Contact NFIB in Illinois

Kim Clarke Maisch
NFIB/Illinois State Director

Kim Clarke Maisch is the state director in Illinois. NFIB has the distinct honor of representing 11,000 small-business owners in Illinois and continues to put their agenda front and center before the Illinois General Assembly.

Before joining the NFIB team, Maisch was the director of communications for Illinois Comptroller Loleta Didrickson and press secretary to U.S. Congressman Jerry Weller. Her legislative background also includes working for the Illinois House Republican staff as a member of the press staff. Maisch has a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University and a master's degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield.

As state director, the majority of her time is spent educating state lawmakers on the problems and priorities that small business owners face in Illinois. Current key legislative issues include the high cost of health care, workplace mandates such as raising the minimum wage and fighting to keep the government bureaucrats from raiding the unemployment insurance trust fund for expanding paid benefits. Maisch also helps small business owners through the massive web of red tape known as state government and often serves as a liaison between the employer and the agency.

600 S. 2nd Street
Suite 101
Springfield, IL 62704
217-523-5471
Kim.Maisch@NFIB.org

Additional NFIB Contacts

Jason Brewer
Senior Media Manager
1201 F St. N.W., Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20004
Tel: 202-406-4435
Cell: 517-420-1335
Jason.Brewer@NFIB.org

Mark Grant
NFIB/Illinois Assistant State Director
600 S. 2nd Street
Suite 101
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-523-5471
Fax: 217-523-3850
Mark.Grant@NFIB.org

Sandy Starr
Administrative Assistant
600 S. 2nd Street
Suite 101
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-523-5471
Fax: 217-523-3850
Sandy.Starr@NFIB.org