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Kansas Liberty: 31 December 2008
Sontag assumes post Jan. 5; Cobb will oversee all state AFP chapters
Former NFIB director to take reins of AFP-Kansas
The Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity will have a new director as the Kansas Legislature prepares to kick off its 2009 session.
Derrick Sontag, former director of the Kansas chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, will assume the position held by Alan Cobb since the group was established in Kansas in 2004. Cobb is leaving to take a post as national director of state operations for AFP.
“Promoting free-market principles and protecting small businesses were key elements of my work at NFIB,” Sontag said in a release issued Wednesday by AFP. “Those ideals go hand-in-hand with the efforts of Americans for Prosperity, which makes this a natural transition.
“I look forward to continuing AFP’s mission of advancing economic freedom, and protecting Kansans from an ever-increasing tax burden.”
Immediate priories for Sontag will be recruiting additional grassroots activists, developing AFP-Kansas’ 2009 legislative agenda, and publishing another model state budget to help guide legislators in their budget decisions.
“Derrick brings to AFP years of experience in public policy, grassroots activism and lobbying, and I wish him the best as he takes the reins as state director,” said Cobb. “I’m excited to work with him and the rest of the state directors nationwide as I begin my new role overseeing the operations of all AFP state chapters.”
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