Government Relations

The Government Affairs Committee at the Chamber works to identify and research state issues that affect business and recommend and take action through informed positions and communication with state legislators. The committee meets the first Friday of each month at 12:00 p.m. at the Chamber. Employees of Chamber member businesses are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Local Updates Ames City Council Ames Community Schools Mary Greeley Medical Center Board of Trustees Story County Elected Officials
State Updates 2012 Ames Chamber Legislative Agenda Iowa State Legislature Iowa State Legislators
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Ames City Council

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State of Iowa Legislature

Legislative Updates summarize relevant state legislature activity on a weekly basis during the Iowa Legislative Session (approximately January - April). Talking points, bill amendments, and committee discussions may be included.

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City of Ames
City Hall 515 Clark Ave. Ames, IA 50010 www.cityofames.org	Mayor (4 year term) Ann Campbell (2013) 428 Pearson Avenue Ames, IA 50014 515-292-9464 bobanncamp@aol.com
City Council (4 year term) Council generally meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chamber, Ames City Hall
Matthew Goodman (2011) At-Large 3303 West Street Ames, Iowa 50014 515-292-4773 matthewgoodman@mchsi.com	Peter Orazem (2013) At-Large 4941 Utah Drive Ames, IA 50014 515-292-5204 pforazem@gmail.com
Tom Wacha (2013) 1st Ward 816 Duff Avenue Ames, IA 50010 515-981-6895 tom@tomwacha.org	Jami Larson (2011) 2nd Ward 3321 Ridgetop Rd. Ames, IA 50014 515-292-9083 jlarson101@aol.com
Jeremy Davis (2013) 3rd Ward 711 Beach Avenue Ames, IA 50014 515-291-7016 jeremyndavis@gmail.com	Riad Mahayni (2011) 4th Ward 1617 Amherst Dr. Ames, IA 50014 515-292-3908 rmahayni@iastate.edu
Ames Community Schools
415 Stanton Ave. Ames, IA 50014 515-268-6660 www.ames.k12.ia.us	Superintendent Dr. Tim Taylor t.taylor@ames.k12.ia.us
Board of Directors (3-year term) Board generally meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in Ames High School Multi-Purpose Room
Dan Woodin (2015) President 2206 Ironwood Court Ames, IA 50014 292-5954 danwoodin@gmail.com Teresa Simpson (2015) Vice President 3121 Aspen Road Ames, IA 50014 460-4482 teresasimpson@mediacombb.net Rodney Briggs (2015) Member 307 Franklin Avenue Ames, IA 50014 291-5946 rodney.a.briggs@gmail.com Lucas Deardorff (2015) Member 2409 Yorkshire Circle Ames, IA 50010 450-0463 luke.deardorff@gmail.com	Mike Espeset (2013) Member 2402 Yorkshire Circle Ames, IA 50010 268-9463 mespeset@gmail.com David Putz (2013) Member 825 Hodge Avenue Ames, IA 50010 290-7462 david.putz@gmail.com Bill Talbot (2013) Member 2620 Camden Drive Ames, IA 50014 232-1761 mailtalbot@gmail.com
Mary Greeley Medical Center
1111 Duff Ave. Ames, IA 50010
Board of Trustees (4-year term) Generally meet the 4th Monday at 5:00 p.m. in MGMC Board Room
Sarah Buck, Chair (2011) sarahbuck@yahoo.com Ken McCuskey (2011) kmccuskey@sauer-danfoss.com Mary Kitchell (2013) mjkitchell@aol.com	Karl Friederich, Secretary (2011) kfriederich@hotmail.com Louis Banitt, M.D. (2013) doc@crosspaths.net
Story County
Courthouse 900 6th St. Nevada, IA 50201

Elected Officials (4-year term)

Board of Supervisors Generally meets Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. in the Supervisors’ Office, Courthouse Wayne Clinton (2012) wclinton@storycounty.com Rick Sanders (2014) rsanders@storycounty.com Paul Toot (2014) ptoot@storycounty.com

Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald (2012) pfitzgerald@storycounty.com Auditor Lucinda Martin (2014) auditor@storycounty.com Attorney Steve Holmes (2014) attorney@storycounty.com	Recorder Susan Vande Kamp (2014) svandekamp@storycounty.com Treasurer Renee Twedt (2014) rtwedt@storycounty.com
State of Iowa Elected Officials
Governor Terry Branstad (2014-Republican) Office of the Governor State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319 515-281-5211	Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds (2014-Republican) State Capitol, Room 9 Des Moines, IA 50319 515-281-0225
Secretary of State Matt Schultz (2014-Republican) Treasurer of State Michael J. Fitzgerald (2014-Democrat) Attorney General Thomas J. Miller (2014-Democrat)	Auditor of State David A. Vaudt (2014-Republican) Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey (2014-Republican)
Area Legislators
Senators
Herman C. Quirmbach (2014-D) District 23 1002 Jarrett Cir. Ames IA 50010 515-292-8984 herman.quirmbach@legis.state.ia.us	Robert Bacon (2014-R) District 5 422 First Street; P.O. Box 245 Maxwell IA 50161 515-387-8969 robert.bacon@legis.state.ia.us
Representatives
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (2012-D) District 45 518 Ash Ames, IA 50014 515-292-2904 beth.wessel.kroeschell@legis.state.ia.us Lisa Heddens (2012-D) District 46 4541 513th Ave. Ames, IA 50010 515-292-1748 lisa.heddens@legis.state.ia.us	Dave Deyoe (2012-R) District 10 911 Shagbark Dr. Nevada, IA 50201 515-382-2352 dave.deyoe@legis.state.ia.us
United States
Senator Charles Grassley (2014-R) 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-1501 202-224-3744 721 Federal Building 210 Walnut St. Des Moines, IA 50309 515-284-4890 www.senate.gov/~grassley Representative Tom Latham (2012-R) District 4 440 Cannon House Office Building; Washington, DC 20515 202-225-5476 1421 South Bell Ave, Suite 108A; Ames, IA 50010 515-232-2885 www.tomlatham.house.gov	Senator Tom Harkin (2012-D) 731 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-3254 733 Federal Building 210 Walnut St. Des Moines, IA 50309 www.senate.gov/~harkin

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