WASHINGTON — Tony Adolfs, executive director of the Chicagoland Sheet Metal Contractors Association, was recognized as the Chapter Executive Legislative Advocate of the Year at the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association’s (SMACNA’s) recent awards dinner.

“This year’s chapter executive award recipient serves as a great example for other chapter executives,” noted SMACNA Legislative Committee Chairman John Ilten. “Tony hosts local events with his members of Congress and attends local fundraisers. With the impressive Chicagoland Joint Labor-Management Training Center right in his backyard, he frequently hosts tours for congressional members to emphasize the SMACNA contractor’s commitment to training and quality.”

Each year Adolfs brings a contingent of his members to Washington to emphasize the SMACNA position through face-to-face meetings with congressional representatives. He has increased chapter participation in the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Political Action Committee (SMAC PAC) and developed a new younger generation of Congressional Insiders Club (CIC) members. A CIC member for seven years, he has worked to place his chapter in the SMAC PAC’s top 10 contributing chapters each year. “In fact, his chapter is always at least in the top six,” commented Ilten.