Government Affairs

Welcome to the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce Guide to Building Relationships with Public Officials. As a business leader, your participation is a crucial part of this process and your involvement can help shape the agenda. Simply put, political involvement is good business.

The majority of public officials welcome the input of business people. This guide will assist you in building relationships and becoming involved in the political process. You will learn how to share your opinions with elected officials and how to communicate effectively.

The Chamber represents almost 3,000 member businesses and over 5,000 members. We can be a strong and influential voice in the political process. Our strength is not just in our numbers, but also in our ability to build a sophisticated grassroots-lobbying program that engages our membership. The most effective lobbyist the Chamber has is YOU, the business person. We hope you will become actively involved and help shape the direction of your community.

2008 Competitiveness Agenda

How did your legislator vote on the Senate House Rules Change?

As an attempt to keep our Chamber members updated on how legislators' vote on business-related bills, the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce are making available the Legislative Scorecard.  This will inform you how legislators' votes on business-related bills and differentiates legislators who support business and those we do not.

2006 Legislative Year in Review

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