Big win for all three FOTB endorsed candidates

ELECTION DAY TRIPLE WIN FOR COMMUNITY BANKER ALLIES!!

Thousands of Friends of Traditional Banking members like YOU from all fifty states were invited to donate to three key allies this cycle, and the results were a HUGE outpouring of support.

In one of the nail-biters of this year's cycle, Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin squeaked out a 50.5% win over challenger Mandela Barnes. In North Carolina, Congressman Ted Budd became Senator Budd with a close 50.7% win over Cheri Beasley. And in Iowa's 4th Congressional District, Rep. Randy Feenstra won his first reelection handily with a 67.4% to 30.4% landslide over Ryan Melton.

"I am beyond grateful for your unwavering support throughout this election. I mean it from the bottom of my heart when I say that we could not have done this without committed friends like you," Senator-elect Ted Budd said in an email after his big victory.

"Senator Johnson is very grateful for FOTB’s support!" said Rose Oswald Poels, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association. "It was way too close…very glad FOTB jumped in and helped him."

"I'm not afraid to call out the largest credit unions who are behaving like banks," said Congressman Feenstra to our team on an October 12 call. "Thanks to Friends of Traditional Banking, we can take the fight to them!"

FOTB Triggers Socialist Anti-Banker Media

We must be doing something right! Friends of Traditional Banking has really upset The Jacobin (self described as the "leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture.")

In an article this month on their website HERE, The Jacobin cries about Friends of Traditional Banking "playing a key role in the midterms, funding candidates who will slash regulations and preserve predatory banking practices."

Of course, their article is peppered with misinformation. But you'll see that they are especially upset with our three endorsed candidates who are fighting for less regulation, lower taxes, and an even playing field with credit unions.

Go, FOTB!!

SHOUT OUT TO PLATINUM SPONSOR BANKONIT -- At their recent BankOnIT CEO Forum in Oklahoma City, FOTB executive director Mike Winder and past chair and current board member John Boyer were invited to share with the group all about FOTB.

BankOnIT hosted the event at the beautifully restored First National Bank building built in 1931, which just reopened this year after major restoration and renovation work as a boutique hotel for Marriott.

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Friends of Traditional Banking is a non-partisan grassroots effort organized by bankers in 2012 to improve the political and regulatory environment for the traditional banking industry in the U.S. FOTB is the inverse of a PAC--instead of spreading a little bit of money to a lot of campaigns, they focus a lot of money on a couple of key campaigns.