Top political strategists for CUNA and NAFCU said it is tooearly to determine what the national political trends will be nextyear but they are determined to ensure that credit unions have more allies onCapitol Hill who can help further the industry's agenda.

Toward that effort, CUNA's Credit Union Legislative ActionCouncil had $305,366 on hand at the end of March, according toreports filed with the Federal Election Commission. By the end ofthe first quarter, it gave $397,000 to federal candidates andcommittees and raised $328,921.

FEC reports also indicated that NAFCU-PAC had $212,938 on handat the end of last month. During the first three months of the yearit gave $57,000 to federal candidates and committees and raised$34,772.

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