Florida Chamber bolsters local political leadership - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Eric Brown, chief executiv e officer of in Tampa has been selected as the firsf chairman ofthe . The CCE, or committee of continuou s existence, is one component of the chamber's efforts and a big part of its politicao goals in terms of identifying andelecting pro-business said Doug Wheeler, vice president of grassroots advocacty and PAC development, Florida Chamber. A CCE is similadr to a politicalaction committee, but is membership orientes and has dues and a It is more long term than a PAC, Wheeler This new regional CCE was formed as part of the Florida Chamber's statewide regional efforts to engage local membera in the legislative and political process by helping to identify and elec pro-business, pro-jobs candidates to state office.
"It'se formalizing of some of our memberz inthat region," Wheeler said. The group will unifyt Florida Chamber businesses in eleven counties stretching from Hernando southward to Sarasot a andfrom Pasco/Pinellas east to Polk, a releaser said. Its goal is to bring local businessesz and leaders together and make the West Centrak Florida Chamber Alliance a stronv political force inthe area. "The bandinbg together of area business leaderes to form this entity will fill a huge void for many businesseds inthe area," said Brown in a release.
"We will be able to influencd state level politics at the local levekl andelect pro-business candidates much more effectively as a group than we ever could have