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VCC Annual Magazine 2026

Virginia Capitol ConneCtions, 2026 annual Magazine 24 Advocating for the equine industry in Virginia & throughout the Mid-Atlantic since 2024. Michael A. Pearson 540-272-0757 mapearson@earthlink.net Susan S. Gaston 757-871-1445 susan@gastongroup.com • State Government Relations • Public Policy • Direct Lobbying • Regulatory Ma ers • Business Development „  † ’ “ ª “Ž ”  €  ¥  €  £ ‰ ‡          Ž   ‘ ‚  “ € ž ‰  ‚ — „ ‡  †„ º ‘    ˜ Ž‡“   ‡   ‚ Ž    ‰  § ŽŽ €    Ž   ‰  – €  Ž  €    ‡  ‡    † ‡ ‚ ‚   € ‡     ‡ €   ‡       €  — „ ‡  Ž   “  “  ®‡  ‰ ¯ “   § ŽŽ  ¢       Ž “  €   €   €“ ‰ €  ‡   ž  ª  •  ƒ ž  ƒ  €  œ  ‚ ‚  ‚     ‰  ‰  – €  €  — „ ‡        ‚ •  ‚  € €   ´ Ž     ‘ ‡   ž € ‡     ‡ ‰  €  ‡   €   œ         ‰  Ž “ “ € € Ž   • ž    ¤ “ €  ‚  ‰   ‚  ‚ ž ŒŽ  ‰ €   ‰   ŒŽ ¡ “  “ ‚ – € € €   ‰ €  Ž  ‰ €  ‚ ™   ‚   Ÿ  ˆ  Ž — „ ‡  Ž   €    §   € ŽŽ € ‚ ‡  € €  ‡    ‡       Ž   ‡      – € Ž  €     ŽŽ ƒ  €    “ € Ž  ‰  € ž “   €   € Ž   € ‚  ‡  Ž Ž   €    € € ž  ‡  ‡    “ — „ ‡  ž  €      ‚  ‰ € Ž      £   ‰ ‚  ‚       ª — „ ‡  ¢         Ž ‚ ‡‚ € ‚ ‰          Ž  €  Œ ‚  Ž “ ‚   › €   ™     €   —‰ ‚   ‰ ‚ ‰   Ž ‰ ‚ ‰      ‚ ‡     Œ £  “  “   ‚ — „ ‡   œ  ‚    € €  € “   ‡‚ ˜ Ž‡   ‰ ‚   ‡       Ž ‚ ‘ ‡      Ž € Ž €  “     € ‰ “ €   € ‰ ‚ Ž      –   ‡     Ž   ‡     Ž“ €    ‚  €   ‰ €   ‚ ‚  ¥ £ ‰ ‡ ¥   “    § Ž   ŒŽ   ‘ ‚ Ž   Ž    – € ž   € ‰ ƒ — „ ‡    ‡   ‰  ‚ ¢ ž   ‡  ‰   ® ‡   €    € ‰    Ž Ž € ¯  –

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