Government Relations

AAF acts at national, state and local levels as a watchdog for the interests of advertising professionals, their businesses and the industry. Grassroots efforts involving our members are a crucial part of our efforts to protect and promote advertising at every level.

Nationwide, we monitor advertising-related legislation and put our members face-to-face with influential lawmakers. We also encourage industry self-regulation as a preemptor to government intervention, when appropriate.

AAF National and the 4th District employ professional lobbyists to monitor legislative activity and maintain relationships with lawmakers.
Local federations are encouraged to field a working Legislative Affairs Committee to maintain contact with state legislators as well as local officials who could impact ad professionals and the industry locally.

Florida’s current economic crunch means that legislators need to find additional funding sources for state programs.  We are vigilantly monitoring threats to our industry’s tax exemption status or proposed regulations that could negatively impact the advertising industry. To learn more about these issues, please click here.

Read these documents to learn about the laws we are trying to protect.