the Conference and legislative visits!

Pictured from left to right are:
WC Schult, Super Electric Construction Company,
Rick Jamerson, Jamerson & Bauwens Electrical Contractors, Inc., and
James McGlynn, Sr., ECA Legislative Committee Chair,
McWilliams Electric Company, Inc.

Pictured from left to right are:
Jessica Cardenas, Executive Director, Development & Engagement, and
James McGlynn, Sr., ECA Legislative Committee Chair,
McWilliams Electric Company, Inc., as he received his 20-Year NECA PLC pin.

Pictured from left to right are:
Alex Palmer-Sullivan, Legislative Director for Raja Krishnamoorthi, IL 8th Dist. (D) Rep., and
James McGlynn, Sr., ECA Legislative Committee Chair,
McWilliams Electric Company, Inc.

Pictured above is the start of the Conference.