Colorado Auto Dealers Assn. fights onerous regulations that would slow the economy

Tim Jackson, president of the Colorado Auto Dealers Assn., posted a link to his executive memo to dealers on Facebook. It's interesting because it shows how trade association executives communicate with their members and try to recruit more members to support their efforts to make their voices heard in Denver and Washington. 

When I was a member of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and on the Colorado Assn. of Commerce and Industry's (CACI) health care committee, I got to watch Jackson use the backing of his some 13,000 Colorado NFIB members to gain influence on key issues with state legislators. Having watched a lot of trade association executives over the years, I think Jackson's one of the best and hardest working guys in the association management profession. Many auto dealers are small businesses, and others are regional and national companies. If you want to understand a little more about "special interersts," lobbyists and the political process, take the time to read Jackson's letter.

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