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M A Y 2 0 2 6 I 2 1 On March 13th, the DGA PAC Leadership Council held a meeting with U.S. Representative Linda Sánchez (D-CA) at the Guild's headquarters in Los Angeles. Representative Sánchez was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the fall of 2002, where she sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, and is the ranking member on the Trade Subcommittee. From this committee, she advocates for the protection of Social Security and Medicare, fairness for U.S. workers and businesses in trade agreements, and an even playing field for the middle class through tax code reform. Prior to her service in the House of Representatives, Representative Sánchez worked as an attorney practicing appellate law, civil rights, and employment law. After the 1998 election, Sánchez worked for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441 and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) as a compliance officer on public works and prevailing wage issues. In 2000, she was elected executive director of the Orange County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Representative Sánchez is a member of the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus. This was Representative Sánchez's fourth Leadership Council meeting and the 124th such meeting hosted by the DGA PAC. See more detailed descriptions and additional photos, where available, online at www.dga.org. DGA PAC Events Roundup PAC Leadership Council meets with Representative Linda Sánchez (D-CA) For more information about the DGA PAC and/or to contribute, please log in as a member and visit the Initiatives section of www.dga.org. photos by Tricia Noble/ DGA Staff L-R: Latino Committee Co-Chair Eli Gonda, Stage Manager Dency Nelson, DGA Board Alternate Mary Lou Belli, Western AD/UPM Council Chair Linda Montanti, UPM Bob Kozicki, DGA Board Alternate Ed Ornelas, 1st AD Carol Vitkay, Director Michael Spiller, DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander, Director Jay Torres, Representative Linda Sánchez (D-CA), DGA PAC Chair Jay Roach, Director Lily Mariye, DGA Director of Government Affairs Mike Stoever, UPM Jodi Ehrlich, Director Craig Borders, Director Andrew Bernstein, Director Hart Bochner, LGBTQ+ Committee Co-Chair Jessica Lowrey, & Associate National Board Member Kevin Koster. On March 30, the Leadership Council also held a meeting with U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) at Guild headquarters in LA. Representative Chu was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the summer of 2009. She currently serves on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over legislation pertaining to taxes, revenues, Social Security, and Medicare. On that Committee, Rep. Chu is a member of the Subcommittees on Health, giving her oversight over health care reform and crucial safety net programs, Worker and Family Support, and Oversight. She also serves on the House Budget Committee. Chu founded and co-chairs the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus, which advocates for the copyright protection of those in the creative industries, such as music, film and visual arts. She is also the lead sponsor of legislation to renew and expand the Section 181 Tax Deduction, titled the CREATE Act. She serves in leadership of the House Democratic Caucus as a Member of the Steering and Policy Committee. This was Representative Chu's third Leadership Council meeting and the 125th meeting hosted by the DGA PAC. L-R: Latino Committee Co-Chair Eli Gonda, UPM Bob Kozicki, Associate National Board Member Kevin Koster, 1st AD Jennie O'Keefe Armas, Asian American Committee Co-Chair Michael Goi, Western AD/UPM Council Chair Linda Montanti, Director Randal Kleiser, DGA Negotiations Co-Chair Karen Gaviola, Director Michael Spiller, Associate National Executive Director/Western Executive Director Rebecca Rhine, Director Jay Torres, DGA PAC Chair Jay Roach, DGA PAC Treasurer Oz Scott, Representative Judy Chu (D-CA), DGA Director of Government Affairs Mike Stoever, National Board Members Tessa Blake and Kabir Akhtar, Associate National Board Member Shawn Pipkin-West, Director Gore Verbinski, Associate Director Bill Herbstman, Director Hart Bochner, UPM Jodi Ehrlich, and Director Craig Borders. PAC Leadership Council meets with Representative Judy Chu (D-CA)

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