Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA)
The MMA is a non-profit chamber of commerce that represents the interests of manufacturing companies in Mississippi. Its board of directors includes representatives from various military contractors that have facilities in the state and which have been directly involved in providing arms or other important equipment to Israel, including Raytheon (RTX), Ingalls Shipbuilding (a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries), Caterpillar, Airbus, and Chevron. In 2015, then CEO of the MMA, Jay Moon, along with executives from Airbus Helicopters and Huntington Ingalls, formed part of former Gov. Phil Bryant’s trade delegation trip to Israel, where they met with Netanyahu. The MMA has a Government Affairs arm through which it lobbies at the local and federal level, as well as a PAC through which it donates to local candidates.

Mississippi Manufacturers Association, “About Us / Board of Directors,” mma-web.org/About-Us/Board-of-Directors.Emily Wagster Pettus, “Miss. Governor leads trade delegation to Israel,” Clarion Ledger, 8 November 2015, www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/11/08/miss-governor-leads-trade-delegation-israel/75436388.Mississippi Manufacturers Association, “Services / Government Affairs,” mma-web.org/Services/Government-Affairs.