Joint NJBIA/State Chamber Meeting
Please join us for the Virtual NJBIA/State Chamber Joint Taxation & Economic Development Policy Committee Meeting, taking place Friday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. via Zoom video conferencing.
This meeting will feature a discussion on the economic development plans of the two gubernatorial candidates. Dr. Dale Caldwell, the lieutenant governor candidate and running mate of Mikie Sherrill, will speak on behalf of the Sherrill Campaign, and Senator Declan O’Scanlon (LD-13) will speak on behalf of the Ciattarelli campaign.
We are also pleased to welcome Ryan LLC’s Argi O’Leary and Ryan Maness to discuss the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on state tax policy.
And the meeting will also include the usual updates and discussions from NJBIA and Chamber staff on key legislative and economic development issues affecting New Jersey’s business community. If you have specific issues you would like to see addressed, please email Christopher Emigholz at cemigholz@njbia.org.
Dr. Dale Caldwell
Democratic Nominee for Lieutenant Governor
Declan J. O'Scanlon
Senator, (LD-13)
Argi O'Leary
Principal of the Advocacy Practice, Ryan, LLCArgi O’Leary is a Principal in the Advocacy Practice at Ryan, LLC in New York, where she provides tax strategy and audit assistance, including tax issue negotiations and resolution, policy advice and advocacy for all tax types. She also recently completed a three-year term as a member of the Internal Revenue Service’s Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee. Before joining Ryan, O’Leary was a Deputy Commissioner with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, leading the Department’s Civil Enforcement Division and Office of Professional Responsibility, and also served as an Assistant Deputy Commissioner, leading the Department’s litigation strategy in tax controversy matters.
Ryan Maness
Director of Legislative Affairs, Ryan, LLCRyan Maness is a Legislative Affairs Director at Ryan LLC. He has been working in and around state government for 15 years. He currently services a Legislative Director for Ryan LLC, where he provides political and policy analysis for a range of state and local tax issues. Prior to this role, he spent two years as a policy lead in the Colorado legislature and 12 years doing legislative tracking and analysis for MultiState Associates. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, Governing Magazine, and Forbes, and he has contributed to researched used in the winning arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case “South Dakota v. Wayfair.” He has been quoted on legislative trends and upcoming policy developments by publications such as the Washington Post, Bloomberg, Law360, and State Tax Notes.