Letter From Race Director ADVISORY COMMITTEE t is always a tweet to welcome you to the ACLI Capital Senator Shelley Moore Capito Honorary Co-Chair Challenge in Anacostia Park. ACLI CAPITAL I Representative Earl Blumenauer On the morning of May 17, put aside discussions of Honorary Co-Chair ® healthcare, global warming, 2020 Presidential race, and Judge Kathleen Kerrigan CHALLENGE Russia and join us for a morning devoted to fitness, fun, Honorary Co-Chair Tamara Keith, NPR Three-Mile Foot Race competition and bi-partisanship while raising money for Honorary Co-Chair Wednesday, May 17, 2017 a great cause. Senator John Cornyn Thanks to long-time title sponsor ACLI (American Senator Tom Cotton Council of Life Insurers), returning sponsors Guardian, Senator Charles Grassley Senator Heidi Heitkamp Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America, TO BENEFIT John Hancock, MetLife, New York Life,Nationwide, Senator Jack Reed Senator John Thune Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation OneAmerica, Prudential, Transamerica Corporation, Senator Thom Tillis Western & Southern Financial Group and our media Representative Rick Allen sponsor CQ Roll Call, we promise another great event. Representative Cheri Bustos For over three decades, the race has been a stepping-stone Representative Matt Cartwright Representative Susan Davis for the careers of many of our team captains, including Representative Rodney Davis several Presidential candidates and three who became Vice Representative Charles Dent Presidents. Others became committee chairs; ascended to Representative Garret Graves media stardom, the Supreme Court, or the Cabinet; were Representative Tom Graves appointed to other high-level executive branch positions Representative Vicky Hartzler Representative Bill Huizenga or left Washington for the real world. Representative Darin Lahood As we drain the swamp and move into the Trump era, Representative Daniel Lipinski let the race continue to serve as a pleasant respite from Representative Tom Reed Representative Kathleen Rice partisan rancor and fake news. Think up silly team Representative Jose Serrano names, vie for the Best or Worst Team name or fast team Representative Kyrsten Sinema bragging rights, and leave partisanship (as well as a few of Representative Jason Smith your political opponents) behind. Representative Eric Swalwell Representative Michael Turner Join us inside the beltway by running (or walking) and Representative Marc Veasey by bringing out your non-participating staff to cheer Representative Tim Walz you on or getting them to volunteer on May 17. Help Representative Rob Wittman promote fitness and raise funds for the Fidelco Guide Jon Hamilton, NPR Dog Foundation, an organization whose mission includes Darlene Superville, AP providing life-changing guide dogs to blinded veterans. DIRK KEMPTHORNE Sincerely, ACLI President and CEO The ACLI Capital Challenge® is an invitational race for teams Maurice Perkins representing the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of the ACLI Senior Vice President Federal Government and the Media. Jeff Darman All entry fees and donations from the race sponsors will be used Director to provide a life-changing Fidelco Guide Dog and services to Henley Gabeau a blinded veteran or their immediate family member to support The Jeff Assistant Director increased independence, mobility and safety. Director Maryida Klimowicz, M.D. MEDIA SPONSOR Medical Director Printed on 30% pc recycled paper Talk about the race on Twitter - #CapChallenge using vegetable based ink. www.capitalchallenge.com EXECUTIVE ORDERS Each team must include either one member of Congress, the Cabinet (or their boss), the Vice President, Sub-Cabinet appointee or Agency Head or equivalent, Federal Judge, on-air radio or TV journalist, or print journalist. Gender Equity, Quotas, Goals Teams must have five runners, at least one of the five must be a woman. All five count in scoring. “An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal THERE IS A LIMIT ailment of all R ace limited to first 145 teams that enter. The republics.” number of teams from any one government entity --- Plutarch or corporation (media) is strictly limited. If you’re considering fielding multiple teams, inquire about limitations before entering. SPECIAL ORDERS Senators and Representatives who are unable to field teams may enter unattached (without teams) and are eligible for individual awards. NO YOU CAN’T Eligibility rules for captains are strictly enforced. TEAM GUIDELINES No eligible captain, no team. Please read the regulations and abide by them. We do run LEGISLATIVE (PERIODICALLY) BRANCH background checks. If you have any questions, Team captain must be a member of Con- feel free to ask. gress with other team members chosen from “I am a man of fixed HOMELAND SECURITY congressional staff or immediate family of and unbending Representative or Senator. Since there are principles, the first of Baby strollers are prohibited in accordance separate but equal Senate and House awards, which is to be flex- with safety guidelines. We strongly recommend JUDICIAL BRANCH all legislative branch team members must ible at all times.” against the use of an iPod or similar devices. come from their Captain’s side of the Hill. Team Captain must be Federal Judge, --- Sen. Everett Dirksen Race officials eserver the right to remove any This means Senators use Senate staff and presidentially appointed, Senate runner from the course for medical, political or Representatives are limited to House staff. confirmed, with other team members any other valid reason. Any entrant attempting to chosen from the Judge’s respective court No more than one competitor on any run with a dog (or a cat for that matter) will be staff. removed from the race. Legislative team may come from staff EDIA of Capitol Police, Clerks Office, Sergeant M THE ART OF THE DEAL at Arms, etc. Teams with members who do Team Captain (or to win first journalist Race Director reserves the right to be generally not comply with rules above or below leave award)* must be either on-air radio arbitrary and capricious in rule interpretation, if it themselves open to censure. or television journalist or a professional conflicts with his or the race’s best interests.A ny print journalist with bylines or editor with EXECUTIVE BRANCH team seeking special favors or sympathetic rule a magazine, newspaper, etc. (Publisher interpretation is reminded that the likelihood of an Team Captain must either be an elected cannot be a captain). Other team Executive branch official, Cabinet member, US answer you want is greatly increased members MUST be chosen from the by how close the request is Ambassador, or Sub-Cabinet Appointee or fair and balanced regular staff of Agency Head or equivalent, with other team to the race date and whether the individual radio, TV, newspaper you have been helpful to the “There are two things members chosen from agency staff of Captain. that are important (younger runners ask your team captain race director in the past. Hint: That is, Transportation uses Transportation what they are), website, or magazine. in politics. The first is Ask Early. money, and I can’t staff; NSA uses its staff while listening to your The Media division has two categories, remember the staff; and TSA (unless precheck) can run but print including web (net neutrality), and second.” team has to take off its shoes before entering electronic (TV, radio). No category mixing --- Mark Hanna starting area. please. Leaders of the PAC 2016 FRONT RUNNERS 1st Place Overall INDIVIDUAL WINNERS 1st Senator 1st Male – Overall Brandon Cherry, FERC 1st Representative (Mike Synar Award) 1st Female – Overall Erin Taylor, GSA 1st Cabinet Department or Independent Agency Head 1st Senator – Male Sen. Tom Cotton 1st Sub-Cabinet 1st Senator – Female Sen. Kelly Ayotte 1st Judge 1st Representative – Male Rep. Beto O’Rourke 1st Print Journalist* Mike Synar Award 1st On-Air Electronic Journalist * 1st Representative – Female Rep. Kyrsten Sinema Male and Female divisions for above awards 1st Agency Head – Male Shaun Donovan, OMB st *Must meet captain eligibility standards 1 Agency Head – Female Meredith Broadbent, International Trade Commission Teams “If my house is on fire, 1st Sub-Cabinet – Male Vice Adm Rick Breckenridge, US Navy I don’t need the fire 1st Sub-Cabinet – Female Shannon Smith, State Dept. Top Two Senate Teams chief telling me I should 1st Federal Judge – Male Judge Robert Okun, DC Superior Court Top Two House Teams not have built the house 1st Federal Judge – Female Judge Florence Pan, DC Superior Court Top Two Judicial Teams out of wood. I need 1st Print Journalist – Male Brock Read, Chronicle of Higher Education Top Two Executive Branch Teams somebody to put the st fire out.” 1 Print Journalist – Female Amanda Hicks, Washington Post Top Two Print or Web Media Teams st --- Bob Riley 1 Electronic Journalist – Male Jon Hamilton, NPR Top Two Electronic Media Teams (Radio, TV) 1st Electronic Journalist – Female Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR Special Awards Best Team Name James B. Kenin Award for Worst Team Name We offer several special awards for teams that suffer from Speed Site: Deficit Disorder. Think up some original team names, particularly Anacostia Park, 1900 Anacostia Drive SE (near skating those teams that haven’t come up with a new name since the pavilion) approximately three miles from Capitol Hill. Reagan era. Let’s see new names, new uniforms and team spirit. Time: WINNING TEAMS 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Fastest Overall Team Richard G. Lugar Award Maintaining Maritime Superiority - US Navy Balanced Budget: 1st Senate Team Team Cotton – Sen. Tom Cotton 2nd Senate Team Go For the Gold(en Lamb) – Sen. Rob Entry fee is $115 per team ($23.00 each) until April 10, $155 Portman thereafter ($31.00 each). Entry fees are non-refundable and 1st House Team Red, White & Blumenauer – Rep. Earl all are donated to Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation. An Blumenauer additional contribution will be made by our sponsors to the 2nd House Team Team O’Rourke – Rep.