- Demonstrated interest in government affairs and the political process
- Connection to a well-developed network of individuals and/or organizations in his/her given geographic region
- Willingness to engage in PAC fundraising and meet fundraising goals
- Affiliation with an OTA member company that will support PAC fundraising (e.g., authorize the PAC to solicit voluntary personal contributions of some or all of its executive personnel)*
- Ability to act in a bipartisan manner and willingness to focus on organic agriculture and trade policy advancement as the sole screen of a candidate’s merits
OTA PAC Committee Roles & Responsibilities
- Provide general oversight to the PAC
- Take an active role in setting and meeting contribution goals, which should include both financial goals and participation goals
- Promote the PAC and positively represent its work to fellow OTA members and other organic stakeholders
- Authorize all contributions to candidates, using the basic framework provided in the PAC bylaws and the PAC plan to be approved at the first committee meeting of each new PAC Committee
- Operate with transparency in screening and authorizing contributions, using consistent criteria which is made available to OTA members
- Execute responsibilities in accordance with the committee’s ground-rules, to be adopted by the committee at its first meeting
- Provide quarterly reports to the OTA Board of Directors