AED Government Affairs Office

AED Government Affairs Office

Your Voice in Washington
AED's Government Affairs Program

Works to strengthen markets and improve business conditions for equipment distributors.
Advocates for equipment distributors on Capitol Hill and before federal regulatory agencies.
Keeps AED members informed about important policy and legal developments in the nation's capital.
Creates opportunities for distributors to get personally involved in the policy process.
Manages AED's Political Action Committee (AED PAC).
Prepares legal guidance materials for the equipment industry on dealer-manufacturer contracts and state dealer protection laws.

AED lobbies Congress and federal officials to . . .

AED's Government Affairs Program is . . .

A Washington office staffed by attorneys with years of political and equipment industry experience.
AED PAC, a special account supported by personal contributions from AED members that helps elect congressional candidates who share distributors' policy objectives.
ImPACt local group fundraiser program, through which AED PAC encourages distributors to support and build relationships with their senators and representatives.
AED's Washington Fly-In, a two-day annual meeting that provides distributors with an opportunity to interface personally with national leaders.
Active and involved AED members!

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is an international trade association representing companies involved in the distribution, rental and support of equipment used in construction, mining, forestry, power generation, agriculture and industrial applications. AED member dealers are unique in that they are each authorized, via contract with an original equipment manufacturer, to inventory, sell and service new machinery in a given geography. More than 90% of AED's factory authorized dealers rent construction equipment as well. The Associated Equipment Distributors strongly adheres to and strongly advocates principles of integrity, ethics and fairness. The AED urges its members to conduct their businesses ethically and compatibly with the free enterprise system and the laws which govern it. Contractors can locate factory authorized construction equipment dealers at the MachineMart® web site.
Administrative Offices 600 22^nd Street, Suite 220 Oak Brook, IL 60523 Phone: 630-574-0650 Fax: 630-574-0132	AED Washington Headquarters 601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 800-388-0650	AED Government Affairs Office 121 North Henry Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-739-9513 Fax: 703-739-9488
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