Cap-to-Cap

44th annual cap-to-cap, may 3 - 7, 2014

For the 44th consecutive year, the Sacramento Metro Chamber will lead a delegation of the Sacramento region’s top business, government and civic leaders to Washington, DC, advancing a set of priorities critical to the region’s economic wellbeing and quality of life. Boasting nearly 300 delegates, the Metro Chamber’s Capital-to-Capital program is the largest advocacy program of its kind in the nation and, since 1971, has helped secure federal support for key issues including water supply and flood protection, transportation infrastructure and economic development.

Advancing the Next Economy
Volunteer leaders from the chamber’s board of directors, policy committees and program participants have identified a clear set of objectives that align with the Next Economy, the Capital Region’s prosperity plan. Next Economy identifies a set of actions to grow the region’s primary industry clusters: healthcare and bioscience; advanced manufacturing; information technology; energy and innovation; food, farming and agribusiness; and education and knowledge creation.

Policy Priorities
The four top priorities of the 2014 Cap-to-Cap program are:

Water Resources
Innovation
Higher Education
International Trade

Click here to review the priority issues.
Click here to review ALL policy team papers

Leadership

Metro Chamber Board Chair James Beckwith, CEO Five Star Bank
Metro Chamber 1stVice Chair Christi Black-Davis, Senior VP, Edelman Worldwide
Metro Chamber 2nd Vice Chair Ashil Abot, Bank of America/Merril Lynch
Metro Chamber VC of Public Policy Stan VanVleck, VanVleck Ranch
Cap-to-Cap Chair Alex Taghavian, Principal, Capitol Impact LLC
Cap-to-Cap 1st Vice Chair Keri Thomas, Community Benefits Manager, Sutter Health
Cap to Cap 2nd Vice Chair Scott Shapiro, Managing Partner, Downey Brand
Honorary Vice Chair Hon. Linda Budge, Rancho Cordova City Council
Honorary Vice Chair Scott Yuill, Mayor, City of Rocklin
President and CEO Roger Niello

Key Appointments
Metro Chamber staff has secured the following appointments with Congressional and Administration officials:

US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
Agriculture Secretary James Vilsack
Deputy Undersecretary of Education Jamie Studley
Sen. Thad Cochran (MS), Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sen. Barbara Boxer
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority leader
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Whip
Capital Region Congressional Delegation: Representatives Ami Bera, John Garamendi, Doug LaMalfa, Doris Matsui, Tom McClintock and Jerry McNerney.