Leaders Blog

We’ve reached the pinnacle of IFAPAC Madness 2025! The Tournament Championship is here, and it’s a heavyweight clash: Nebraska vs. Texas, battling it out from today, Wednesday, April 16^th, through Friday, April 18^th, at 11:59 PM ET. These two chapters have fought their way to the top, and now they’re vying for the Grand Champion title—and accolades at the Congressional Conference in May. It’s time to rally behind them for an epic finale!

Leaders, we’re in the homestretch of IFAPAC Madness 2025, and it’s about to get wild! The tournament clock runs out next Friday, April 18th, at 11:59 PM ET, but hold onto your hats—Round 7, aka Championship Week, flips the script from the past six rounds. This isn’t your average finale; it’s a double-elimination showdown packed with drama, strategy, and a shot at glory! 

IFAPAC Madness is back for 2025! The 2024 Madness Campaign was remarkably successful in its efforts to boost contributions to IFAPAC early last year. We saw states large and small rise to the challenge, growing their contribution and contributor totals from the previous year. Are you ready for the Madness? 

Promote IFAPAC with a flyer, poster, or pull-up banner. NAIFA leaders can download production-ready files from our IFAPAC Resources page and have collateral materials produced by a vendor convenient to you. IFAPAC is crucial to amplifying NAIFA's advocacy voice with state and federal lawmakers. Encouraging NAIFA members in your chapter to support IFAPAC should be a priority for NAIFA leaders.

IFAPAC pools contributions from across NAIFA Nation to support the campaigns of state and federal candidates who appreciate the role of insurance and financial advisors and support our industry. A strong IFAPAC shows that NAIFA members are an active part of the political process. As NAIFA leaders, please set a good example by contributing to IFAPAC and encouraging members in your chapter to do the same.

IFAPAC, NAIFA's political action committee, came into existence 57 years ago on August 18. Today, IFAPAC is one of the largest PACs in our industry and serves as career insurance for NAIFA members. Contributions support the campaigns of candidates running for Congress and state legislatures who understand the important role insurance and financial advisors play in providing Americans with financial security.

We would like to recognize the following leaders for their participation in April Grassroots regional meetings during the second quarter of 2023! Be sure that your state attends our leadership calls to obtain the most current information. In order to accommodate schedules, leaders have the option to participate in one of three calls each month. Thanks to the chapters who were active participants in Q2. #NAIFAproud

California: Peter Buechler
Colorado: Katelyn Dain, Randy Ball
Idaho: Guy Stubbs, Garth Hassel, Emmalee Robison 
Illinois: Dennis Dean 
Iowa: Barry Delp
Kansas: Mike Holmes
Michigan: Kay Harless
Mississippi: Lee Owen
Missouri: Craig Wright
Montana: Dan Rust 
Nebraska: Mike Struebring, Michael Herring
Nevada: Neal Waters
New Mexico: Lynda Turner 
North Dakota: Kim Albert 
Oklahoma: Charlie Potts
Oregon: Kym Housley
Texas: John Wheeler, Jason Talley
Virginia: Tim Westerman

We would like to recognize the following leaders for their participation in IFAPAC regional meetings during the second quarter of 2023! Be sure that your state attends our monthly calls to obtain the most current information. In order to accommodate schedules, leaders have the option to participate in one of three calls each month. Thanks to the chapters who were active participants in Q2. #NAIFAproud

Alabama: Jay Stubbs
Alaska: Andra Holmstrom
California: Michael Mares, John Nilmeier, Louis Brownstone, Alvin Parra
Delaware: Tony McDonald
Florida: Tom Henry, Scott Bunkers, Tom Ashley, Joseph Chalom, Scott Bunkers
Georgia: Debby Evans
Hawaii: Cynthia Takenaka
Idaho: Guy Stubbs
Illinois: Sara Decatoire, Dennis Dean
Indiana: Jim Hardee
Iowa: Barry Johnson, Wendy Speckerman, Craig Adamson, John Raley
Maine: Lisa Laliberte
Massachusetts: Mike Elcock, Mark Male, Connell Tarr, Joshua O'Gara
Michigan: Kay Harless
Minnesota: Corey Anderson
Mississippi: Priscilla King, Demetrius Bryant
Missouri: Benjamin LeCroy
Nebraska: Todd Gaswick, Joe Pittmann
Nevada: Jarod Morgan
New Jersey: Kris Dickson, Dan Irizarry, Dennis Cuccinelli
New Mexico: Edward Dunn, Lynda Turner
New York: David Schnall
North Carolina: Janice Stevens, Elie Aharon
Oklahoma: Dick Porter
Oregon: Paul Hagemann
South Dakota: Jennifer Soma
Texas: Bianca Alonso Weiss, John Wheeler, Joey Ussery
Utah: Tim Johnson
Virginia: Elizabeth Pate, Andrew Holt, Stephanie Sheridan, Cody Schoonover
Wisconsin: Laura DeGolier

As NAIFA leaders, please encourage members in your chapter to contribute to IFAPAC. Contributions help to amplify NAIFA's national and chapter-level advocacy voice in Washington, D.C., and every state capital. 

Kudos to the 13 NAIFA state chapters that have met their IFAPAC contributor goals and the two that have met their contribution goals. We send a special shout-out to NAIFA-Iowa, which has met both goals. We urge all NAIFA leaders to promote the PAC leading up to IFAPAC's 57th birthday, August 18. The summer is a great time for NAIFA members to contribute to IFAPAC.