Legislative Advocacy
Your PIA Chapter Affiliate officers and representatives of the PIA Western Alliance are on constant alert, monitoring legislation, rules and regulations that affect independent insurance agents and this industry. Occasionally we will ask for your support of a grass roots campaign for a state, local, regional or national issue. These alerts will come via email, fax or sometimes phone calls.
Important websites to monitor:
To track Congressional bill action: The Library of Congress, Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet: http://thomas.loc.gov/
To contact your United States Senators: http://www.senate.gov/
To contact your member of the United States House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/ NOTE: This will also allow you to send email messages.
To contact United States Senators from other states: http://www.senate.gov/
To contact Congressmen in United States House of Representatives from other states: http://www.house.gov/
National Association of Insurance Commissioners: http://www.naic.org/
ASSURE Program (The Alliance for Sound State Uniform Regulatory Efficiency): http://www.assureusa.org/
The PIA Montana Affiliate Chapter lobbyist is Jacqueline Lenmark of Keller, Reynolds, Drake, Johnson & Gillespie PC
The Guardian Building, Third Floor
50 South Last Chance Gulch
PO Box 598
Helena, MT 59624 Phone: 406/442-0230 Fax: 406/449-2256
Email: jtlenmark@kellerlawmt.com
The PIA Oregon/Idaho Affiliate Chapter lobbyist is Lana Butterfield of Butterfield Communication Services
P.O. Box 1517
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Phone: 503/682-3839
Fax: 503/682-9201
Cell: 503/819-5800
Email: lanab@teleport.com
The PIA Washington/Alaska Affiliate Chapter Lobbyist is Mel Sorensen of Carney Badley Spellman, P.S.
700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5800
Seattle, WA 98104-5017
Phone: (206) 607-4152
Fax: (206) 467-8215
Email: sorensen@carneylaw.com
For all other Affiliate Chapters contact PIA National Political Affairs Coordinator Sean Garcia at 703-518-1364 or seanga@pianet.org. Or visit the PIA National website at www.pianet.com.
