MetLife, Inc. Political Activity
MetLife, Inc. (together with its affiliates, “MetLife” or the “Company”) believes that its
participation in the political process is an important and essential means of achieving its
goals of enhancing shareholder value and of providing people with the financial and
insurance products and services they need through various life stages and economic
cycles. Legislative and regulatory initiatives and priorities at the United States federal
and state levels, including appropriate regulation of the financial and insurance
industries, have a profound impact on MetLife and its businesses’ ability to achieve
these goals.
MetLife participates in the political process by helping to elect candidates whose views
on important issues are good for the nation as well as MetLife and its businesses.
MetLife also engages with policymakers on a wide range of public policy matters to
advance the issues of importance to its shareholders and policyholders. MetLife
participates in the political process through a variety of means, including several
political action committees (“PACs”) and, where permissible, limited direct corporate
political contributions to state candidates, committees or ballot issues.
MetLife maintains appropriate policies and procedures and ensures that its political
activities are conducted in accordance with all applicable laws governing political
contributions and lobbying activities. MetLife solicits contributions to the MetLife PACs
only from associates who are eligible to participate under the terms of the PAC and
applicable law. Contributions to MetLife PACs are voluntary; MetLife does not favor or
disfavor associates on the basis of their participation. Senior management reviews and
approves decisions regarding all corporate political contributions, including in‐kind
contributions, pursuant to the Company’s policy. The Governance and Corporate
Responsibility Committee of the MetLife, Inc. Board of Directors reviews MetLife’s goals
and strategies concerning legislative and regulatory initiatives that impact the interests
of the Company. The Committee also receives and reviews MetLife’s annual Political
Activity Report, which describes the Company’s political contributions.
This report describes MetLife PACs’ political contributions, the portion of MetLife’s
annual payments to trade associations and other tax exempt organizations allocated to
lobbying activities (where the total annual payments exceeded $50,000), and MetLife’s
contributions to political candidates or committees.
Michael Zarcone
Head of Corporate Affairs
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MetLife’s Political Participation Program
MetLife's political participation program supports candidates for federal, state and local
offices. The program consists of five separate PACs:
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MetLife, Inc. Employees’ Political Participation Fund A (“Fund A”);
MetLife, Inc. Employees’ Political Participation Fund A-Federal Only * (“Fund A Federal Only”);
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Political Fund B (“Fund B”);
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Political Fund C (“Fund C”); and
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Employees’ Political Fund D (“Fund D”).
Fund A contributes to candidates for federal and state offices and local offices in certain
states, and to committees supporting such candidates. Fund A-Federal Only is used
exclusively to support federal candidates. Funds B, C, and D contribute to candidates for
state and local offices, and committees supporting such candidates as follows:
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Fund B - New York only
Fund C - Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia
Fund D - New Jersey and Rhode Island
Each MetLife PAC is governed by a steering committee comprised of representatives
from various lines of business in MetLife. Each committee reviews and approves the
budget, and provides oversight to ensure that each PAC operates in a manner consistent
with its purpose and objectives. The officers of each PAC administer the funds and
ensure that each PAC complies with applicable laws and requirements.
The officers for each of the PACs are listed below.
Fund A & Fund A–Federal Only
Fund C
Jason Cole - Chairman
Nancy Davenport – Treasurer
Clara Cortes – Assistant Treasurer
Greg Redmond – Chairman
Clara Cortes – Treasurer
Fund B
Fund D
Nancy Davenport – Chairwoman
Clara Cortes – Treasurer
Eric Dupont – Chairman
Clara Cortes – Treasurer
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MetLife 2015 Political Activities Report
Fund A and Fund A-Federal Only
Contributions – Candidates
Name
Alabama
Rep. Terri Sewell
Sen. Richard Shelby
Arkansas
Rep. French Hill
Arizona
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema
Sen. John McCain
California
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Rep. Devin Nunes
Rep. Scott Peters
Rep. Ed Royce
Rep. Linda Sanchez
Rep. Mike Thompson
Rep. Juan Vargas
Rep. Mimi Walters
Rep. Maxine Waters
Colorado
Rep. Ed Perlmutter
Rep. Scott Tipton
Sen. Michael Bennet
Connecticut
Rep. Joseph Courtney
Rep. Jim Himes
Rep. John Larson
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Delaware
Rep. John Carney
Florida
Rep. Ander Crenshaw
Rep. Dennis Ross
Rep. Frederica Wilson
Georgia
Rep. Tom Price
Rep. David Scott
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
Party/Jurisdiction
Amount
D-AL-7
R-AL
$2,000
$7,000
R-AR-2
$3,000
D-AZ-9
R-AZ
$4,000
$1,000
R-CA-23
R-CA-22
D-CA-52
R-CA-39
D-CA-38
D-CA-5
D-CA-51
R-CA-45
D-CA-43
$5,000
$10,000
$1,000
$5,000
$6,000
$5,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,000
D-CO-7
R-CO-3
D-CO
$7,500
$2,000
$9,000
D-CT-2
D-CT-4
D-CT-1
D-CT
$1,000
$7,500
$10,000
$2,500
D-DE-1
$3,500
R-FL-4
R-FL-15
D-FL-24
$3,500
$6,000
$1,000
R-GA-6
D-GA-13
R-GA-3
$1,000
$4,000
$2,000
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Name
Iowa
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Idaho
Sen. Michael Crapo
Illinois
Rep. Robert Dold
Rep. Bill Foster
Rep. Randy Hultgren
Rep. Peter Roskam
Sen. Mark Kirk
Indiana
Rep. Luke Messer
Rep. Todd Young
Sen. Joseph Donnelly
Kansas
Rep. Lynn Jenkins
Rep. Kevin Yoder
Sen. Jerry Moran
Kentucky
Rep. Andy Barr
Sen. Rand Paul
Louisiana
Rep. Charles Boustany
Rep. Steve Scalise
Massachusetts
Rep. Michael Capuano
Rep. James P. McGovern
Rep. Richard Neal
Maryland
Rep. Elijah Cummings
Rep. John Delaney
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sen. Ben Cardin
Maine
Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Michigan
Rep. Bill Huizenga
Rep. Sander Levin
Rep. Frederick Upton
Rep. Timothy Walberg
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota
Rep. John Kline
Party/Jurisdiction
Amount
R-IA
$3,000
R-ID
$4,500
R-IL-10
D-IL-11
R-IL-14
R-IL-6
R-IL
$4,000
$3,000
$5,000
$6,500
$7,500
R-IN-6
R-IN-9
D-IN
$4,000
$4,000
$5,000
R-KS-2
R-KS-3
R-KS
$5,000
$2,000
$5,500
R-KY-6
R-KY
$4,000
$2,500
R-LA-3
R-LA-1
$10,000
$9,000
D-MA-7
D-MA-2
D-MA-1
$3,000
$500
$5,000
D-MD-7
D-MD-6
D-MD-5
D-MD
$1,000
$3,000
$10,000
$1,000
R-ME-2
$2,000
R-MI-2
D-MI-9
R-MI-6
R-MI-7
D-MI
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$2,000
$1,000
R-MN-2
$1,000
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Name
Rep. Erik Paulsen
Missouri
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Rep. Jason Smith
Rep. Ann Wagner
Sen. Roy Blunt
Montana
Sen. Jon Tester
North Carolina
Rep. G.K. Butterfield
Rep. Renee Ellmers
Rep. George Holding
Rep. Patrick McHenry
Rep. Robert Pittenger
Rep. Alma Adams
Sen. Richard Burr
North Dakota
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
Nebraska
Rep. Brad Ashford
Rep. Adrian Smith
Nevada
Sen. Dean Heller
Sen. Harry Reid
New Hampshire
Rep. Frank Guinta
Rep. Ann McLane Kuster
Sen. Kelly Ayotte
New Jersey
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rep. Bill Pascrell
New Mexico
Rep. Ben Lujan
New York
Rep. Joseph Crowley
Rep. Steve Israel
Rep. Carolyn Maloney
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Rep. Gregory Meeks
Rep. Tom Reed
Rep. Kathleen Rice
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Party/Jurisdiction
R-MN-3
D-MO-5
R-MO-3
R-MO-8
R-MO-2
R-MO
D-MT
D-NC-1
R-NC-2
R-NC-13
R-NC-10
R-NC-9
D-NC-12
R-NC
Amount
$4,000
$10,000
$5,000
$2,000
$7,000
$4,000
$1,500
$1,000
$3,500
$5,000
$6,000
$3,500
$1,000
$10,000
D-ND
$2,000
D-NE-2
R-NE-3
$1,000
$2,500
R-NV
D-NV
$3,000
$2,500
R-NH-1
D-NH-2
R-NH
$1,000
$1,000
$4,000
R-NJ-11
D-NJ-9
$1,500
$3,000
D-NM-3
$1,000
D-NY-14
D-NY-3
D-NY-12
D-NY-18
D-NY-5
R-NY-23
D-NY-4
R-NY-21
$6,000
$5,000
$8,000
$2,000
$3,500
$6,000
$1,000
$3,000
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Name
Sen. Charles Schumer
Ohio
Rep. Joyce Beatty
Rep. John Boehner
Rep. James Renacci
Rep. Steve Stivers
Rep. Pat Tiberi
Sen. Sherrod Brown
Oregon
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Rep. Gregory Walden
Sen. Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania
Rep. Charlie Dent
Rep. Pat Meehan
Rep. Keith Rothfus
South Carolina
Rep. Jim Clyburn
Rep. John Mulvaney
Sen. Tim Scott
South Dakota
Rep. Kristi Noem
Sen. John Thune
Tennessee
Rep. Diane Black
Texas
Rep. Kevin Brady
Rep. Bill Flores
Rep. Jeb Hensarling
Rep. Sam Johnson
Rep. Kenny Marchant
Rep. Randy Neugebauer
Rep. Roger Williams
Utah
Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Rep. Mia Love
Sen. Orrin Hatch
Virginia
Rep. Gerry Connolly
Rep. Robert Hurt
Washington
Rep. Dennis Heck
Party/Jurisdiction
D-NY
Amount
$9,000
D-OH-3
R-OH-8
R-OH-16
R-OH-15
R-OH-12
R-OH
$2,000
$10,000
$2,000
$5,000
$10,000
$2,500
D-OR-3
D-OR-1
R-OR-2
D-OR
$1,000
$2,000
$3,500
$1,000
R-PA-15
R-PA-7
R-PA-12
$1,000
$3,000
$1,000
D-SC-6
R-SC-5
R-SC
$2,500
$3,500
$5,000
R-SC-AL
R-SD
$2,000
$3,500
R-TN-6
$2,500
R-TX-8
R-TX-17
R-TX-5
R-TX-3
R-TX-24
R-TX-19
R-TX-25
$10,000
$1,000
$10,000
$1,000
$1,000
$2,000
$2,000
R-UT-3
R-UT-4
R-UT
$2,000
$2,000
$2,500
D-VA-11
R-VA-5
$3,000
$2,000
D-WA-10
$1,000
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Name
Rep. Cathy McMorris - Rodgers
Rep. Dave Reichert
Sen. Patty Murray
Wisconsin
Rep. Sean Duffy
Rep. Ron Kind
Rep. Gwen Moore
Rep. Paul Ryan
Party/Jurisdiction
R-WA-5
R-WA-8
D-WA
R-WI-7
D-WI-3
D-WI-4
R-WI-1
Amount
$6,000
$3,000
$2,500
$10,000
$6,000
$5,000
$10,000
Federal Contributions - National Party and Industry Committees
Name
Property Casualty Insurers Assn. PAC (PCIPAC)
Blue Dog PAC
Real Estate Roundtable PAC (REALPAC)
New Democrat Coalition PAC(NDCPAC)
Republican Main Street Partnership PAC
Moderate Democrats PAC
MT Dem Party Party (Fed Acct)
American Benefits Council PAC (ABC PAC)
American Council of Life Ins. PAC (ACLI PAC)
Assoc. for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU PAC)
Insured Retirement Institute PAC (IRI PAC)
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte (DSCC)
National Republican Congressional Cmte (NRCC)
National Republican Senatorial Cmte (NRSC)
Amount
$2,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
Federal Contributions - Member Committees
Member
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-TX)
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA)
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO)
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-4)
Sen. Murphy (D-CT)
Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
Rep. John Carney (D-DE-AL)
Sen. Carper (D-DE)
Sen. Johnny Isackson (R-GA)
Committee
Defend America PAC
Majority Committee PAC
Road to Freedom
Fearless PAC
Jobs and Innov. Matter PAC
MURPHPAC
Synergy PAC
CMR PAC
DEL PAC
First State PAC
21st Century Majority Fund Fed
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Amount
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$1,500
$5,000
$2,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
Member
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Rep. Richie Neal (D-MA)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Rep. Brady (R-TX)
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Paul Ryan
Committee
Freedom Fund
Free State PAC
Preserving America's Traditions
Bluegrass Cmte
Eye of the Tiger PAC
Louisiana Reform PAC
Madison PAC
AmeriPAC
LEGPAC
Dirigo PAC
Rely on Your Beliefs Fund
BLAINE PAC
Treasure State PAC
More Conservatives PAC (MCPAC)
Next Century Fund
Jobs Opp. Education PAC (JOE-PAC)
Carolyn's PAC
IMPACT
America Works PAC
Freedom Project
Pioneer PAC
Promoting Our Republican Team PAC
Citizens for Prosperity in America Today
Narragansett Bay PAC
Heartland Values PAC
Alamo PAC
House Conservatives Fund
Jobs Economy and Budget JEB Fund
Liberty Project PAC
Making America Prosperous PAC
VINEPAC-Victory in Nov Election PAC
ORRINPAC
BadgerPAC
Prosperity Action Inc.
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Amount
$5,000
$5,000
$2,500
$5,000
$5,000
$2,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$2,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$1,000
$2,500
$5,000
$1,500
$2,500
$5,000
State Contributions – Committees
Name
Life Insurance PAC (LIPAC)
Amount
$2,500
State Contributions – Candidates
Party/Jurisdiction
D- IL State House
R-PA State Senate
R-PA State Senate
R-PA State Senate
D-PA State Senate
R-TX State Senate
Name
Sen. William Haine
Sen. Jake Corman
Sen. Joseph Scarnati III
Sen. Donald White
Sen. Sean Wiley
Rep. Ken Sheets
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Amount
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$500
Fund B – New York
Name
Will Barclay
Neil Breslin
Anthony Brindisi
Kevin Cahill
John Flanagan
Carl Heastie
Brian Kolb
Joseph Morelle
Dan Quart
James Seward
Party/Office
R - State House
D - State Senate
D - State House
D - State House
R - State Senate
D - State House
R - State House
D - State House
D - State House
R - State Senate
Committee
Amount
$300.00
$500.00
$500.00
$1,500.00
$7,000.00
$1,000.00
$750.00
$500.00
$250.00
$3,250.00
Amount
Life Insurance Council of NY PAC (LICONY PAC)
Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
NY Republican Assembly Campaign Committee
NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee
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$10,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$22,000.00
Fund C – Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia
Name
Delaware
Andria Bennett
Patricia Blevins
Brian Bushweller
Deborah Hudson
Greg Lavelle
Valerie Longhurst
David McBride
Pete Schwartzkopf
Bryon Short
Danny Short
Gary Simpson
John Carney
Delaware Democratic
Party
Illinois
Frank Mautino
Party/Office
D - State House
D - State Senate
D - State Senate
R - State House
R - State Senate
D - State House
D - State Senate
D - State House
D - State House
R - State House
R - State Senate
D - Governor
Democratic Party
D- State House
Amount
$200
$300
$300
$200
$200
$300
$300
$300
$300
$200
$200
$1,200
$800
$500
Note: No contributions were made in Georgia, Maryland or Virginia in 2015.
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Fund D – New Jersey, Rhode Island
Name
Rhode Island
John Edwards
Brian Patrick Kennedy
Mike Marcello
Kenneth Marshall
Nick Mattiello
Joshua Miller
Robert Phillips
Roger Picard
Paiva Weed
Gina Raimondo
Party/Office
D - State House
D - State House
D - State House
D - State House
D - State House
D - State Senate
D - State House
D - State Senate
D - State Senate
D - Governor
Note: No contributions were made in New Jersey 2015.
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Amount
$150.00
$250.00
$50.00
$50.00
$250.00
$100.00
$50.00
$150.00
$250.00
$500.00
Trade Associations and Other Tax-Exempt Organizations to which MetLife made
Annual Payments of $50,000 or More*
Amount of annual
payment allocated to
lobbying and other
political activities **
Organization
America's Health Insurance Plans
American Council of Life Insurers
American Tort Reform Association
Association of California Life & Health Insurance
Companies
Association for Advanced Life Underwriting
Business Roundtable
Coalition of Service Industries
Emergency Committee for American Trade
Financial Services International Tax Reform Working
Group
Insurance Association of Connecticut
Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania
Insured Retirement Institute
Investment Company Institute
Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts
Life Insurance Council of NY, Inc.
National Association of Dental Plans
Partnership for New York City
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
Third Way
US Chamber of Commerce
US Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness
US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
$114,210
$330,325
$13,110
$9,512
$29,257
$115,150
$10,000
$50,000
$60,000
$10,800
$16,057
$18,225
$0
$18,846
$95,400
$23,888
$550
$209,630
$61,671
$7,500
$255,500
$87,500
$82,500
* Includes only trade associations/other tax-exempt organizations (including 501(c) (4) organizations) that
may engage in lobbying activities.
** Non-deductible portion of dues computed pursuant to I.R.C. Section 162 (e).
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Corporate Contributions
Candidate Name/Office/Jurisdiction
Joseph Abruzzo (D - State Senate, FL)
Lizbeth Benacquisto (R - State Senate, FL)
Jim Boyd (R - State House, FL)
Doug Broxson (R - State House, FL)
Jose Felix Diaz (R - State House, FL)
Clay Ingram (R - State House, FL)
Jack Latvala (R - State Senate, FL)
Larry Lee (D - State House, FL)
John Legg (R - State Senate, FL)
Bill Montford (D - State Senate, FL)
Paul Renner (R - State House, FL)
Wilton Simpson (R- State Senate, FL)
The Conservative Political Committee (FL)
Republican Party of Florida
Florida Republican Senate Campaign Committee
NY Republican Senate Campaign Committee Housekeeping Account
Committee/PAC/Association
Assoc. of California Life & Health Insurance Companies PAC
Association of California Insurance Companies PAC
Protect Florida Families
Florida Insurance Council PAC (FICPAC)
Amount
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$1,500
$5,000
$5,000
$50,000
Amount
$6,800
$4,000
$2,500
$2,500
MetLife did not make any independent political expenditures in 2015.
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