Members of Pennsylvania’s leading
small business advocacy group, the National Federation of Independent Business
(NFIB), today announced 133 state lawmakers were named Guardians of Small
Business for their outstanding voting records on behalf of Pennsylvania’s
small-business owners in the 2013-2014 session of the General Assembly.
“Small-business owners pay close attention to how
their lawmakers vote,” said NFIB’s Legislative Director Neal Lesher. “While
many lawmakers claim to support small business, the NFIB voting record proves
that these lawmakers were true and consistent advocates for small business. When Mom-and-Pop companies succeed it will
lead to a stronger Pennsylvania economy and more jobs.”
The Guardian of Small Business Award is given to
Senators and Representatives who voted favorably on key small-business issues at
least 75 percent of the time. The voting record includes only votes on
small-business issues, not all of the votes cast during the session. The key issues include health care, legal
reform, private property rights, competition and a variety of tax
measures. The 2014 NFIB small business
voting record can be accessed at this link: https://www.nfib.com/pdfs/Pennsylvania-voting-record.pdf
Small businesses are the driving force behind the
Pennsylvania and national economies.
According to the state Labor Department, 98 percent of all Pennsylvania businesses employ fewer than 100
workers. These businesses account for half
of all private sector jobs in the state.
A list of all the Guardians
of Small Business in the Pennsylvania Legislature follows:
Representatives/District
William Adolph- 165
Ryan Aument- 41
Matthew Baker-68
Kerry Benninghoff-171
Stephen Bloom-199
Michele Brooks-17
Rosemary Brown-189
Martin Causer-67
Jim Christiana-15
Paul Clymer-145
Becky Corbin-155
Jim Cox-129
Lynda Schlegel Culver-108
Bryan Cutler-100
Gary Day-187
Sheryl Delozier-88
Gordon Denlinger-99
George Dunbar-56
Brian Ellis-11
Joe Emrick-137
Hal English-30
Eli Evankovich-54
Garth Everett-84
Frank Farry-142
Mindy Fee-37
Michael Fleck-81
Matt Gabler-75
Mark Gillen-128
Keith Gillespie-47
Mauree Gingrich-101
Robert Godshall-53
Keith Greiner-43
Glen Grell-87
Seth Grove-196
Joe Hackett-161
Marcia Hahn-138
Julie Harhart-183
Kate M. Harper-61
C. Adam Harris-82
Doyle Heffley-122
Susan Helm-104
Tim Hennessey-26
David Hickernell-98
Lee James-64
Warren Kampf-157
Rob Kauffman-89
Fred Keller-85
Mark Keller-86
Thomas Killion-168
Jerry Knowles-124
Tim Krieger-57
John Lawrence-13
Greg Lucas-5
Ryan Mackenzie-134
John Maher-40
Sandra Major-111
David Maloney-130
Jim Marshall-14
Ron Marsico-105
Kurt Masser-107
John McGinnis-79
Steven Mentzer-97
Daryl Metcalfe-12
Carl Walker Metzgar-69
Nicholas Micozzie-163
David Millard-109
Ron Miller-93
Duane Milne-167
Dan Moul-91
Mark Mustio-44
Donna Oberlander-63
Bernie O’Neill-29
John Payne-106
Michael Peifer-139
Scott Petri-178
Tina Pickett-110
Jeff Pyle-60
Marguerite Quinn-143
Kathy Rapp-65
Dave Reed-62
Mike Reese-59
Mike Regan-92
Brad Roae-6
Todd Rock-90
Chris Ross-158
Rick Saccone-39
Thomas Sankey-74
Stanley Saylor-94
Justin Simmons-131
Sam Smith-66
Curt Sonney-4
Todd Stephens-151
Jerry Stern-80
Dick Stevenson-8
Rosemarie Swanger-102
Will Tallman-193
John Taylor-177
Mike Tobash-125
Marcy Toepel-147
Tarah Toohil-116
Jesse Topper-78
Dan Truitt-156
Mike Turzai-28
Mike Vereb-150
Katherine Watson -144
Senators/District
Richard Alloway-33
David Argall-29
Lisa Baker-20
Patrick Browne-16
Michael Brubaker-36
Jake Corman-34
John Eichelberger-30
Edwin Erickson-26
Mike Folmer-48
John Gordner-27
Stewart Greenleaf-12
Scott Hutchinson-21
Charles McIlhinney-10
Bob Mensch-24
Dominic Pileggi-9
John Rafferty-44
Bob Robbins-50
Joseph Scarnati-25
Lloyd Smucker-13
Robert M. Tomlinson-6
Patricia Vance-31
Elder Vogel-47
Randy Vulakovich-40
Kim Ward-39
Donald White-41
Gene Yaw-23