Erica Farage is Director of Political Affairs and Grassroots Advocacy for the International Franchise Association. Erica is responsible for elevating FRANPac, IFA’s political action committee which supports pro-business, pro-franchising candidates at the federal level as well as the association’s grassroots advocacy program, FranchiseCongress, which creates relationships and serves as a bridge between IFA’s membership and Members of Congress on issues of importance to the franchise small business community. 
Prior to joining IFA in January of 2012 Erica was a Senior Director at The Herald Group, a public affairs firm representing  a variety of clients including trade associations, corporations and coalitions supporting pro-business initiatives in Washington. Previously, she held several positions with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Political Affairs division where she managed various aspects of the Chamber’s $20 million voter education, issue advocacy, get-out-the-vote and fundraising campaigns.