Governmental Affairs

                            Chamber Policy Positions
 
                            Contact Your Legislators
                                    LaPorte City & County            Indiana House of Representatives
                                    Indiana State Senate              U.S. House of Representatives
                                    U.S. Senate                           Indiana Governor

The Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce considers itself the voice and advocate of business in LaPorte.  It monitors laws and regulations that may impact its membership, the community, economic development, business retention, and quality of life issues at the Federal, State and local levels of government.  Policies of the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Indiana Federation of Chambers, the Northwest Indiana Chamber Executives Association and local issues are reviewed for support or nonsupport by the Governmental Affairs Committee.  When national, state or local policy issues require action by the chamber, the committee will vote to establish a resolution or letter addressing the issue for approval by the Executive Committee, with final approval by the Chamber Board of Directors. The issue is then electronically e-mailed to the chamber membership and posted here on the Chamber’s website.
 

The Chamber realizes that Federal and State issues are important to its members however it will concentrate the majority of it’s efforts addressing local issues that have a major impact on business and quality of life in the community.

Contact Your Legislators

LAPORTE CITY & COUNTY OFFICIALS

Mayor Kathy Chroback
City of LaPorte
801 Michigan Avenue
LaPorte, IN 46350
Phone: 1-219-362-8220
Email

LaPorte City Council
City of LaPorte
801 Michigan Avenue
LaPorte, IN 46350

LaPorte County Board of Commissioners
813 Lincolnway, Suite 301
LaPorte, IN  46350
Phone: 1-219-326-6808 or 1-219-874-5611, ext 229
Fax:  (219) 326-9103

LaPorte County Council
813 Lincolnway
LaPorte, IN  46350
Phone: 1-219-326-6808

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INDIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Representative Scott Pelath
Indiana House of Representatives, District 9
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana): 1-800-382-9842
Legislation | Email | Map of District 9

Representative Nancy Dembowski
Indiana House of Representatives, District 17
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana): 1-800-382-9841
Legislation | Email | Map of District 17

Representative Tom Dermody
Indiana House of Representatives, District 20
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana): 1-800-382-9841
Legislation | Email | Map of District 20

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INDIANA STATE SENATE

State Senator Ed Charbonneau
Indiana State Senate, District 5
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana): 1-800-382-9467

State Senator Jim Arnold
Indiana State Senate, District 8
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
District Address: 5698 West Johnson Road, LaPorte, IN 46350
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana): 1-800-382-9467
Legislation | Email

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Congressman Joe Donnelly

Washington, DC Office
U.S. House of Representatives
Longworth House Office Building 1218, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3915  Fax: (202) 226-6798
LaPorte, IN Office
809 State Street, Room 502B, La Porte, IN 46350
Phone: 219.326.6808 ext. 414
Hours: Wednesday 8:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. (CST)
Legislation | Email

U.S. SENATE

Senator Evan Bayh
United States Senate
463 Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 1-202-224-5623 (Washington, DC )
Phone: 1-574-236-8302 (South Bend, IN)
Email

Senator Richard Lugar
United States Senate
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1401
Phone: 1-202-224-4814 (Washington, DC )
Phone: 1-219-548-8035 (Valparaiso, IN)
Email

GOVERNOR OF INDIANA

Governor Mitch Daniels
Office of the Governor
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2797
Phone: 317-232-4567
Email

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Chamber Policy Positions

Please click on the link provided to view the Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce's position on the following issues.  All documents are in PDF Format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.