Please join us Thursday August 23, 2018 for a dinner meeting with a shop tour of SMT and guest speaker John Guzik.

John Guzik is a founding partner of the Franklin Partnership with over 20 years of Capitol Hill and campaign experience. Previously, John served as Chief of Staff for Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp.  He was the top legislative strategist working on tax, trade, health care, transportation and agriculture issues.  John also works closely with the Senate Finance Committee on health care, tax, trade, and many other issues important to his clients.

John also specializes in securing economic development and R&D federal funding for his clients, through grants and congressional projects.  Throughout his career, John worked with members of Congress, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee and his clients to secure more than $40 million in federal appropriations for economic development purposes.

After leaving Capitol Hill, Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA) tapped John to be the Deputy Executive Director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, where he served as the liaison with the House Republican Leadership, coordinating activities to complement the legislative agenda in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has extensive contacts in both the House and Senate leadership and with key committees.

Originally from Michigan, Guzik is married to his wife Cara and has 3 young children.

4:00-5:00 – (Optional) SMT tour

5:00-5:30 – Networking

5:30-5:45 – Call to Order/Treasury report

5:45 – Dinner

6:30 – Speaker

7:30 – Adjourn

Member Cost: $35.00

Non Member Cost: $45.00

Dinner provided by: Vizcaya Restaurante & Tapas Bar