Chamber Government Affairs
The Chamber Local Government Committee monitors business related issues at the local, state and federal level. The Committee keeps the Chamber membership informed about and involved with legislative and governmental issues. This committee sponsors the annual Des Moines Summit & Legislative Day, as well as the annual Washington D.C. Summit to advance the interests of Marshalltown and Marshall County.
City of Marshalltown
Marshall County
Email your local government officials:
Mayor Gene Beach gbeach@ci.marshalltown.ia.us
City Administrator Dick Hierstein rhierstein@ci.marshalltown.ia.us
Council Members
William Backoff (At Large) wdbackoff@mchsi.com
Marla Grabenbauer (3rd Ward) marlas_212@yahoo.com
Al Hoop (4th Ward) ahoop7@mchsi.com
Andrea Maxwell (2nd Ward) bahrj2@earthlink.net
Bob Schubert (1st Ward) grumpypappy2003@yahoo.com
Bob Wenner (At Large) bob.wenner@emersonprocess.com
Bethany Wirin (At Large, Mayor Pro-Term) bethanywirin@yahoo.com
Click here to find your Ward
County Supervisors
Pat Brooks supervisors@co.marshall.ia.us
Ron Goecke rgoecke@co.marshall.ia.us
Dennis Grabenbauer imagemaker81@mchsi.com
Iowa General Assembly
Email your state legislators:
Senator Steve Sodders Steve.Sodders@legis.state.ia.us
Senator Tim Kapucian Tim.Kapucian@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Mark Smith Mark.Smith@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Annette Sweeney Annette.Sweeney@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Lance Horbach Lance.Horbach@legis.state.ia.us
Federal Legislative Branch
Email your federal legislators:
Senator Grassley Chuck_Grassley@grassley.senate.gov
Senator Harkin Tom_Harkin@harkin.senate.gov
Representative Latham Tom.Latham@mail.house.gov
Iowa Chamber Alliance
A unified voice for economic growth
The Iowa Chamber Alliance focuses on improving the business environment to directly impact the success of main street and commercial businesses — specifically, by finding ways to promote job growth, enhance our workforce and create the infrastructure for the future.
The Alliance is a non-partisan coalition that represents 17 Chambers of Commerce and economic development organizations throughout the state. The Alliance's mission is to put forth and enact an agenda to grow the state's economy through support of proactive programs that stimulate economic growth opportunities for the entire state and its residents.
The Alliance members include chambers and economic development organizations in: Ames, Bettendorf, Burlington/West Burlington, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Iowa City, Marshalltown, Mason City, Muscatine, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo.
