Advocacy Overview

The Building Owners and Managers Association is the most influential professional organization representing commercial real estate. With over 109 years of experience, it is our common and organized voice that helps your business meet the challenges of today's business environment. Membership in BOMA gives you the tools you need to ensure corporate and personal success. BOMA member firms are better by associating together to advance our common interests. 

BOMA advocates for the commercial real estate industry constantly at the local, state, and national level.

BOMA’s Board of Director’s establishes policies and amends or confirms the public positions BOMA may take on government affairs issues impacting the best interest of BOMA members and the organization. The Board may delegate to the Executive Committee of Officers an authorized level of decision making with respect to advocacy positions consistent with the overall strategic plan adopted and governed by the Board.

BOMA International’s federal advocacy team provides Members of Congress with insight and expertise about the issues that impact the commercial real estate industry. The scope of BOMA’s federal work primarily focuses on supporting local associations by lobbying Congress about issues related to sustainability, tax and finance, and workforce development.

Our International team continues to be a major contributor to building codes development as the only national commercial real estate association with an active building codes advocacy program. BOMA’s codes team, in partnership with state and local BOMA Codes Committees, works to ensure that the interests of commercial real estate are represented from building codes development to implementation.

 BOMA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONSULTANT:

State Legislative Consultant:

Chester L Baldwin
Attorney at Law
Public Affairs of Washington, LLC
360-705-0113
1428 Fourth Ave E
Olympia, WA 98506
Chet@lobbywa.com