MRF Announces New Vice President of Government Relations

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Karen Bolin
karen.TakeThisOut@mrf.org (e-mail)

March 19, 2004

#04NR11 - MRF Announces New Vice President of Government Relations

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is pleased to announce that Jeff Hennie has
accepted the position of MRF Vice President of Government Relations,
effective April 5, 2004. Jeff has spent the past five years working as a
legislative assistant for Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-IL), monitoring
legislative activity on the House floor and advising Congresswoman Biggert
on environmental, technology and defense issues. His familiarity with the
federal legislative process and the contacts he has made on Capitol Hill
will be a huge asset for the MRF as we forge ahead with our legislative
agenda.

Jeff has been involved in political activities for many years, working on
numerous campaigns, serving as a presidential inaugural committee member and
serving as congressional liaison as an Illinois State Society board member.
He has a B.S. in Environmental Biology, which offers him key insight into
the Environmental Protection Agency's motorcycle emissions standards. Jeff
is an MRF member and a rider, and he and his wife live in Washington, DC.

"I am pleased to welcome Jeff Hennie to the MRF's most key position," said
MRF President Karen Bolin. "After meeting and talking with Jeff several
times, I am certain that he will work for motorcyclists' rights with passion
and energy. Before the MRF selection committee made its final decision,
Jeff had the opportunity to meet members of ABATE of Iowa and Illinois while
they were in DC last week, as well as several MRF board members. After
conferring with the MRF's selection committee and several veteran SMRO
leaders, I am confident that Jeff meets all of the qualifications that
motorcyclists' rights activists have come to expect from the MRF Vice
President of Government Relations, and we are fortunate to have someone with
his outstanding credentials."

"As your new MRF Vice President of Government Relations, I look forward to
helping advance the Motorcycle Riders Foundation's agenda and protecting
motorcyclists' rights across the country," said Jeff Hennie. "I pledge to
every member of the MRF my loyalty, skill, fortitude and concentration. I
am honored to be part of this great organization."

Jeff will be in attendance at the MRF's BEAST of the East conference in
Canandaigua, New York. It's not too late to register for the BEAST at
www.mrf.org/events.php so that you can be among the first to meet Jeff in
person!

Please join the MRF Board of Directors in welcoming Jeff Hennie as the
Motorcycle Riders Foundation's Vice President of Government Relations!

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organization to establish a full-time presence in Washington, DC, the
Motorcycle Riders Foundation is the only Washington voice devoted
exclusively to the street rider. The MRF established MRFPAC in the early
1990s to advocate the election of candidates who would champion the cause of
rider safety and rider freedom.

The MRF proudly claims state motorcyclists' rights organizations and the
very founders of the American riders' rights movement among its leading
members. The MRF is involved in federal and state legislation and
regulations, motorcycling safety education, training, and public awareness.
The MRF provides members and state motorcyclists' rights organizations with
direction and information, and sponsors annual regional and national
educational seminars for motorcyclists' rights activists, as well as
publishing a bi-monthly newsletter, THE MRF REPORTS.