Puyallup and Sumner Go To Washington

Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Kent Hojem
and Chair elect, Dave Radcliffe, on Pennsylvania Ave.

Over 40 Pierce County delegates made their way to the nation's capitol in May as part of a regional advocacy effort.  Issues like reduction of troops at JBLM, funding of federal and state highway infrastructure, environmental regulations, import/export bank, and more were all represented by local businesses and chambers of commerce.  This year the Pierce County delegation partnered with the State of Alaska Chamber of Commerce to join the discussion of how important our ports' to our businesses.

If you are interested in joining our chamber at next year's delegation trip to Washington DC, please contact our office.

Congressman Denny Heck meets with Puyallup Sumner
Chamber delegation in Washington DC.
Kent Hojem, Dave Radcliffe, Charla Neuman & Shelly Schlumpf.

Chair, Kent Hojem, meets Senator Patty Murray

Chair, Kent Hojem, meets Senator Maria Cantwell

Norm Dicks, Rep. Denny Heck, Eddie Westmoreland

Rep. Denny Heck and Kent Hojem

Gov Affairs Chair, Charla Neuman and Rep. Denny Heck

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Brackett from Tacoma Pierce Co Chamber

Sean Egan, Port of Tacoma, enjoys quip from Rep. Denny Heck

Tapco CEO. Carlyn Roy, and TPU Board Member
Monique Trudnowski with Shelly at Dept. of Defense

Rachel Petro, Alaska State Chamber, Toby Murray, Murray Pacific Corp
Sharmila Swenon, PSE and Linda Nguyen Workforce Central wait ouside
Senator Cantwell's office for next delegation meeting.

Charla Neuman and Sean Egan wait outside Sen. Cantwell's office too.
Familiar territory for Charla who used to work for Senator Cantwell.

Rep. Derek Kilmer gives Pierce County delegation the midnight
tour of the capitol rotunda in DC.

Kent Hojem and Shawn Bunney walk and talk on the way
to our next congressional meeting.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers joins the delegation for dinner.

Dave Radcliffe meets Abe Lincoln during the Capitol tour.

Norm Dicks and Kent Hojem in deep conversation about the
Washington State Fair and scones.