The 2nd annual Marion Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit was held on Friday, August 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Kokopelli.
The event included a buffet-style lunch, updates by the Legislators, a Q&A session and networking.
The Legislators who attended were:
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti
Illinois Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs
117th District Representative John Bradley
Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger
Illinois 59th District Senator Gary Forby
Williamson County Commissioner Ron Ellis
Marion Mayor Robert Butler
The Legislative Affairs Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month at 8 a.m. at South Porte Bank in Marion. The Marion Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee serves as a research and advisory committee for the Chamber's Board of Directors. The goals of the Legislative Affairs Committee are to monitor governmental matters that could impact the community or local business, present recommendations to the Chamber's Board of Directors, and to assist in the initiation of the appropriate action. The Legislative Affairs Committee is a non-partisan organization and shall neither endorse candidates for public office nor political parties.