The Purpose of the Committee is to provide the opportunity for individuals interested in the health, safety, and livelihoods of professional firefighters and emergency medical personnel to contribute to the support of worthy candidates for State or Local office who believe and have demonstrated their beliefs in the principles to which the organization is dedicated. To further these purposes, the Committee is empowered to solicit, directly or indirectly, and accept voluntary personal contributions and to make expenditures in connection with the attempt to influence the selection, nomination, or election of any individual to any State or Local office.