Advocacy

your business needs a voice.

As the Voice for Business, the Chamber works at Local, State, and Federal Levels to represent your business interests, ensuring that the South Sound remains a desirable place to build and grow business.

This means you can concentrate on running your business while we meet with elected officials, community leaders, and business stakeholders to create and sustain pro-business policy that will provide a favorable climate for your business to succeed.

THE CHAMBER'S PRIORITies

TRANSPORTATION
Ensure continued investment in transportation infrastructure that supports business

HEALTHCARE
Support innovative private sector approaches and partnerships to healthcare

WORKFORCE TRAINING & EDUCATION
Invest in workforce training efforts that address talent shortage and skill gaps

BASIC EDUCATION (K-12)
Identify funding for basic education for all students while supporting innovative schools

VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Recognize opportunities to improve partnerships with veterans, their spouses, the business community, and the military

WAGE & HOUR REFORM
Support predictable, inclusive, and flexible labor law policies, and reforms

ENVIRONMENT
Identify opportunities to support innovation with streamlined environmental policies

WORKERS' COMPENSATION & UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Consider policies to reconfigure workers' compensation and unemployment insurance

TAX & FISCAL POLICY / ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION & EFFICIENCIES
Support tax policies that encourage investment and economic development in Pierce County

TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY BUSINESS ALLIANCE

Business and community leaders joined together to form the Tacoma-Pierce County Business Alliance PAC with the sole purpose of recruiting and electing business-friendly candidates to local office.

CHECK OUT THEIR ENDORSEMENTS >

our advocacy work

The Chamber works closely with the Port of Tacoma and its surrounding industrial businesses so that it will remain one of the South Sound's greatest economic driving forces.

The Chamber works to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it.

Through strategic partnerships, the Chamber acts to ensure Joint Base Lewis-McChord remains a viable installation and employer. We also support transitioning military and spouses by providing employment placement assistance.

The Chamber advocates on behalf of businesses throughout Pierce County, at the State Legislature, and with Congressional delegates & federal agencies. Leveraging our resources and relationships, we are able to take a proactive role in discussions concerning policy decisions and regulations.

CHAMBER RESOURCES

Public Officials Guide

Vote for Business Guide

Legislative Agenda

ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Visit our calendar or contact staff for more information

Alaska Committee

Brews for a Better South Sound

Candidates Forum

City Manager's Roundtable

Evergreen Fleet Cruise

Government Affairs Committee

Legislative Advocacy Day

Public Officials Holiday

Washington-to-Washington D.C. Conference

YOUR ADVOCACY TEAM

TOM PIERSON

President & CEO

253.682.1736
tomp@tacomachamber.org

DAVID SCHROEDEL

Vice President, Policy & Entrepreneurship

253.682.1723
davids@tacomachamber.org

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

FIND YOUR COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT >

FIND YOUR LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT >

REGISTER TO VOTE >

ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON BUSINESS >

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE >

ADVOCACY