Our Public Policy advocacy work helps build the foundation for both a business-friendly climate and an exceptional quality of life in Kansas City, which will lead us to a thriving workforce and a vigorous, diverse economy that is prosperous for all.
The advocacy work is successful when we lean into the Chamber’s strengths of convening and collaboration. We create opportunities for our members to connect with their elected leaders and share experiences and insight that can help solve problems and shape policymaking decisions.
The KC Chamber’s Public Policy Council is available for businesses interested in additional higher-level engagement opportunities.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
Children’s Mercy
City of Kansas City, Missouri
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
AdventHealth
Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City
AT&T
Black & Veatch
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
CBRE
Centric
Commerce Bank
CommunityAmerica Credit Union
Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City
Enterprise Mobility
Evergy
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Full Employment Council
Garmin
GFiber
Google
H&R Block
Hallmark
Health Forward Foundation
Heavy Constructors Association
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
HNTB
Husch Blackwell
JE Dunn
Kansas City University
Kansas State University
KVC Health Systems
Lathrop GPM LLP
Lockton
McCownGordon Construction
Meta
Metropolitan Community College
Oracle
Panasonic
Polsinelli
REACH Healthcare Foundation
Saint Luke’s
SchoolSmart KC
Shook Hardy & Bacon
Spencer Fane
Spire
Starlight
Stinson
The Builders, a chapter of the AGC
The University of Kansas
The University of Kansas Health System
T-Mobile
University Health
University of Missouri – Kansas City
VanTrust Real Estate
Here are the state policy agendas that have been developed with member and stakeholder input and will guide our efforts in 2026.
The KC Chamber is a member of the Heartland Civic Collaborative, which includes the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City, the Des Moines Partnership, Greater St. Louis Inc., and the Greater Omaha Chamber, collaborating on federal issues in a unified way to elevate and advance the growth of our larger region.
KC Chamber policy leaders take part in the KC Chamber’s biennial Fly-In and Advocacy Mission to Washington D.C. in even-numbered years. The next mission will take place in early 2028. For more information about the DC Fly-In, contact Erik Bergrud at ebergrud@kcchamber.com.
The KC Chamber’s biennial congressional staff benchmarking tour and workshop, Spotlight on Greater Kansas City, will be held in August 2027.
The Chamber will host Capitol Hill staffers for this unique exploration of priorities and opportunities in our two-state region. For more information about Spotlight on Greater Kansas City, contact Erik Bergrud at ebergrud@kcchamber.com.
