‘Thank You’ from the MCAA’s MAC PAC

Words: Mason ContractorsThe MCAA’s MAC PAC would like to thank the following individuals for their generous support in 2017:

President’s Club

$5,000 Annual Contribution

Mackie Bounds
Waco, Texas

Calvin Brodie
Raleigh, N.C.

Pete Groetzinger
Waco, Texas

Paul Odom
Hamilton, Texas

Capitol Club

$3,000 Annual Contribution

Ron Bennett
Castro Valley, Calif.

Alan Johnson
Lindon, Utah

John Smith
St. Louis

Mike Sutter
El Mirage, Ariz.

Congressional Club

$1,200 Annual Contribution

Roy Swindal
Bessemer, Ala.

Joe Bonifate
Pittsburgh

Kevin Camarata
Houston

John Jacob
Cincinnati

Gary Joyner
Greenville, N.C.

Mark Kemp
Butler, Wisc.

Charles Newsome
Salisbury, N.C.

Paul Oldham
Batesville, Ind.

William Sneed
Nashville

Christian Stein
Pittsburgh

Executive’s Club

$500 Annual Contribution

Jim O'Connor
Chicago

Richard Felice
Des Moines, Iowa

Paul Cantarella
Pittsfield, Mass.

William, C Dentinger
St. Paul, Minn.

Damian Lang
Waterford, Ohio

Chris Pappas
Rockville, Md.

Terry Ward
Charlotte, N.C.

Grassroots Club

$100 Annual Contribution

Shawn Nelson
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Sam St. John
Hermitage, Ark.

The purpose of MAC PAC is to help elect federal candidates to office who are pro-construction and who have a track record of working with the Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) on industry issues. MAC PAC allows you the opportunity to have a national impact on federal elections.

Visit www.masoncontractors.org/macpac for more information.
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