Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority: Caucus

Caucus
The Port Authority maintains a caucus of informed supporters among federal, state, and local officials.

The Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center (COATC) needs to act as if it were still an Air Force Base in order to sustain and grow the government workload here.

V.I.P. visits are a regular part of the Port Authority's caucus-building strategy. Recent visits (in order of recency) include:
  State Senator Tim Schaffer
  U.S. Rep. Zack Space
  Ohio Governor Ted Strickland
  Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray
  U.S. Senator George Voinovich
  State Representive Dan Dodd
  State Representive Jay Hottinger
  U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi

2010 DC Fly-In
The Port Authority will lead a public-private delegation to Washington D.C. The contingent will meet with U.S. Senator Brown and Congressmen Space as well as staff for Senator Voinovich. Additional visits are being scheduled as well.

Legislative Representation
A break-out of the legislative representation where Aerospace Center personnel live was completed in February 2009.

Ohio Aerospace Day 2008
May 7, 2008 saw a public-private group spend a day in the state capitol, as part of Ohio Aerospace Day. Meetings with Senator Schaffer, Representative Hottinger, and Representative Dodd were part of a series of state-level events.

2006 Legis Day
On August 29, 2006 a series of briefings was held with staff of various federal and state officials.