Overland Park

The Government Affairs Division of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce works full-time on behalf of its members, providing the business and economic development communities a voice in government and keeping public officials in touch with the concerns of area employers. The division delivers your message every day, promoting business-friendly policies that keep you in business and giving your company an advantage over companies in other communities.

2013 State Legislative Priorities
The Overland Park Chamber of Commerce has adopted the policies and priorities it will support during the 2013 Kansas legislative session on behalf of the Overland Park business community. These legislative objectives cover issues of education, taxation, transportation, economic development, bioscience initiatives, employment security trust fund, energy and environment, health care, higher education, immigration, legislative fiscal authority, tort reform and workers' compensation. To view our 2013 State Legislative Priorities, click here.



The Chamber's advocacy portal features search-by-address information on candidates running for office (during election season) and on your elected officials. It also has legislative tracking on federal and state legislative bills that affect the Chamber's pro-business agenda. The Chamber utilizes this site for call-to-action advocacy efforts on pending legislation that impacts our business community. To access our advocacy portal, click here.

2013 "This Week in Topeka" Legislative Reports - click here

Legislative Voting Records
After each legislative session, the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce compiles a Kansas Legislative Session Final Report, a summary of how Johnson County legislators voted on issues identified by the Chamber as vital to enhancing business and quality of life attributes - education, transportation and economic development. 
To view the 2012 Voting Record, click here.
To view the 2011 Voting Record, click here.
To view Lifetime Voting Records of current Kansas Senators and Representatives, click here.

Federal Public Policy Platform
The Overland Park Chamber of Commerce supports reasonable, fact-based free-market efforts and solutions for improving our local, regional and national safety, economic vitality, and quality of life. When a problem arises that the market cannot adequately address, the Chamber supports developing reasonable, fact-based legislative and regulatory solutions that are developed in partnership with government and business. These solutions should reward outcomes and compliances and treat all companies and business categories in a fair, equitable and predictable manner. To view our Federal Public Policy Platform, click here.

Current Issues
To better inform our members about current issues and to form public policy positions, the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce regularly invites speakers to address current issues at meetings of our Government Affairs Committee and the board of directors. For more information, click here.

Community Scan
In February 2012, the Overland Park Chamber Foundation released the results of a community scan of Johnson County voters and businesses. Conducted by Neil Newhouse, Public Opinion Strategies, the scan included a telephone survey of 800 registered voters in Johnson County and an online survey of 693 Johnson County business representatives. Major themes emerged from the survey indicating that, despite the difficult economy of the past several years, Johnson Countians still believe quality of life issues are important to the success of our community. For more information and the results of this scan, click here.

Government Officials Directory - click here

For more information about the Chamber's advocacy efforts, contact Jennifer Bruning, Vice President of Government Affairs, at (913) 491-3600 or jbruning@opchamber.org.