Today announced that Ron Brownstein will speak at the NACDS Political Involvement Reception during the 2023 NACDS Total Store Expo, which will be held August 12-14 in San Diego, CA.
NACDS today announced that Jonathan Swan, national political reporter for Axios, will speak at the NACDS Political Involvement Reception during the 2022 NACDS Total Store Expo, which will be held August 27-29 in Boston, MA.
H-E-B Chief Operating Officer Martin Otto, a former NACDS Chairman of the Board and a current NACDS Board of Directors member, accepted the 2019 “Politically Engaged Pharmacy Award,” or PEP Award,.
NACDS announced that former U.S. Senator and six-term Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ) will speak at the April 29 NACDS Political Action Committee (NACDS-PAC) Breakfast during the 2019 NACDS Annual Meeting, which will be held April 27-30, in Palm Beach, Fla.
NACDS Past Chairman Martin Otto, H-E-B’s chief operating officer, accepted the 2018 “Politically Engaged Pharmacy Award,” or PEP Award, on behalf of the company, in recognition of its exemplary leadership and participation in the NACDS Political Action Committee (NACDS-PAC).
The Kinney Drugs team celebrated the Politically Engaged Pharmacy Award during the 2017 NACDS Total Store Expo. The company was honored for its strong and consistent engagement with the NACDS Political Action Committee.
The NACDS Political Involvement Reception - presented by the NACDS Political Action Committee - will be held August 19.
Arlington, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today announced that Karl Rove, who served as deputy chief-of-staff to then-President George W. Bush, will speak at the NACDS Political Action Committee (NACDS-PAC) Breakfast during the 2017 NACDS Annual Meeting, which will be held April 22-25 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Rove served as senior advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and as deputy chief-of-staff from 2004–2007. At the White House, he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs and was deputy chief-of-staff for policy, coordinating the White House policy-making process.
“Those who have met with Karl Rove or have seen him speak in any forum know that he will have something to say that cuts to the heart of the matter, and he will say it in a compelling way,” said NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE. “He is the right person to bring unmatched political insights and experience to the discussion of the current political and public policy landscape, and NACDS-PAC Breakfast attendees are going to have a great morning during the NACDS Annual Meeting.”
The bipartisan NACDS-PAC supports Congressional candidates who understand and help to advance pro-pharmacy and pro-patient policies. The NACDS-PAC Breakfast is part of the NACDS Chain Members and PAC Breakfast, during which NACDS-related business is conducted. The event is open to NACDS chain members and to NACDS-PAC contributors.
Before Karl Rove became known as “the architect” of President Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, he was president of Karl Rove + Company, an Austin-based public affairs firm that worked for Republican candidates, nonpartisan causes and nonprofit groups.
Rove consistently garners positive feedback from a broad media spectrum on his comprehensive political knowledge. Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard, called Rove “the greatest political mind of his generation and probably of any
generation” and said “he knows history, understands the moods of the public, and is a visionary on matters of public policy.” Megan Garber, of the Columbia Journalism Review, said Karl Rove has “focused his punditry on what he knows best: strategy.” In addition, The New York Times noted that “Rove’s substantive contributions may [ READ MORE ]
Boston – During the Political Involvement Reception at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo this evening, Hy-Vee, Inc. was honored for its engagement in the NACDS Political Action Committee (NACDS-PAC).
Our team at Hy-Vee really has worked hard to make a difference. Together, we’re stronger than we are individually. This is a nice recognition for all of our folks who have done a lot with NACDS-PAC.
Hy-Vee, Inc. Chairman, CEO and President Randy Edeker, who served as chairman of NACDS from April 2015 to April 2016 and who continues to serve on the NACDS Board of Directors, accepted the 2016 “Politically Engaged Pharmacy Award,” or “PEP” Award. He did so on behalf of Hy-Vee, in recognition of strong, consistent and far-reaching NACDS-PAC involvement throughout the company.
“Our team at Hy-Vee really has worked hard to make a difference,” Edeker said. “Together, we’re stronger than we are individually. This is a nice recognition for all of our folks who have done a lot with NACDS-PAC.”
Richard Ashworth, president of pharmacy and retail operations for Walgreen Co. and chairman of NACDS-PAC, presented the award, saying that the people of Hy-Vee exemplify that “passionate voices can make a world of difference.”
“We present the PEP award to a person – or a company – that’s made a big difference in advancing community pharmacy with policymakers, so we can do more to serve our customers and patients,” Ashworth said, noting that Hy-Vee team members throughout the company have “stepped up big time” to be engaged participants in NACDS-PAC.
The bipartisan NACDS-PAC supports federal congressional candidates who advance pro-patient and pro-pharmacy policies.
In welcoming attendees to the event, Martin Otto, chief merchant and chief financial officer at H-E-B, and chairman of the NACDS Board of Directors, noted that, “NACDS makes it a priority to tell pharmacy’s story to lawmakers and to the public.” In addition to describing the importance of electoral engagement, Otto spoke about the success of the NACDS RxIMPACT grassroots advocacy program.
As part of the get-out-the-vote aspect of NACDS RxIMPACT, NACDS this election season is promoting two video ads – called “Momentum” and [ READ MORE ]
He's Back! Dr. Larry Sabato to Return to 2016 NACDS Annual Meeting
