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 to advance the interests of Marshalltown and Marshall County.
Chamber 2008 Legislative Priorities
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 wdbackoff@mchsi.com
Marla Grabenbauer marlas_212@yahoo.com
Al Hoop ahoop7@mchsi.com
Andrea Maxwell bahrj2@earthlink.net
Bob Schubert grumpypappy2003@yahoo.com
Bob Wenner bob.wenner@emersonprocess.com
Bethany Wirin bethanywirin@yahoo.com
County Supervisors
Pat Brooks supervisors@co.marshall.ia.us
Ron Goecke rgoecke@co.marshall.ia.us
Gordie Johnson supervisors@co.marshall.ia.us
Iowa General Assembly
Email your state legislators:
Senator Larry McKibben larry.mckibben@legis.state.ia.us
Senator John Putney john.putney@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Mark Smith Mark.Smith@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Polly Granzow Polly.Granzow@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.
