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Political Contributions Report 2013-14The ASCPA PAC has your back! When it comes to being successful as a CPA, you’re covered. The ASCPA PAC is the voice of the CPA profession in Arizona. Lawmakers listen when we speak and initiate conversations with us to improve their decisions.

Guided by our lobbyists of more than 20 years, DeMenna & Associates, the ASCPA PAC and ASCPA leaders contribute money to a wide variety of candidates, current lawmakers and both major political parties. We make sure those who impact the CPA profession know we represent more than 5,500 CPAs who care about their credential and Arizona.

The CPA voice is heard loudest when we combine our resources, both knowledge and financial. Our members contributed more than $50,000 last fiscal year to open doors, share ideas and make sure the CPA voice was heard. Please make sure this continues by contributing to the PAC today at www.ascpa.com.

Arizona Society of CPAs

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The ASCPA Making an ImpactEven though both my wife, Sue, and I are retired CPAs, we both still

believe it is not only important, but a responsibility to our profession,

to contribute to the ASCPA PAC. During my tenures as chair of the

ASCPA, and president of the Arizona State Board of Accountancy, I

was able to experience firsthand the positive impact contributions to

the ASCPA PAC have had on our profession. Making a contribution to

the PAC provides the Society with the financial resources to positively

impact the legislative process on a statewide level for issues affecting

the accounting profession. — Mark Landy, CPA

I would like to thank Ryan and Kevin DeMenna for all they do behind

the scenes to make our PAC dollars work effectively. The most

important thing to remember about the ASCPA PAC is what you do

not see. We are often protected from bad legislation ever seeing

the light of day. Because of the PAC, when the ASCPA talks – the

legislature listens. I am not sure any of us wants to risk what would

happen if the DeMenna’s stopped doing their job or if we stopped

writing the checks. — Rick Goldenson, CPA

The ASCPA PAC is the voice of the Society in Arizona politics. In an

environment where PACs come and go, the Society’s PAC has become

a fixture on Arizona’s political landscape. Elected officials recognize

the Society as a critical source of information in the development of

Arizona tax policy and appreciate the Society’s guidance in crafting

legislation. The PAC’s contribution to the profession should never be

overlooked. — DeMenna & Associates

The ASCPA PAC gives money to both Democrat and Republican leadership and candidates supporting the CPA

profession and our mission.

Total Political Contributions for 2013-2014

$ 51,400Amount contributed to candidates/causes $46,450

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The ASCPA is one of the most powerful political action groups in Arizona — thanks to you!We want to thank every one of our members who helped advance

the CPA profession with their contributions this year. Listed here

are the people who donated $250 or more to our legislative

efforts.

Sandra A. AbalosKaren M. AbrahamSandra AkmonMichael T. AllenMark M AndersonCord ArmstrongCorey ArvizuFrank AulettaAnita F. BakerConnie BakerSteve BandlerBruce BeachPeter BeahanLawrence BelloBrenda A. BluntFrancis BradyBrenda BrandtChristine BrueserJay BuckJames J. BuhrRon ButlerDebra CallicuttBrian CampbellGeorge CohenDiane CostantinoAndreas CoumidesDavid DamronLisa DanielsBenjamin DarwinDeloitte Federal PAC Craig DesnoyerBradley S. DimondScott DonaldsonRobert E. Dubberly

Mary DuffyMark EberleJacqueline EckmanMichael A. FahlmanWilliam FarrowKathryn FerronFester & Chapman P.C.Lawrence FieldMichael FinneganMarc FleischmanGary W. FlemingMichael I. FlemingThomas L. FriendDavid GiffordRufus GlasperRichard H. GoldensonCharles GoodmillerDiane GrooverDarlene HaganAnthony HakesSean HalesRobert HarbourStephen T. HarrisJoshua P. HayesWilliam HeimerdingerGeorge HendersonDale HensleySandra L. HiebHerbert HoffmanDavid HopkinsCindie HubiakDaniel HughesMarla HummelDebra Hunter

Kenneth HusbandCharles InderiedenJanis IsaacsonCraig IsaksonDebra T. JohnsonThomas JohnsonRichard KalenkaColette KampsJulie KlewerJoel B KramerChad KunzeMark LandySue LandyDonna LaubscherMichael LemmeRobert J. LeslieEric LewisJimmy J. LovelaceChris LudwigChristopher LutesJohannes MaraisThomas MarinMarilyn MaysJeffrey McClainKaren McCloskeyKevin McHollandCharles McLanePamela MichaudDavid Miller, Jr.Adam J. MillerDennis MitchemBryan MogensenMolly MontgomeryAllen Nahrwold

Ralph NefdtBruce NordstromZandra O’KeefeDennis OsuchCW PayneConnie PetersBridget PhillipsDavid PhillipsBradley PreberJohn PrenznoVictor PuchiStephen RalbovskyW. A. RayGeorge J. RaysikArmando G. RomanEric RudnerLeAnn RudolphCynthia SchroederRichard SchultzRobert ShanleyLisa ShepardJennifer ShieldsGary W. SmithJeremy Smith

Andrew SpillumLeslie B. StackpoleRonald StearnsTracy StoneMichael StranevaJoseph TameronLaurie TaylorPhilip W. TaylorDavid TolerCandace TookePeggy UllmannJared W. Van ArsdaleCraig Van SlykeCarlos WagnerScott WallaceDavid WalserPamela WheelerCorrine G. WilsonG. James WrightRobert WyndeltsMelinda XanthosBryan ZallEdward Zollars

In 2013-14, every member of the ASCPA Board of Directors contributed at least $500 toward the ASCPA’s legislative efforts.

You can make a difference as well. Contribute to the ASCPA PAC here: https://www.ascpa.com/about/contribute_to_pac