Lexington, Ky. – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced that Horse PAC, the Thoroughbred racing industry’s federal political action committee, has added Keith Chamblin to its board of directors.
Chamblin has been with the NTRA for more than 15 years and is the organization’s Chief Operating Officer. He has worked extensively with NTRA member organizations, including horsemen’s groups and racetracks.
In 2008, Chamblin organized the Horseplayers’ Coalition to focus on seeking legislative solutions to federal tax issues that impact horseplayers and provide grassroots support for the NTRA’s lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill. He was instrumental in securing the more than 12,000 comments from horseplayers that were sent to the Treasury Department and IRS in 2015 to advocate for changes to current withholding and reporting thresholds.
“Keith Chamblin brings to the Board a wealth of experience and contacts within the Thoroughbred racing industry. His knowledge of the NTRA’s legislative activities and grassroots organizing will be invaluable as we expand our outreach in the horse racing community,” said Horse PAC President Margaret E. Hendershot.
Horse PACS which is chaired by William S. Farish, Jr., supported 45 candidates and 22 Leadership and Congressional PACs in 2015 with disbursements of $288,500, a 27 percent increase over the prior year’s total of $227,000 and the second-largest disbursement for a non-election year since the committee’s founding in 2002.
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