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The Arab American Leadership Council (ALC) was founded in 1989
as a national network to monitor and support the activity of
elected and appointed officials, candidates for public office
and party activists of Arab descent. In 2002 the Arab
American Leadership PAC was merged into the ALC and renamed
the ALC PAC.
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OVERVIEW OF THE ALC AND ITS SERVICES
The ALC is organized as a 527 political committee and provides a range of services to members and supporters:
- • Candidate Support: The ALC and its PAC provide qualifying candidates with modest direct financial contributions and technical assistance in the form of national endorsements, voter, donor and volunteer lists where available (See guidelines below)
- • Candidate Profiles: published as a public information service in conjunction with the materials distributed nationally by the Arab American Institute
- • Public Appointments: the ALC in conjunction with the Arab American Institute, provides technical assistance to qualified Arab Americans seeking appointments to federal jobs, judgeships and to boards, commissions and other positions in public service
- • Roster of Arab Americans in Political Life: published online (view the roster) identifies Americans of Arab descent who hold elected or appointed office, party position, or who are political professionals; the Roster includes over 500 listings and is organized by state and type of office as well as an appendix of federal office holders, state elected officials and mayors
- • National Party Caucuses: the ALC encompasses party caucuses that oversee national Arab American outreach to the Democratic and Republican National Committees and serve as liaisons on behalf of Arab Americans to their state and local party committees
- • Forums for Arab American Candidates: the ALC hosts forums for Arab American candidates during national leadership conferences and other events of the Arab American Institute
ALC MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
Membership in the Arab American Leadership Council is available to persons of Arab descent or their spouses who:
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• hold or have held public elective office
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• hold or have held appointed office on federal, state, county or municipal level
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• have filed as a candidate for public office
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• hold or have held a position on a committee of the Republican or Democratic Party
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• are employed as a political professional (consultant, pollster, etc.)
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• are employed by a congressional office, federal agency, state or municipal government in a professional capacity
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ALC
Contributions are accepted from citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Contributions to the ALC are accepted from personal or business accounts. Contributions to the ALC PAC are accepted from personal accounts only, in amounts not to exceed $5,000 per election cycle. All contributions are disclosed as required by recipient campaigns, and are not deductible for federal tax purposes.
GUIDELINES FOR CANDIDATE SUPPORT
The ALC provides technical and modest financial support to qualified candidates of Arab descent, or their spouses, running for public office. Qualified candidates are those who are
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• incumbents running for re-election
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• nominated or endorsed by a major party
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• primary candidates able to demonstrate significant, documented support (by poll
results, money raised, etc)
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• primary candidates endorsed by a local Arab American club or the majority
of ALC members in the same state
The ALC PAC also provides direct financial contributions to congressional candidates of any ethnicity who have a demonstrated relationship with their Arab American constituents and have responded to the community leaders' legislative priorities.
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