COLUMBIA, Md. — The Maryland & District of Columbia Credit Union Association has committed to a "serious" fundraising effort for the Credit Union Legislative Action Council by piloting a "Payroll Deduction" program, which automatically deducts a small amount of money from each contributor's paycheck.
According to the MDDCCUA, to date CULAC–CUNA's Political Action Committee–has been able to contribute to Maryland and D.C. candidates running for federal government elected office largely due to the successful fundraising efforts in other states.
The association said that practice has allowed CULAC to make sizable contributions in Maryland and D.C. despite low fundraising totals in those jurisdictions.
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CULAC has set a goal for Maryland and District of Columbia credit unions to contribute a combined total of $55,000 for this year. Collectively, the staff of MDDCCUA has pledged to contribute over $3,200 in the next year through the program.
It is just one of the steps the MDDCCUA has taken recently to encourage credit unions' involvement in election issues.
In another move, the MDDCCUA conducted two polls from Aug. 1-2 to assess voters' preferences for candidates and their opinions of credit unions.
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