On September 26, APGA sent out to all of its members a form for them to nominate officials to the APGA Public Gas Policy Council (PGPC). The PGPC is made up of locally-elected and appointed officials from public natural gas communities. The PGPC meets annually in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the APGA Spring Board and Committee Meetings. The 2019 meeting is scheduled for May 7 and 8. During this time, the PGPC will meet with key members of Congress and the executive branch. The 2018 meeting included a reception in the Senate and over 40 meetings between APGA members and congressional offices.
The primary purpose of the PGPC is to assist APGA in moving legislation forward that is important to its members, to oppose harmful legislation, and to provide advice on other legislative related issues of importance to APGA. Locally-elected and appointed public officials have a strong, persuasive, and authoritative voice in Washington, D.C. with their elected representatives in both the House and Senate. Having a core group of elected officials carry the public natural gas message to Congress significantly strengthens APGA’s advocacy efforts.
The deadline for submitting nominations is December 1. Please note that if you already have an official serving on the PGPC, there is no need to re-nominate that individual. You can send your nominations to Dave Schryver at APGA by fax at 202-464-0246 or by e-mail at
dschryver@apga.org. Information on the PGPC is also available on the APGA website. Once nominations are received, appointments to the PGPC will be considered for approval by the APGA Board of Directors. If you have an elected or appointed official from your community that would be a good advocate for public natural gas, APGA strongly encourages you to submit a nomination for that individual.
For questions regarding the PGPC, please contact Dave Schryver of APGA staff by phone at 202-464-2742 or by email at
dschryver@apga.org.