MetLife, Inc. Political Activity
MetLife, Inc. (together with its affiliates, “MetLife” or the “Company”) believes that its participation in the political process is an important and essential means of achieving its goals of enhancing shareholder value and of providing people with the financial and insurance products and services they need through various life stages and economic cycles. Legislative and regulatory initiatives and priorities at the United States federal and state levels, including appropriate regulation of the financial and insurance industries, have a profound impact on MetLife and its businesses’ ability to achieve these goals.
MetLife participates in the political process by helping to elect candidates whose views on important issues are good for the nation as well as MetLife and its businesses. MetLife also engages with policymakers on a wide range of public policy matters to advance the issues of importance to its shareholders and policyholders. MetLife participates in the political process through a variety of means, including several political action committees (“PACs”) and, where permissible, limited direct corporate political contributions to state candidates, committees or ballot issues.
MetLife maintains appropriate policies and procedures and ensures that its political activities are conducted in accordance with all applicable laws governing political contributions and lobbying activities. MetLife solicits contributions to the MetLife PACs only from associates who are eligible to participate under the terms of the PAC and applicable law. Contributions to MetLife PACs are voluntary; MetLife does not favor or disfavor associates on the basis of their participation. Senior management reviews and approves decisions regarding all corporate political contributions, including in‐kind contributions, pursuant to the Company’s policy. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee of the MetLife, Inc. Board of Directors reviews MetLife’s goals and strategies concerning legislative and regulatory initiatives that impact the interests of the Company. The Committee also receives and reviews MetLife’s annual Political Activity Report, which describes the Company’s political contributions.
This report describes MetLife PACs’ political contributions, the portion of MetLife’s annual payments to trade associations and other tax exempt organizations allocated to lobbying activities (where the total annual payments to such association or organization exceeded $50,000), and MetLife’s contributions to political candidates or committees.
Michael Zarcone Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs
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MetLife's political participation program supports candidates for federal, state and local offices. The program currently consists of four separate PACs:
MetLife, Inc. Employees’ Political Participation Fund A (“Fund A”); MetLife, Inc. Employees’ Political Participation Fund A-Federal Only (“Fund A - Federal Only”); Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Political Fund B (“Fund B”); and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Political Fund C (“Fund C”).
Fund A contributes to candidates for federal and state offices and local offices in certain states, and to committees supporting such candidates. Fund A-Federal Only is used exclusively to support federal candidates. Funds B and C contribute to candidates for state and local offices and committees supporting such candidates as follows:
Fund B - New York only Fund C - Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia
A fifth PAC, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Employees’ Political Fund D (“Fund D”), which supported state candidates and committees in New Jersey and Rhode Island, was terminated in the first quarter of 2016. This report includes the final contributions from Fund D.
Each MetLife PAC is governed by a steering committee comprised of representatives from various lines of business in MetLife. Each committee reviews and approves the budget, and provides oversight to ensure that each PAC operates in a manner consistent with its purpose and objectives. The officers of each PAC administer the funds and ensure that each PAC complies with applicable laws and requirements.
The officers for each of the PACs are listed below.
Fund A & Fund A–Federal Only Fund C
Peter Pastre - Chairman Greg Redmond – James Donnellan – Treasurer Chairman Clara Cortes – Assistant Treasurer Clara Cortes – Treasurer
Fund B
James Donnellan – Chairman Clara Cortes – Treasurer
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Fund A and Fund A-Federal Only
Contributions – Candidates
Name Party/Jurisdiction Amount Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell D-AL-7 $3,000 Arkansas Rep. French Hill R-AR-2 $1,000 Sen. John Boozman R-AR $5,000 Arizona Rep. Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ-9 $3,500 California Rep. Tony Cardenas D-CA-29 $1,000 Rep. Amerish Bera D-CA-7 $1,000 Rep. Ed Royce R-CA-39 $5,000 Rep. Juan Vargas D-CA-51 $5,000 Rep. Kevin McCarthy R-CA-23 $5,000 Rep. Linda Sanchez D-CA-38 $4,000 Rep. Mike Thompson D-CA-5 $5,000 Rep. Mimi Walters R-CA-45 $3,000 Rep. Scott Peters D-CA-52 $1,000 Rep. Brad Sherman D-CA-30 $1,000 Colorado Rep. Ed Perlmutter D-CO-7 $2,500 Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes D-CT-4 $2,500 Delaware Sen. Tom Carper D-DE $2,500 Florida Rep. Ander Crenshaw R-FL-4 $6,500 Rep. Dennis Ross R-FL-15 $4,000 Rep. Debbie Wasserman- Schultz R-FL-23 $2,500 Rep. Frederica Wilson D-FL-24 $2,000 Sen. Marco Rubio R-FL $5,000 Georgia Rep. Thomas Graves R-GA-14 $4,000 Rep. David Scott D-GA-13 $6,000 Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley R-IA $2,000
3 of 13 Name Party/Jurisdiction Amount Illinois Rep. Robert Dold R-IL-10 $1,000 Rep. Bill Foster D-IL-11 $2,000 Rep. Michael Quigley D-IL-5 $2,000 Rep. Peter Roskam R-IL-6 $1,000 Indiana Rep. Luke Messer R-IN-6 $3,000 Sen. Joseph Donnelly D-IN $1,000 Kansas Rep. Lynn Jenkins R-KS-2 $3,000 Rep. Kevin Yoder R-KS-3 $8,000 Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise R-LA-1 $1,000 Sen. John Kennedy R-LA $2,500 Massachusetts Rep. James McGovern D-MA-2 $4,500 Rep. Richard Neal D-MA-1 $5,000 Maryland Rep. John Delaney D-MD-6 $2,000 Sen. Ben Cardin D-MD $3,000 Maine Rep. Bruce Poliquin R-ME-2 $3,000 Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga R-MI-2 $3,000 Rep. Timothy Walberg R-MI-7 $1,500 Sen. Gary Peters D-MI $2,000 Sen. Debbie Stabenow D-MI $2,500 Minnesota Rep. Erik Paulsen R-MN-3 $6,000 Missouri Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO-3 $5,000 Rep. Jason Smith R-MO-8 $2,000 Rep. Ann Wagner R-MO-2 $3,000 Sen. Claire McCaskill D-MO $2,500 Montana Sen. Jon Tester D-MT $1,000 North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams D-NC-12 $2,000 Rep. George Holding R-NC-13 $10,000 Rep. Patrick McHenry R-NC-10 $9,000 North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp D-ND $2,000
4 of 13 Name Party/Jurisdiction Amount New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte R-NH $5,000 New Jersey Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen R-NJ-11 $3,500 Nevada Sen. Dean Heller R-NV $2,000 New York Rep. Joseph Crowley D-NY-14 $4,000 Rep. Dan Donovan R-NY-11 $1,000 Rep. John Faso R-NY-19 $5,000 Rep. Carolyn Maloney D-NY-12 $2,000 Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney D-NY-18 $1,500 Rep. Gregory Meeks D-NY-5 $1,500 Rep. Tom Reed R-NY-23 $4,000 Rep. Kathleen Rice D-NY-4 $1,000 Rep. Elise Stefanik R-NY-21 $2,000 Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty D-OH-3 $3,000 Rep. James Renacci R-OH-16 $3,000 Rep. Steve Stivers R-OH-15 $5,000 Sen. Sherrod Brown D-OH $2,500 Oklahoma Rep. Gregory Walden R-OR-2 $2,500 Sen. James Lankford R-OK $2,500 Sen. Ron Wyden D-OR $1,000 Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly R-PA-3 $4,000 Rep. Pat Meehan R-PA-7 $3,000 Rep. Tim Murphy R-PA-18 $1,000 South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn D-SC-6 $2,500 Rep. John "Mick" Mulvaney R-SC-5 $1,500 Sen. Tim Scott R-SC $5,000 Tennessee Rep. Diane Black R-TN-6 $3,500 Rep. Sam Johnson R-TX-3 $1,000 Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz R-UT-3 $3,000 Rep. Mia Love R-UT-4 $1,000 Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine D-VA $2,000
5 of 13 Name Party/Jurisdiction Amount Washington Rep. Dennis Heck D-WA-10 $2,000 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA - 5 $4,000 Rep. Dave Reichert R-WA-8 $5,000 Sen. Patty Murray D-WA $5,000 Wisconsin Rep. Ron Kind D-WI-4 $4,000 Rep. Gwendolynne Moore D-WI-4 $5,000 Rep. Mark Pocan D-WI-2 $3,000 Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso R-WY $5,000
Federal Contributions - National Party and Industry Committees
Name Amount Republican Main Street Partnership PAC $5,000 House Conservatives Fund $5,000 Real Estate Roundtable PAC (REALPAC) $2,500 Moderate Democrats PAC $5,000 New Democrat Coalition PAC(NDCPAC) $5,000 MO Republican Party $5,000 OH Rep Party (Fed. Acct.) $5,000 American Council of Life Ins. PAC (ACLI PAC) $5,000 Insured Retirement Institute PAC (IRI PAC) $2,500 National Assn of Dental Plans (NADPAC) $2,500 Property Casualty Insurers Assn. PAC (PCIPAC) $2,500 American Benefits Council PAC (ABC PAC) $5,000 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) $15,000 National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) $15,000 National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) $15,000
Federal Contributions - Member Committees
Committee Member Amount VINEPAC-Victory in Nov Election PAC Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) $5,000 Rely on Your Beliefs Fund Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) $5,000 Alamo PAC Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) $5,000 New PAC Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) $5,000 Jobs and Innov. Matter PAC JIM PAC Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-4) $5,000 CMR PAC Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) $5,000 Jobs Opp. Education PAC Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) $5,000
6 of 13 Committee Member Amount Dakota Prairie PAC Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) $5,000 Heartland Values PAC Sen. John Thune (R-SD) $5,000 BLAINE PAC Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) $5,000 Promoting Our Republican Team PAC Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) $5,000 Majority Committee PAC (MC PAC) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-TX) $5,000 Wolf Pack Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) $5,000 Freedom Fund Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) $5,000 Making America Prosperous PAC Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) $5,000 Prosperity Action Inc. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) $5,000 Ax PAC Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) $5,000 Free State PAC Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) $5,000 Madison PAC Rep. Richie Neal (D-MA) $5,000 Hoosiers First PAC Sen. Donnelly (D-IN) $5,000 21st Century Majority Fund Fed Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) $5,000 Jobs Economy and Budget JEB Fund Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) $5,000 Synergy PAC Rep. John Larson (D-CT) $5,000 Eye of the Tiger PAC Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) $5,000 Democrats Reshaping America Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) $2,500 (DREAMPAC) Next Century Fund Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) $5,000 Common Values PAC Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) $2,500 MASS PAC Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) $2,000 MURPHPAC Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) $2,500 People Helping People PAC Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) $2,500 Citizens for Prosperity in America Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) $5,000 Today Defend America PAC Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) $5,000 More Conservatives PAC (MCPAC) Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) $5,000 BadgerPAC Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) $5,000 Forward Together PAC Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) $5,000 Dirigo PAC Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) $2,500 People for Enterprise-PETE PAC Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) $2,000 Bluegrass Cmte Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) $5,000 Save America PAC Sen. Risch (R-ID) $1,000 EDPAC Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) $2,500 Healthcare Freedom Fund Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) $4,500 First State PAC Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) $5,000 Pioneer PAC Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) $5,000 Democrats Win Seats (DWS PAC) Rep. Debbie Wasserman (D-FL) $2,500 IMPACT Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) $5,000 Road to Freedom Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) $5,000 Treasure State PAC Sen. Tester (D-MT) $5,000
7 of 13 Committee Member Amount Carolyn's PAC Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) $5,000 Georgia PAC Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) $2,500 Holding Onto Oregon's Priorities Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) $5,000 (HOOPS) ROSKAM PAC Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) $5,000 AmeriPAC: The Fund for A Greater Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) $5,000 America BARR PAC Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) $2,500 ORRINPAC Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) $2,500 America Works PAC Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) $5,000 Preserving America's Traditions Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) $1,000 LEGPAC Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) $5,000
State Contributions – Committees
Name Amount Life Insurance PAC (LIPAC) $2,500
State Contributions – Candidates
Name Party/Jurisdiction Amount Rep. Ken Sheets R-TX State House $1,000 Rep. Tina L. Pickett R-PA State House $1,000 Rep. Chris Turner D-TX State House $500 Rep. John Frullo R-TX State House $500 Rep. Morgan Meyer R-TX State House $500 Sen. Kelly Hancock R-TX State Senate $1,000 Sen. Larry Taylor R-TX State Senate $1,000
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Name Party/Office Amount
Neil Breslin D- State Senate $500 Kevin Cahill D- State House $1,500 John Flanagan R - State Senate $7,500 Joseph D. Morelle D - State House $1,000 James L. Seward R - State Senate $2,500 Cathy Young R - State Senate $2,500
Committee Amount
Life Insurance Council of NY PAC (LICONY PAC) $10,000 NY Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee $4,000 NY Democratic Senate Campaign Committee $2,000 NY Republican Assembly Campaign Committee $1,500 NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee $25,000
9 of 13 Fund C – Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia
Name Party/Office Amount
Delaware Brian Bushweller D- State Senate $300 Margaret Rose Henry D - State Senate $300 Valerie Longhurst D - State House $300 David McBride D - State Senate $300 Harris McDowell D - State Senate $300 Pete Schwartzkopf D - State House $300 Bryon Short D - State House $300 Senate Rep. PAC Senate Republicans $500
Georgia Jeff Mullis R - State Senate $500
Illinois Bill Haine D - State Senate $500
Virginia William Howell R - State House $750 Terry Kilgore R - State House $750 VA Senate Dem. Caucus Senate Democrats $750 VA Senate Rep. Caucus Senate Republicans $1,000 Let's Grow, Virginia! PAC Associated with $2,500 Gubernatorial Candidate Ed Gillespie (R)
Note: No contributions were made in Maryland in 2016.
10 of 13 Fund D – New Jersey, Rhode Island
Name Party/Office Amount
New Jersey Jack M. Ciattarelli R - State House $400 Craig J. Coughlin D - State House $450 Thomas H. Kean R - State Senate $400
Rhode Island Brian Patrick Kennedy D - State House $125 Nick Mattiello D - State House $125 Gina Raimondo D - Governor $500
Note: This committee was terminated effective 3/31/2016.
11 of 13 Trade Associations and Other Tax-Exempt Organizations to which MetLife made Annual Payments of $50,000 or More*
Amount of annual payment allocated to lobbying and other Organization political activities**
America's Health Insurance Plans $120,420 American Council of Life Insurers $333,750 American Tort Reform Association $25,000 Association for Advanced Life Underwriting $34,044 Association of California Life & Health Insurance $8,656 Companies Business Roundtable $112,200 Coalition of Service Industries $10,000 Committee of Annuity Insurers $15,716 Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania $16,195 Investment Company Institute $0 Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts $23,732 Life Insurance Council of New York $96,840 National Association of Dental Plans $17,016 National Insurance Crime Bureau $1,516 Partnership for New York City $550 Property Casualty Insurers Association of America $209,162 US Chamber of Commerce $196,500 US Chamber Center for Capital Markets $75,000 Competitiveness US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform $125,000
* Includes only trade associations/other tax‐exempt organizations (including 501(c) (4) organizations) that may engage in lobbying activities. ** Non‐deductible portion of dues computed pursuant to I.R.C. Section 162 (e).
12 of 13 Corporate Contributions
Candidate Name/Office/Jurisdiction Amount Loranne Ausley Campaign (D - State House, FL) $500 Lizbeth Benacquisto (R - State Senate, FL) $500 Randolph Bracy Campaign (D - State Senate, FL) $1,000 Rene Garcia Campaign (R - State Senate, FL) $500 Debbie Mayfield Campaign (R - State Senate, FL) $500 Kathleen Passidomo Campaign (R - State Senate, FL) $500 Bobby Powell Campaign (D - State Senate, FL) $500 Holly Raschein Campaign (R - State House, FL) $500 David Rivera Campaign (R - State House, FL) $500 Darryl Rouson Campaign (D - State Senate, FL) $1,000 Chris Sprowls Campaign (R - State House, FL) $500 Victor Torres Campaign (D - State Senate, FL) $500 Jim Waldman Campaign (D - State Senate, FL) $500 Dana Young Campaign (R - State Senate, FL) $500 John J. Flanagan (in-kind) (R - State Senate, NY) $2,540
State Party and Trade Associations Amount Assoc. of California Life & Health Insurance Companies PAC $6,800 Association of California Insurance Companies PAC $4,000 California Association of Dental Plans PAC $5,000 California Democratic Party (State Account) $5,000 NY State Republican Senate Campaign Committee - $50,000 Housekeeping Account
Political Committee, Ballot Issue, Inaugural Amount Californians for Jobs and a Strong Economy $5,000 Liberty Florida 1,000 Pledge This Day (Florida) $1,000 Working for Florida's Families $500 Defeat the Tax on Oregon Sales $60,000 2017 Governors Inaugural Fund - Delaware $5,000 Congressional Leadership Fund $25,000 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee $100,000 Trump for America Inc. (Transition Team) $5,000
MetLife did not make any independent political expenditures in 2016.
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