The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce has received a 2024 Advocacy Champion Award from the California Chamber of Commerce. This is the second year the award has been given to recognize chambers for excellence in business advocacy.
“We spend countless hours each week immersed in information gathering, sharing and discussing issues impacting our members and region as a whole,” said Jim Dantona, President/CEO of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. “We are honored to be recognized for our advocacy efforts in such an impactful way.”
Advocacy Champions published vote records of their state legislators on key business issues, joined coalition efforts to let state elected officials know about community sentiment on issues of interest to members, voiced the local chamber’s position at legislative policy committee hearings and met with state elected officials on important policy issues.
“Communities look to their local chambers to be problem solvers for the community,” said Nick Ortiz, CalChamber vice president of local chamber relations. “The Advocacy Champion chambers stepped up to the plate in a big way.”