Presidents:
- Don Clark (1979-1981)
- Herb Turley (1981-1983)
- Harold Palaian (1983-1984)
- Ernest Swanton (1984-1986)
- Dick Gray (1986-1992)
Issues:
- Dram Shop Act – liability laws
- Ban on 2-for-1 drinks
- TAM
- Launched in 1984
- Gained NLBA marketing campaign September 1984
- Sobriety Checkpoints – 1986 – Gov. Blanchard (MLBA wanted them banned)
- Ban on advertising price and brand of beer or wine (MLBA opposed price and brand advertising)
- 1982 – bars were allowed to advertise
- 1983 – ban went into effect
- 1988 – proposal to make drunk drivers pay for services (ambulance, police, fire, hourly wage for time taken for arrest, etc.)