NAIFA’s PACs are a cornerstone in NAIFA’s Advocacy efforts. NAIFA members pool their resources to contribute to candidates running for legislative office on the state and federal levels. The support given by NAIFA members through our PACs reinforces the NAIFA brand with your lawmakers and gives NAIFA members a foot-in-the-door when issues come before legislatures that require input and insight from financial services professionals.

NAIFA’s PACs have served as a front-line defense for your business interests before legislative bodies like Congress for decades. With the challenges in store on the legislative calendar this year, now is the time to wield our influence as members of NAIFA and financial professionals to ensure that the government isn’t hindering our businesses, clients, and families with overburdensome taxes and regulations.

As of 2026, NAIFA’s PACs have served as NAIFA’s business protection insurance for more 60 years, punching above its weight class amongst other Insurance PACs because of the trust and support NAIFA members place in our efforts. More contributors mean more opportunities to elect lawmakers that care about the impact NAIFA members make in their communities.

Much like the NCAA March Madness Brackets, we have made our own brackets, dividing NAIFA Nation into four divisions: Generals, Defenders, Advocates, and Ambassadors. Chapters will advance through the brackets by accumulating points for contributions and contributors. Unlike NCAA March Madness, the 2026 PAC Madness tournament is a play on a DoubleElimination Tournament to ensure that all Chapters have more opportunities to participate in the campaign to find new contributors and raise PAC funds for the midterm elections.

There are two brackets: Victory and Redemption. When Chapters face off, winners will move into the next round in the Victory Bracket. Chapters that lose will drop into the Redemption Bracket and face off for the opportunity to compete for a Redemption Bracket Championship.

Tournament divisions were determined based on chapter performance in the 2025 PAC Madness Tournament. Because we have an odd number of chapters, Madness will begin in late February with a preliminary round for the Advocates, Ambassadors, and Defenders divisions.

• Chapters in the preliminary round are as follows: Arkansas, North Carolina, and New York.

All chapter executives and/or PAC Chairs should request personalized PAC contribution links from leadership@naifa.org.

Prepare your board and your chapter’s leadership to rally the membership to support the PAC from Feb. 23 – April 17. Prepare to check the Madness webpage on Monday evenings and create a personalized solicitation campaign utilizing National’s Tuesday morning update emails which will contain personalized contribution links.

Plan your chapter’s weekly strategy to contact as many NAIFA members as you can to talk about NAIFA’s PACs and the importance of every member participating. This year’s focus: new contributors.