U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK FOR THE OFFICE OF 3ames Renacci Congressman Ohio 16th District ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK FOR THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN JIM RENACCI I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Empioyee Handbook for the Of?ce of Jim Renacci, and that I have read and understand the contents of the handbook. I understand the handbook is intended to provide me with general information about policies and procedures of the Of?ce that govern my employment. I acknowledge and understand that employment with the Of?ce is at-will and that employees serve at the pleasure of the Of?ce. Accordingly, I have the right to resign from my position, at any time, and the Of?ce can terminate my employment relationship, with or without cause, or with or without notice, at any time, except, of course, the Of?ce canndt terminate my employment for discriminatory reasons in violation of applicable federal law or Rules of the House of Representatives. I understand that by signing this Acknowledgment I do not waive my rights under applicable federai iaw or the Rules of the House of Representatives. I also understand and acknowledge that the office may unitaterally change or revise, with or without notice, its policies and practices, and such changes may affect the bene?ts previded therein. Moreover, I understand and acknowledge that the contents of employee handbooks, personnel manuals, bene?t plans, policy statements, and the like as they may exist from time-to-time, or other employment practices, shall not serve to create an actual or implied contract of employment, or to confer any right to remain an employee of the of?ce, or otherwise to change in any respect the employment~at~wi l relationship between the of?ce and myself. I acknowledge that no one in the Of?ce is authorized to make exception to this understanding, except, who must do so in writing. (Signature of Empioyee) (Date) 18-5206_0301 EXHIBIT 16 Gmail Fwd: Gif Kevin Knuth Fwd: Gif -. Kelsey Knight To: Kevin Knoth Forwarded messa From: Kelsey Knight Date: Thu. Nov 16, 2017 at 3:31 PM Subject Gif Tue, May 1. 2018 at 1.49 PM 18-5206_0303 EXHIBIT 17 Runk, Michelle Su bject: Location: Start: End: Recurrente: Meeting Status: Organizer: Required Attendees: Hey Everyone, BPWG Room 1732 Longworth Tue 10f24f2017 8:00 AM Tue 10/24/2017 9:00 AM (none) Meeting organizer Renacci. 'Michelle Runk'; Rosie Miller; Stephen Hostelley Just wanted to remind everyone that we will have our next BPWG breakfast next Tuesday, October 24?? in Room 1732 at 8 am. We plan on having a member discussion with members from EELW to speak on CTE issues. Please let me now if you have any questions, and please RSVP on behalf of your boss as soon as you are able. Thanks and have a great weekend. Best, Stephen Hostelley 18-5206_0305 THJ EXHIBIT 18 THJ RHUDZS 18-5206_0307 CAMPAIGN SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS - SET A I Location of Photo Description (Based on Good Faith Persona! Recoiiections) lli Room 1732 LHOB The photo was taken by the Congressman?s Legislative Director [Steven Hostelley) before office hours and forwarded to the Congressman?s Communications Director [Kelsey Knight). The Communications Director forwarded the photo to campaign staff [Renae Eze}, who it is believed would have posted the photo on the campaign?s Twitter account. Emerging from the Capitol Building The photo was taken by the Congressman?s Communications Director {Kelsey Knight) outside the Capitol Building while the Congressman was walking out of the Capitol Building following a series of votes. The Communications Director later fonivarded the photo to campaign staff [Renae Eze andior Kevin Knoth}, who edited and used it in a video that was posted on the campaign?s Facebook account. (3) Emerging from the Capitol Building The photo was taken by the Congressman?s Communications Director (Kelsey Knight) outside the Capitol Building while the Congressman was walking out of the building following a series of votes. The Communications Director later forwarded the photo to campaign staff (Renae Eze and/or Kevin Knoth), who converted it into a GIF and posted it on the cam paign?s Twitter account. Room 130 CHOB The photo is believed to have been taken at least four years ago in the Congressman?s former House office. The origin ofthe photo is unknown, but it is believed to be an online stock photo. l5} Capitol Hill Club The photo was taken bv the Congressman?s Communications Director {Kelsey Knight) on her personal phone on personal time {after work hours on her way home that day) at the Capitol Hill Club. [Please note: time stamps may reflect Pacific time and therefore 3 hours early.) The Communications Director later forwarded the photo to campaign staff [Renae Eze and/or Kevin Knoth), who most likely would have posted it to the campaign's Twitter account. l5} Statuary Hall The photo of the Congressman was taken by the Congressman?s Communications Director {Kelsev Knight} and later sent to campaign staff (Renee Eze andfor Kevin Knoth), who blended the photo into a clip and posted it to the campaign?s Facebook account. l7) AP photo used in a 2015 Poiitico article The photo is believed to have been obtained by the campaign?s media consultant {The Logan Circle Group] from an online image search and posted by the consultant to the campaign?s Twitter account. EXHIBIT 19 .lLll'f 12, 2013 CAMPAIGN SOCIAL MEDIA Posrs A Capitol Building Location of Description Photo/Video 1. Room 1?32 LHOB The photo was taken during an official meeting by the Congressman's Legislative Director, who was in attendance. He forwarded the photo to the Congressman?s Communications Director, who later forwarded it (using her personai phone}I to campaign staff, who in turn posted it on the campaign?s Twitter account. 2. Emerging from the The video was recorded outside the Capitol Building bv a paid intern while the Congressman was walking out of the building following a vote on tax reform. It was later edited by the intern [using software on his personal computer] and forwarded to campaign staff, who posted the video on the campaign?s Facebook account. 3. Emerging from the Capitol Building The photo was taken bv the Congressman?s Communications Director (who was standing outside the Capitol Building} while the Congressman was walking out of the building following a vote on tax reform. {In the photo, the Congressman appears to have advanced bevond the security desk but may not have vet crossed the building threshold.) The Communications Director later forwarded the photo to campaign staff, who converted it into a GIF and posted it on the campaign?s Twitter account 4. Ftoorn 130 CHDB The photo appears to have been taken four years ago in the Congressman?s former House office. It was obtained and posted by campaign staff and is believed to be an online stock photo. 5. Capitol Hili Club The photo was taken bv the Congressman?s Communications Director after work hours at the Capitol Hill Club using her personal phone. The photo was later fonrvarded to the campaign's consultant [the Logan Circle GroUpl, who posted the photo on the cam paign?s Twitter account 6. Statuary Hail The video of the Congressman {inset} was recorded bv the Congressman?s Digital Director using his personal camera and later downloaded to his personal computer. The video was later used by the Digital Director to create a video {using software on his personal computer] that was posted on the campaign ?5 Facebook account. l8?5206_0309 .lLlI'f 12, 2018 AP photo of the The photo is believed to have been obtained by the campaign?s media consultant {The Logan Circle Group} Congressman used from an online image search and posted by the consultant to the campaign?s Twitter account. in a 21315 Politica article 18-5206_03 10 EXHIBIT 20 CONFIDENTIAL Subject to the Nondisclosure Provisions of H. Res. 895 of the 110th Congress as Amended Transcript of Interview of “Legislative Director” OCE Review 18-5206 June 26, 2018 Page 1 of 21 18-5206_0312 CONFIDENTIAL Subject to the Nondisclosure Provisions of H. Res. 895 of the 110th Congress as Amended 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Helen Eisner: This is June 26, 2018. This is Review 18-5206. Speaking is Helen Eisner from the Office of Congressional Ethics joined by Deputy Chief Counsel Paul Solis and Ali Bazzi, also from the Office of Congressional Ethics. We are here with [Legislative Director] and we have given [Legislative Director] a copy of the False Statements Act. He has signed our acknowledgment form. He is here with his counsel, Bill Farah, if I didn't say that. We will go ahead and get started. I just want to get some background information. Where are you currently employed? 9 Legislative Director: Office of Congressman Jim Renacci. 10 Helen Eisner: What is your position there? 11 Legislative Director: Legislative Director. 12 Helen Eisner: 13 Legislative Director: One year and one month. 14 Helen Eisner: 15 16 Legislative Director: I have been with the Congressman for four years and two months. I've held various positions within the office. 17 Helen Eisner: 18 19 20 21 22 Legislative Director: Sure. For the first year and a half or so, I was a Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent. I was a Legislative Aide for four months, Legislative Assistant for one year and four months, and then Legislative Director for the last year and one month. I think that should get us to about four years and two months. 23 Helen Eisner: 24 Legislative Director: I report to Michelle Runk, our Chief of Staff. 25 26 Helen Eisner: 27 Legislative Director: I have never had any position on the campaign. 28 29 Helen Eisner: How long have you been Legislative Director? Prior to that, where were you working? Can you just give us an overview of what those positions were? Okay. Currently, as Legislative Director, who do you report to? Okay. Now, you've sort of listed a number of positions on the official side. What positions have you held for the campaign? Okay. You've never held a formal position. Have you performed any work for the campaign? Page 2 of 21 18-5206_0313 1 Legislative Director: Yes. 2 Helen Eisner: 3 4 Legislative Director: I have provided information to the campaign based upon the Congressman's past legislative history. 5 6 Helen Eisner: 7 8 Legislative Director: They will, sometimes, ask for information on has ... does he have an official position on various legislative issues? 9 Helen Eisner: Okay. What work have you performed? Okay. Providing them information on legislative efforts in the official office? Can you just explain that a little further? Okay. 10 Legislative Director: Has he ever voted on an issue related to some sort of policy? 11 Helen Eisner: 12 13 14 Legislative Director: I can't state a specific date, but I've done it throughout the course of, I would say, his campaign going back to last May, when I started in the position I'm in now. 15 Helen Eisner: 16 17 Legislative Director: I would have provided some sort of background information on his legislative positions, yeah. 18 Helen Eisner: 19 Legislative Director: Yes. 20 Helen Eisner: 21 Legislative Director: I am not. No. 22 23 Helen Eisner: 24 25 26 Legislative Director: It is generally individuals from the campaign. The campaign has had a few different staffers over the course of the year or so, so it's probably been multiple people who have reached out. 27 Helen Eisner: How long have you provided that type of information? Going back to when he was running for governor? Has that continued to this day? Are you compensated for that work? When you provide that type of information, official positions on policies, who asks you for that information? Okay. What is your role in the official office, in communications? Page 3 of 21 18-5206_0314 1 2 3 Legislative Director: None to very little. I provide assistance on technical components of statements that are released and will help with reviewing more policyspecific statements that are released by the office. 4 Helen Eisner: Okay. 5 Paul Solis: Can I just ask a question? 6 Helen Eisner: Yeah, go ahead. 7 8 Paul Solis: About this background research on policy positions that you provide to the campaign. Where do you conduct that research? 9 Legislative Director: What do you mean by "Where do I conduct that research?" 10 Paul Solis: Physically, where are you located when you do it? 11 12 13 Legislative Director: I have done so both in my own personal apartment and have also done so in the office, in terms of just looking at public vote records that he may have taken. 14 15 Paul Solis: 16 Legislative Director: It's generally an email. It's never been a Word document. 17 18 Paul Solis: 19 Legislative Director: Correct. 20 Bill Farah: 21 Legislative Director: It's information I would make available to constituents. 22 Bill Farah: 23 Legislative Director: Yeah. 24 Paul Solis: Constituents are also asking for- 25 Bill Farah: Many times. 26 Paul Solis: Vote records. 27 Legislative Director: Yes. Those times that you're in the congressional office, what are you doing? You’re sending an email with this or a Word document? You're emailing those individuals from the campaign who requested it in the first place? Is this information you would make available to constituents? Thanks. Page 4 of 21 18-5206_0315 1 Paul Solis: Who are the individuals from the campaign who are asking for this? 2 3 4 Legislative Director: Generally, it has been individuals who are on the communications side who will just want to have information reviewed. There have been, again, multiple individuals throughout the course of the last year. 5 Paul Solis: 6 Legislative Director: Would you like me to name them? 7 Paul Solis: Right. Yes. 8 9 10 11 Legislative Director: Okay. I have been in communication with Brittany Martinez, who's Communications Director on the campaign, James Slepian, who is a general consultant, I believe, for the campaign. Those are the two names that I definitively could- I would not be surprised if there were additional. 12 13 Paul Solis: 14 Legislative Director: Mm-hmm (affirmative). 15 16 Paul Solis: 17 Legislative Director: Approximate. 18 Paul Solis: 19 20 21 22 Legislative Director: Oh no, it's- If I had to do it on a monthly basis, I would say two to three times a month, if I had to take an approximation. It will sometimes go in spurts in which I’ll go a month without doing anything, but in a given week, they'll have multiple requests. 23 24 Paul Solis: 25 Legislative Director: Five to ten minutes. 26 27 28 Helen Eisner: 29 30 Legislative Director: Even less. I'm sometimes asked to review posts. This morning, for example, the Congressman had a meeting and they wanted to just have Okay. Helen had asked you, going back, how long have you done this. You said from the beginning of the gubernatorial campaign until now. Can you approximate how many times you've been- you received a request for that type of information? This is a weekly request, is it- Generally, when you're conducting this research, about how long per instance are you taking to do it? We talked a little bit about your role with the official communications side, I think you said, really nothing at all. What about with the official social media accounts? Page 5 of 21 18-5206_0316 1 2 background information on the issue, so I just provided like a quick blurb, like "this is what you should say instead." That sort of information. 3 Helen Eisner: Who is responsible for the official social media accounts? 4 Legislative Director: Kelsey Knight- 5 Helen Eisner: 6 Legislative Director: -our communications director. Yeah. 7 Helen Eisner: 8 Legislative Director: He reports to her. Kelsey Knight Okay. What about Kevin Knoth? What role does he play? 9 10 11 12 13 14 Helen Eisner: Okay. When you're working on a legislative issue, policy issue, because my understanding is you're typically working on that side of things rather than on the communications side of things, how often does the official social media account- I'm talking about Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram- How often would they share information about legislation that you're working on? 15 16 17 18 19 20 Legislative Director: I would say that they probably do it two to three times a week in terms of what is being voted on, on the floor. If there was a letter that we signed on to. Again, I think there's an ebb and flow in terms of if it’s a week like this week in which there are multiple issues being discussed on the floor that we want to tell our constituents about, we're going to post more in a given week like this week. 21 22 Helen Eisner: 23 24 25 26 Legislative Director: I'm sometimes asked if it's a more technical... to draft a first draft and then they will usually edit it because they are much more capable of providing a digestible content for our constituents to understand compared to what I usually provide. 27 28 29 30 31 32 Helen Eisner: 33 Legislative Director: Can you clarify in terms of what sort of information? Okay. You said that you review content sometimes. Do you ever provide content for them to put on the social media? Okay. We've been talking about providing that information to the official side for the official social media accounts. You mentioned the type of background policy stance information that you might provide to the campaign. What about information regarding policy or legislation that they want to post on the campaign social media accounts? Is that something that you've ever provided? Page 6 of 21 18-5206_0317 1 2 3 Helen Eisner: Sure. If you're working on legislation or you're working on a policy initiative, have you worked with the campaign in order to communicate publicly through social media about that legislation or policy? 4 5 6 7 8 Legislative Director: Not that I recall, but I would not be surprised if there was a vote that we may have taken if I would've provided background information on that. I can't remember a specific incident in which there was something that we were working on as an office that- if I say working on, I mean it's an initiative that the Congressman is a part of or is leading- 9 Helen Eisner: Okay. 10 11 12 Legislative Director: -and provided background information to the campaign on that. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a time in which they asked for information on a vote that we took, but I can't remember any specific. 13 Helen Eisner: 14 15 16 Legislative Director: To my knowledge, they maintain the Twitter account on the campaign side and the Facebook and I think there's probably an Instagram account somewhere too. 17 Helen Eisner: 18 Legislative Director: I do not know the answer to that question, who has that responsibility. 19 20 Helen Eisner: 21 Legislative Director: Yes. 22 Helen Eisner: 23 24 25 26 Legislative Director: They certainly provided assistance and would coordinate with the campaign on media appearances that he took and, to the best of my memory, of what I know, that is what I know. I don't know if there was any further coordination. 27 Helen Eisner: 28 Legislative Director: In terms of what mode of communication? 29 30 Helen Eisner: What social media accounts does the campaign maintain? Who is responsible for maintaining those accounts? You mentioned earlier some people who were on the official communications side. What role do they play for the campaign communications team? How do they coordinate? Well, sure. What mode of communication, but what means of communication as well. Page 7 of 21 18-5206_0318 1 2 3 Legislative Director: They’ve had phone calls with them and I know that they've had morning phone calls that start pre-9 o’clock and I've never been on one of those calls myself but I know that those take place. 4 Helen Eisner: 5 Legislative Director: I have heard them while they walk into the office. 6 Helen Eisner: 7 Legislative Director: Yes. 8 Helen Eisner: 9 Legislative Director: Both Kelsey and Kevin. How do you know that they take place? You've heard them on the phone while they walk into the office? Okay. Who have you heard on the phone? 10 Helen Eisner: When was that? 11 Legislative Director: In the morning, pre-9 o’clock. 12 13 Helen Eisner: 14 Legislative Director: If I had to quantify it- 15 Helen Eisner: 16 17 18 Legislative Director: I'd say probably 10 times. Kelsey usually isn't there that early in the morning. It's usually a little bit... not later, but after 9-ish, shortly after 9. I would certainly not at that fifty level. I'd say probably 10 times, 15 times. 19 20 Helen Eisner: 21 Legislative Director: The content of the phone call. 22 Helen Eisner: 23 24 Legislative Director: I can't remember anything specific that I- I knew that it wasn't an official call from listening. 25 Helen Eisner: 26 Legislative Director: On the official side? 27 Helen Eisner: How many times have you heard Kelsey or Kevin walk into the office on the phone? Was it five times, was it fifty times? Let's start working with- How did you know that those were, those type of communication between the campaign? Okay. What type of content? Okay. Anyone besides Kelsey or Kevin that you've witnessed- Yeah. Page 8 of 21 18-5206_0319 1 Legislative Director: No. 2 3 Helen Eisner: 4 Legislative Director: Right. They may have sat down. 5 6 Helen Eisner: 7 Legislative Director: Yep. 8 9 Helen Eisner: Okay. That was when they were walking into the official office that you heard that. Okay. I want to show you- We can start looking at some documents. This is tab 7 of this binder here. This is a calendar invitation, Outlook invite, for... The subject is AFP Tax Tele-Town Hall. What was that event? 10 11 12 Legislative Director: It was a Tele-Town Hall that we did with Americans for Prosperity to talk about the tax reform effort that the Congressman was involved in as a Member of the Ways and Means Committee. 13 Helen Eisner: 14 15 Legislative Director: I believe that it was Americans for Prosperity in conjunction with Michelle and then Katie. 16 Helen Eisner: 17 Legislative Director: I would imagine it came from either her or our scheduler. 18 Helen Eisner: 19 Legislative Director: Rosie Miller, which is also one of the attendees. 20 21 22 23 24 Helen Eisner: 25 Legislative Director: I do not know. 26 27 Helen Eisner: 28 Legislative Director: I understand what that means. 29 Helen Eisner: Who organized that event? Okay. Did this invite come from Michelle? Who's your scheduler? The text that's below, "The 13th is a go. We need to be on the line by 6:55 and will go live at 7:05, wrapping up at 8 promptly." Then, it says "We will be dialing about 100k” or a hundred thousand “numbers and are all high-propensity voters in the congressional districts across the state." Where did that text come from? Do you know what it means that they'd be dialing a hundred thousand numbers that are all high-propensity voters? How were those voters identified? Page 9 of 21 18-5206_0320 1 Legislative Director: I do not know. For background, I had very little to do with this event. 2 Helen Eisner: 3 4 5 Legislative Director: I was present in the room and that was the amount of coordination that I had with the event in terms of both setting it up and then active participation. 6 Helen Eisner: 7 Legislative Director: To the best of my knowledge- 8 Helen Eisner: Understood. When you say you were present in the room, were you present in Cannon? In an office building? 9 10 11 Legislative Director: To the best of my knowledge, from what I remember, this was right after a Ways and Means Committee mark-up that went late, so instead of doing it in our office, we had a room that was nearby. 12 Helen Eisner: 13 Legislative Director: I was under the impression it was an official event. 14 Helen Eisner: 15 16 Legislative Director: I don't know. It was specifically on the tax bill, so I couldn't say if it was a campaign event. 17 18 Helen Eisner: 19 Legislative Director: Right. 20 21 Helen Eisner: 22 Legislative Director: I do not know. 23 24 Helen Eisner: 25 26 Legislative Director: Very infrequently. I could not think of another event in the past year in which it would've been included, specifically, on any calendar invite. 27 28 29 Helen Eisner: Okay. Was this an official event? Was there any type of campaign element to the event? Okay. There's- under required attendees, it may have been Michelle's official email address- -but it says @renacciforcongress. What do you know about why that campaign email address would have been included? Okay. How common is it for you to get calendar invites where the list of invited attendees includes both campaign and official email addresses? As you explained to us, you don't really have a role for the campaign. How common is it for you to get scheduling and notifications that are related to campaign events? Page 10 of 21 18-5206_0321 1 Legislative Director: I don't ever. 2 Helen Eisner: 3 4 5 6 Legislative Director: There might be an incident or two in which I have in terms of a fundraiser where we have the option of attending, never required, but if there is a fundraiser event, our calendar will sometimes get an invite if we'd like to attend after hours. 7 8 Helen Eisner: 9 Legislative Director: Yep. Okay. Okay. Let's go to tab 14. This is THJR_0003. That's just the bates number that we read for the record. 10 Helen Eisner: This is a calendar invite for subject "BPWG". Do you know what that is? 11 Legislative Director: Yeah. Bipartisan Working Group. 12 13 14 15 16 Helen Eisner: 17 18 19 20 21 22 Legislative Director: First, I'd like to clarify that I didn't put that text in that scheduling event. That was the email that I sent out to the staffers who coordinate this for their members and I would take the assumption that either Rosie or Michelle put that text within that calendar invite because they're also on that email. Just as like an overview for the Congressman of what the event entailed. I'm sorry, what was your question, though? 23 Helen Eisner: 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Legislative Director: The Congressman has a weekly bipartisan breakfast meeting and he is the Republican chair of the event, so from 2016 through the beginning of this year, I was the staffer responsible for coordinating those breakfasts on a weekly basis. That specific breakfast, we hosted one, potentially two, speakers. I know for sure that there was one speaker. There may have been a second, to talk about issues related to the Perkins Reauthorization that was going through the Congress at the time and actually still is going through the Congress, and those speakers were members of the Ed and Workforce Committee and they came in just to talk about job training, CTE training, and such issues with the Members and talk about- That's something that a lot of Members find very interesting and like talking about- Bipartisan Working Group. There's a notification from below. I guess it's a calendar invite, so you added a note to it. "Hey, everyone. Just wanted to remind everyone that we will have our next BPWG breakfast next Tuesday in Room 1732 at 8 a.m." What was this meeting and what was your role? What was the event and what was your role? Page 11 of 21 18-5206_0322 1 Helen Eisner: Okay. 2 Legislative Director: -so that was the speakers for that event. 3 4 Helen Eisner: 5 Legislative Director: Oh yeah. Mm-hmm (affirmative). 6 7 8 9 Helen Eisner: Working on the bipartisan working group events and scheduling, is that part of your official responsibilities? Yeah. I should've asked this in the beginning, but typically, and you sort of mentioned this in the phone call, but what are your typical hours in the office? I know congressional staffers can be all over the map, but for you, what's kind of standard? 10 Legislative Director: In session weeks like this week, it's usually 8:15 to 8 o’clock most days. 11 12 Helen Eisner: 13 14 15 Legislative Director: We have found over the years- this is going on for seven years- that the time most available for Members of Congress is before the day is actually meant to begin, so from 8 to 9 a.m. 16 17 Helen Eisner: 18 Legislative Director: Education and Workforce. 19 Helen Eisner: 20 Legislative Director: Career Technical Education. 21 22 23 Helen Eisner: 24 Legislative Director: Prior to the meeting? 25 Helen Eisner: 26 Legislative Director: No. 27 Helen Eisner: 28 Legislative Director: Yes. Why are these meetings- you've sort of touched on this, but why are they scheduled at 8 a.m.? Okay. Before you went to this meeting- Sorry, let me just backtrack. It says E&W. If you could just break out- Education and Workforce. And CTE, that's what you were- Career Technical Education. Okay. When you went to this meeting, had anyone given you any instructions for any media or photographs they wanted you to take at this- Prior to the meeting. Okay. During the meeting- Page 12 of 21 18-5206_0323 1 Helen Eisner: -what happened? 2 3 4 5 6 Legislative Director: I received a text message from our Communications Director asking me to take pictures of the event to send to her. That's a request that we get on a rather frequent basis if we're with the Congressman and someone from the communications team isn't there to take a picture of the Congressman at said event. 7 8 Helen Eisner: 9 Legislative Director: Yes. Okay. You say that you get that on a fairly frequent basis. Is that from the Communications Director? 10 Helen Eisner: Yes. 11 Legislative Director: Either the Communications Director or Kevin will sometimes- 12 Helen Eisner: 13 Legislative Director: -as well, but it's only from the two of them. 14 Helen Eisner: 15 Legislative Director: For them to have content to post on social media. 16 Helen Eisner: 17 Legislative Director: Mm-hmm (affirmative). 18 19 Helen Eisner: 20 Legislative Director: It's to me from Kelsey. 21 Helen Eisner: 22 Legislative Director: Yes. 23 Helen Eisner: 24 Legislative Director: Yep, I did. 25 Helen Eisner: 26 Legislative Director: Yes. Or Kevin. Okay. What is the reason that they're asking you to take a picture? Let's go to tab 16, actually, which is THJR_0004 through 0005. This is a text message. It says your name at the top. Who is this text message …who's the recipient, who's the sender? Okay. The "can you snap a pic from BPWG?", is that Kelsey? Okay. The pictures that are included, did you take these pictures? And you provided them to Kelsey? Page 13 of 21 18-5206_0324 1 Helen Eisner: Alright. It's a little cut off at the bottom here of 0004. 2 Legislative Director: I'm sorry, which one? 3 Helen Eisner: 4 Legislative Director: Okay, gotcha. 5 Helen Eisner: 6 7 Legislative Director: "A discussion on tax reform and career technical education" is what I would presume it said. 8 Helen Eisner: The first page. Do you know what that says, what that... Okay. What were these photos eventually used for? 9 10 Legislative Director: Well, they were eventually used on the campaign side from my knowledge. 11 12 Helen Eisner: 13 14 Legislative Director: They were posted prior to the event even being over and I saw that they were posted. 15 Helen Eisner: 16 Legislative Director: No. 17 18 Helen Eisner: 19 20 Legislative Director: I don't remember specifically, but if I had to take a guess, I certainly would've questioned why that was the case. 21 22 23 24 25 26 Helen Eisner: 27 Legislative Director: To my knowledge, this is the only incident in which that took place. 28 Helen Eisner: Okay. How did you come to know that they were used on the campaign side? Did you know that they were going to be used by the campaign side? No. What was your reaction to the fact that they were used by the campaign side? You said to me, just a little bit earlier, that it's pretty common for someone from the communications staff to ask you for a picture if they weren't present at an event, a meeting. How often, when you did take a picture and share that with Kelsey or Kevin, someone from the official communications side, was that picture shared by the campaign on social media? Okay. Have you looked at the social media accounts? Page 14 of 21 18-5206_0325 1 2 Legislative Director: I do not follow the Congressman- Let me rephrase that. I do not follow the Congressman's campaign accounts. I only follow the official accounts. 3 Helen Eisner: 4 5 Legislative Director: The honest answer is 'cause I sometimes don't agree with the messaging that they take, and in order not to get upset, I just don't follow it. 6 7 Helen Eisner: 8 Legislative Director: Not that I recall. Why is that? Understood. Okay. You told us your reaction was you questioned it a little bit. Did you have any conversations with anyone about that at that time? 9 10 11 Helen Eisner: Okay. After October 2017, what conversations have you had with any individuals in the official side about the fact that that photograph was used by the campaign? 12 Legislative Director: I don't recall any conversations specifically on that. 13 14 15 Helen Eisner: 16 17 18 Legislative Director: Very- I can't remember any specific conversation. Again, this is the only incident I remember in which there was a picture taken. I guess you might clarify further? 19 20 Helen Eisner: 21 Legislative Director: No. 22 Helen Eisner: 23 Legislative Director: No. 24 25 26 27 Helen Eisner: 28 29 Legislative Director: No. In my time with the Congressman, I've only attended one or two interviews like this, and it wasn't this one. 30 31 Helen Eisner: Okay. What about conversations with individuals on the official side about coordination with the campaign on these types of social media posts? What conversations have you had about that? Well, I guess, besides this specific occurrence, have you generally had conversations about the campaign's use of photographs or videos- -that were taken during official meetings? No. Okay. Let's go to tab 24. This is a post to the Twitter account for Jim Renacci, the campaign Twitter account. It's from December 19, 2017 at 11:48 a.m. I know you just told us that you didn't follow the campaign Twitter account, but did you attend this particular event? Okay. Let's just go forward one tab to tab 25, which is a Twitter post for Jim Renacci, the campaign account, from January 1, 2018 at 12:35 p.m. Page 15 of 21 18-5206_0326 1 Legislative Director: Mm-hmm (affirmative). 2 3 Helen Eisner: 4 Legislative Director: Mm-hmm (affirmative). 5 Helen Eisner: 6 Legislative Director: I have not seen that photograph, but that's not from our current office. 7 Helen Eisner: 8 9 Legislative Director: It looks like it is in our first office, which would've been on the first floor of Cannon. This is advertising a 'Meet Jim Monday' event, I suppose. There's a photograph that's used- -in that. Have you seen that photograph before? Where is that from? 10 Helen Eisner: The first floor of Cannon. 11 Legislative Director: Mm-hmm (affirmative). 12 Helen Eisner: 13 Legislative Director: Not a clue. 14 15 16 Helen Eisner: 17 18 19 Legislative Director: The first eight months I was with the office- first seven months I was with the office, it was in 130 Cannon, which is where it looks like this picture is taken. 20 Helen Eisner: 21 Legislative Director: From January 2015 forward to today, we've been in 328 Cannon. 22 23 24 25 26 Helen Eisner: 27 Legislative Director: Mm-hmm (affirmative). 28 Helen Eisner: Okay. Do you know who would've taken this photo? When you in your, I think you said four years and two or three months that you've worked in the office, during that time period, was the office- the official office- located in Cannon? Okay. Okay. Just looking to see if I have another particular document. Can we go to tab 5? This is a Facebook post to the Jim Renacci account from July 27, 2017. Again, I know you said you don't follow these accounts, but there is information provided here about a Ways and Means Committee hearing and there is video provided. What role, if any, did you play in this post? Page 16 of 21 18-5206_0327 1 2 3 Legislative Director: To my recollection, I had nothing to do with this post. I don't handle tax issues with the Congressman and on this issue, I don't remember being consulted. 4 5 Helen Eisner: Okay. How common is it for the Congressman to post footage of hearings on this YouTube account, which is the official YouTube account? 6 7 8 9 10 Legislative Director: I do not know the answer to that question, but I do know that they- in terms of quantifying, I don't know how often they do, but I think that they generally, if they think that the clip of the Congressman was a good one, they would- from a committee hearing, just typically where he would speak in this sort of fashion- they would post it within a day or so. 11 Helen Eisner: 12 Legislative Director: Mm-hmm (affirmative). 13 14 Helen Eisner: 15 Legislative Director: No. 16 17 18 Helen Eisner: 19 Legislative Director: No. 20 21 Helen Eisner: 22 Legislative Director: I don't think so, no. 23 Helen Eisner: Okay. 24 25 Paul Solis: Are you aware of any sort of changes in office policy that have gone on more recently- 26 Legislative Director: Yes. 27 Paul Solis: 28 29 30 31 Legislative Director: In recent weeks, Kevin had started taking some days off in the week just to more clearly delineate his time, so I think he'll take Friday- as a campaign staffer, he'll take that day and work at the coffee shop that is either near him or near the Capitol. Okay. Has the- on the issues that you do work on, -has the campaign ever communicated to you about using a clip of hearing coverage? No. What about providing a link to legislation, and, this is communications with the campaign, but providing a link to legislation that the Congressman is working on? No. Okay. Do you have any other questions? Based on the questions that I've asked, is there anything else that you think we should know? -in regards to this? Page 17 of 21 18-5206_0328 1 2 Paul Solis: Is this just based on your observation or did someone explain to you that this was- 3 Legislative Director: Observation. 4 5 6 7 Paul Solis: 8 Legislative Director: Right. Did you ever ask any of your- either the Congressman of your Chief of Staff why that was occurring? You mentioned to further delineate. I'm just wondering how you could observe that. Obviously, you could observe that Kevin wasn't in the office- 9 10 Paul Solis: -on Monday and Fridays, but I'm wondering why you mentioned having that further delineation to campaign and official. 11 12 13 Legislative Director: I think that on Fridays, he- in recent weeks- has gone there to only work on campaign-related issues and we didn't do any sort of official work- he didn't do official work on those days, to the best of my knowledge. 14 15 16 17 Paul Solis: 18 Legislative Director: No, not that I can recall. 19 Helen Eisner: 20 21 22 23 24 Legislative Director: He is, to best of my knowledge- At the beginning of this year, he came on as a full-time employee in the office but then, at some point, I do not know at what point, I believe he became a employee of both the campaign and the official office, in which he split his time, so he would sometimes go back to Ohio. 25 26 Helen Eisner: 27 Legislative Director: Both Kelsey and Michelle will. 28 29 Helen Eisner: 30 Legislative Director: Not to my knowledge. 31 Helen Eisner: Again, I'm probably just rephrasing the question, but have you had a conversation with anybody in the office, specifically your superiors, that this decision had been made for this reason, to further delineate between campaign and official? Is Kevin a full-time employee? Is there anyone else besides Kevin who will work remotely or work outside of the office? Okay. Is there any type of formal office policy or approval process for working outside of the office? Okay. Page 18 of 21 18-5206_0329 1 Paul Solis: Have you spoken with the Congressman about our review? 2 Legislative Director: Have I spoke to the Congressman about our review? Yes. 3 Paul Solis: 4 5 Legislative Director: It was just an introductory meeting in which I was told that the review was taking place. 6 7 Paul Solis: 8 9 Legislative Director: He told me that I was going to sit down because of the Bipartisan Working Group picture that I took. Okay. What did you two talk about? Did he discuss with you what types of topics we might be discussing today? 10 Paul Solis: Did he say how he- what specifics did he give on that to you? 11 12 13 Legislative Director: He said, to the best of my knowledge, those few weeks ago, that the picture that you took was part of the investigation and because of that, at the time, he said they are potentially going to want to speak with you. 14 Helen Eisner: 15 Legislative Director: Michelle Runk, Bill, I believe... 16 17 Bill Farah: If I was present, we're going to object to any further questions 'cause it would've been privileged conversation. 18 Paul Solis: Well, that's not necessarily true. 19 20 Bill Farah: I'm going to assert that for now and we can argue over it later. If you want to bring him back and interview him at that time, we can. 21 22 23 Paul Solis: Sure. We have more questions about this. If you choose not to answer, that's our Board's decision whether or not they're going to decide whether that is cooperative or non-cooperative. 24 Helen Eisner: Of course- 25 Paul Solis: That's an objection of your attorney, but- 26 Helen Eisner: Of course, you know that- 27 Bill Farah: You can do that. That's fine. Who else was present for that meeting? Page 19 of 21 18-5206_0330 1 2 Helen Eisner: We're Congress. Privilege applies differently in the congressional process than it does in a judicial process, so we want to respect conversations- 3 Bill Farah: I'd like to reserve the issue. If there's a specific question- 4 5 Helen Eisner: Besides, we're not asking right now about content. We're really asking who was present, so if you could just tell us who else was present. 6 Legislative Director: Just... And then Kevin was, as well. That was it. 7 8 Paul Solis: And again, any conversations between you and your lawyer- we're not asking that. 9 Helen Eisner: We don't want that right now. 10 Paul Solis: What the Member said to you was certainly- 11 12 Bill Farah: But, I'm present at that meeting, and he's my client. They're all my client under the designations of counsel they've executed. 13 Helen Eisner: Right. 14 Bill Farah: It's a privileged conversation. 15 Helen Eisner: But, if it's communication between- 16 Paul Solis: The Congressman's discussions to him are not privileged. 17 18 19 Bill Farah: It's a conversation that I'm a part of. I'm there, right? So, they're having their discussions for me with an expectation that there's privilege. We can argue. 20 Paul Solis: That's a factual- 21 22 Bill Farah: If you want to submit that question later for the record, we'll entertain that at that point. 23 24 25 26 27 28 Helen Eisner: Right now, I just want to know who's present. I just want to make sure that you understand, just so there's no confusion, expectations of privilege in the congressional context- we want to protect confidentiality. That's the thing we really do our best to do, but just don't- make sure that you understand that in this context, we're asking about who attended the meeting. 29 Bill Farah: Just who was there, physically there. That's fine. Page 20 of 21 18-5206_0331 1 2 Paul Solis: He's already answered the questions but what the Congressman told him, so I suppose it's waived anyway, but we have the objection on the record. 3 4 Helen Eisner: Okay. Do we have any other questions? I think we'll thank you for your time. Page 21 of 21 18-5206_0332 CONFIDENTIAL to the Nondiselosul'e Provisions ofH. Res. 895 0ft11e ?1 111th Coingt?es-s-ss Amended ERRATA SHEET Linc Reason Page Correction . ya This errata sheet is submitted subject to 18 U.S.C. 1001 (commonly known as the False Statements Act). Witness Name: Witness Signature: Date: 18?5206_0333 EXHIBIT 21 000000000000 .II Verizon LTE 3:17 PM 4 )3 (E. New iMessage Cancel To: Stephen Hostelley Tue, Oct 24, 7258 AM ?i I Can you snap a pic from 'bpwg' Actually a pretty legit meeting today. Discussion on tax reform and career 6) Q) 0W .II Verizon LTE 3:17 PM 4 )3 New Message Cancel To: Stephen Hostelley @?5206_0336 EXHIBIT 22 'v . 32:3. Ilouss OFFIILE BIJILEJELB Ii [113 205153 10m (hurt 1202137253820 1 Pr-nst?irtrtu 30? 'l ON WAYS AND MFANS . A . .. 1. . {f il-'E :th TAX Putt: ?r 9 i) {9 Illi [3h abai?li [3:51, 1.5301334 Quart rm SKI Iltill'v' [tn-w SUITE l?mtr.in, Oll 31:1129 It'l' (IN m? {Pin UHU ?tr-tilt! 1 11 ill II, 2051 3 5'3 0 (Late submission request after two months) July 31, 2018 Director, Office of Payroll Bene?ts Chief Administrative Officer B215 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Dear James Butler, 1 am requesting that the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) process a payroll action for Kevin Knoth (-) regarding a Salary Adjustment with an effective date of March 03, 2018 and an annual salary of $25,000.00. Due to an administrative error, we submitted a salary adjustment with the incorrect effective date resulting in the employee being over paid in the month of March by $333.34 to be repaid by the employee. We understand that the CA0 is not authorized to process any request for, or make payment of, a Payroll Authorization Form (PAP) that is submitted more than two months after the proposed effective date of the action unless the late submission administrative error. We also understand the CA0 will not process or pay any request that is more than 12 months after the proposed effective date of the adjustment and the request will be deferred to the Committee. Please contact my Chief of Staff, Michelle Runk, at or with any questions or if you require and additional information. 18?5206_0338 113D ON HECYCLIED PAPER EXHIBIT 23 000000000000 Runk, Michelle Subject: Location: Start: End: Recurrence: Meeting Status: Organizer: Required Attendees: Frisianr September 15 Show: Fox Business Host: Stuart Varnev Location: Classic Worldwide Productions, Fri 9/15/2017 10:00 AM Fri 9/15/2017 10:30 AM (none) Meeting organizer Renacci, 0i F3 4? i Fox Business: Stuart Varney at Classic Worldwide Productions. _Broadview Heights. OH 44147 renacciforcongresscom?: Milier, Rosie; Knight, Kelsey Knoth, Kevin; ?James Slepian'; Joe Benny Duration: 10:00 am. i 10:15 window min hit) -roadvie_w Heights, OH 4411:? 18-5206_0340 EXHIBIT 24 Runk. Michelle Subject: Location: Start: End: Recurrence: Meeting Status: Organizer: Required Attendees: Optional Attendees: mono, AIM Expo {motorcycie industry event} Greater Columbus Convention Center Thu 9/21/2017 12:00 AM Fri 9/22/2017 12:00 AM (none) Meeting organizer Renacci. renacciforcongress.com'; West McKee; Knight. Kelsey James Siepian Renae Eze mrenacciforohiofirst.com]: Benny, Joseph renacciforohiofirstcom Miller, Rosie e3 Andre Lacy?dacx Stan Simpsondocx niQniFtJwaedit?usp=sharing 18?5206_0342 7 EXHIBIT 25 0713+?le Erik, Michelle Subject: Conservative Radio Host Charles Butler Location: Dial Ire?ll Backup number:- Start: Wed 9(20/2017 5:00 PM End: Wed 9120/2017 5:30 PM Recurrence: (none) I Meeting Status: Meeting organizer Organizer: Renacci, Required Attendees: mrenacciforcongress.com'; Miller. Rosie; Knight, Kelsey 'James Slepian': Knolh. Kevin Date: Wednesday you can call between 5-530 p.n1. Host: Conservative Radio Host Charles Butler? Bio: check-with-charles~butlerl Dial In: Backup number: Listen live and or later or The Show runs from 1700-1900 EST Topics: 1. Gubernatorial run Tax Reform/"RS 3. DACA 18-5206_0344 EXHIBIT 26 000000000000 Andre B. Lacy Mr. Andre B. Lacy serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Lacy Distribution, Inc. Mr. Lacy began his career as an Analyst at U.S. Corrugated-Fibre Box Company, the company from which LDI, Ltd. evolved. Mr. Lacy advanced through the corporate ranks and was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 1968. In 1972, he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Lacy Diversified Industries, the holding company that would become known as LDI, Ltd. Mr. Lacy was the Chief Executive Officer, from 1983 to January 1, 2007. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Finishmaster Inc., from July 1996 to December 31, 2006 and which he joined in 1999 as its Senior Vice President of Planning. Mr. Lacy served as Chief Executive Officer of Tucker Rocky Distributing, Ed Tucker Distributor, Inc.). Mr. Lacy serves as Chairman of the Board of LDI Ltd., LLC. Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Ed Tucker Distributor, Inc. He is active on several corporate Boards, including Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation. Mr. Lacy has been Chairman Emeritus of Finishmaster Inc. since July 1996 and Ed Tucker Distributor, Inc. since December 2006. He is Chairman of the Indiana State Fair Commission. He serves as a Director of Indianapolis Power Light Company and Hulman Company. Mr. Lacy served as a Director of Patterson Companies, Inc. from 1989 to September 8, 2014 and served as Its Lead Director from 2004 to September 8, 2014. Mr. Lacy served as a Director of The National Bank of Indianapolis Corp. from 1993 to June 21, 2012. He served as the Chairman of Finishmaster Inc., from July 1996 to December 31, 2006 and of Tucker Rocky Distributing, Inc. Mr. Lacy served as a Director of Merchants National Bank Trust Company, Merchants National Corporation and National City Corporation, from 1979 to 1992. He served as a Director of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. since April 1985. Mr. Lacy served as the Chairman and Chairman Emeritus of Thompson PBE Inc. He believes strongly in community service and holds Board-level and Ieadership positions in a number of civic organizations, including the United Way, the Butler University Business Accelerator Advisory Panel, Indiana University Kelley School of Business Board of Visitors, Community Leaders Allied for Superior Schools, the Economic Club of Indianapolis, the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, Indianapolis Downtown, Inc., FBI Citizens' Academy Foundation and the Indiana and Indianapolis Chambers of Commerce. Mr. Lacy also served as the Chairman of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. He served as the President ofthe Indianapolis Public Schools and is a Past- Chairman of the Indianapolis 500 Festival Association. Governor Mitch Daniels appointed Mr. Lacy as Chairman of the Indiana State Fair Commission in October 2009. Governors Roger Branigan and Robert Orr recognized him as a Sagamore ofthe Wabash and he and was inducted into the Central Indiana Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame in 2010. Mr. Lacy was named as the Indiana Master Entrepreneur of the Year in 1994 by the Ernst Young's Entrepreneur of The Year program. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in 1985 Mr. Lacy received a BA. in Economics from Denison University in 1961. In 2016, Mr. Lacy gave to Butler University, the largest gift in school history: i r.com/story/news/2016/04/2 l8?5206_0346 *Schedule as of 9/8/17 a a 9 am 09 subject to changes and additions Thursday, September 21 Time Event Location 73m - 6pm Trade Exhibitor Registration 8130-131 Sam - 8pm FREE Gear Check 83m - 93m Opening Ceremony Coffee Service Union Station Foyer 8:30am - 9:45am Opening Ceremony: Keynote speakers Scott Wine. CEO, Polaris ?82 Matt Levatich, President CEOI Harley?Dawdson Union Station AB 10am 4pm MIC Business Center Lounge C150-151 103m - 5pm AiMExpo Outdoorsmpen ?h East Lot" IOam - [5er Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Halls IOam - 6pm Media Hub Booth #2557. 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Ham - [rpm Powersports Dealer Seminars (See pages 10-11 for details) A110-112. 113-115. 120-122, 123-125 1 tom - 12:15pm P05: How Dealers Achieve 10% Operating Pro?t A113-115 12pm - 1pm Honda Lunch a Leam (Invite Only) A210-21 1 1pm - 1:30pm Teach McNeil Freestyle Show powered by BMW MotoEcle; EniSTp; _h :?aht??mdmg meh or Learn: 30 Second Loan Approvals A212-213 3pm - 3:30pm Teach McNeil Freestyle Stunt Show powered by BMW AlMExpo Outdoors! 5pm A +2Ei-Annual NPA Auction Outdoors! 5:30pm - 5:30pm Octane Lending Social Hour 6pm - 7pm Happy Hour presented by NADAguides with NPA hosted auction bene?ting the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Exhibit Hall Lobby 7pm - 99m PSB Power?? Dinner A221 -225 ?pm Charmionship of the America's Custom Builder Meet '81 Greet AD Farrow, Broad Street 7pm Bonnier Industry Kiddnall Mixer (Invite Only) Huntington Park Baseball StadiLrn Friday, September 22 8am - 6pm Trade Exhibitor Registration 8130-131 8am-7pm FREE Gear Check C160A, C161A 10am - (rpm MIC Business Center ?81 Lounge 103m - 5pm AlMExpo Outdoors! Open East Lot 103m 6pm Ezrdv?bit Hall Open Exhibit Halls lOam- 6pm Media Hub Booth #2557 AlMExpo Show Directory 2017 18?5206_0347 STAN SIMPSON Simpson Named Chairman Of Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Museum Board Of Directors © 2017, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued PICKERINGTON, OHIO The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum has announced that Stan Simpson of Cibolo, Texas, has been named Chairman of the Museum's Board of Directors. Simpson, who also serves on the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Board of Directors, was named to the Museum's Board earlier this year. He replaces Mark Mendell, who stepped down from the Chairman's position to devote more time to his business. Mendell will continue to s·erve as a member of the Board. An avid off-road and street motorcyclist and a Life Member of the AMA, Simpson serves as a volunteer with the U.S. Forest Service. He devotes much of his time to preserving enthusiasts' access to trails while reducing the impact of off-highway vehicles. Simpson also serves on the staff of the Colorado 500 charity ride and as president of the Sidewinders Motorcycle Club, and is a past president of the Texas State Championship Enduro Circuit. "It's a privilege to serve the American motorcycling community as a member of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum's Board of Directors," said Simpson. "Educating today's and tomorrow's generation of riders about the pioneers, innovators and legends who shaped our industry and sport benefits everyone involved in motorcycling. I look forward to continuing the Museum's mission of education and preservation, as well as its expansion." "We're grateful to Mark Mendell for leading the Museum during a time of great accomplishment and growth," Simpson continued. "His leadership and vision raised annual events like the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction to new levels and resulted in unprecedented industry and media awareness of the Museum's world-class exhibits and programs. Thanks to Mark, I have the pleasure of starting my tenure on a very strong foundation one I'm personally excited to build on," Simpson said. In his professional life, Simpson is president and chief operating officer of San Antonio-based Kalmar RT Center, which provides new-product teclmology for off-road construction and industrial equipment; and vice president of Kalmar Industries' KRTC Group, which builds, sells and supports special products to defense departments around the world. He also contributes his professional expertise as a volunteer in the area of domestic and international safety standards. 18-5206_0348