NFIB Endorses Maryland’s “Small Business Team” for Legislative Races
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NFIB Endorses Maryland’s “Small Business Team” for Legislative Races
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announces list of candidates that its members have endorsed this year based on strong voting records
Annapolis (September 23, 2014) – Maryland’s leading organization for small business owners today unveiled its endorsements in dozens of important legislative races this year.
“Maryland is an extremely difficult place for small businesses and it’s critical that we have better representation in Annapolis,” said NFIB North Region Public Policy Director Tim Goodrich. “Our members are highly engaged in the election this year and we intend to make a difference.”
Goodrich called the slate of candidates Maryland’s “Small Business Team” because of their support for lower taxes, fewer regulations and a more competitive economic environment for small businesses.
“Most of the employers in our state are small business owners, but it’s hard to tell based the policies that are coming from Annapolis,” he said. “The candidates whom we are endorsing today all understand the need for better policies.
“Our small business must compete regionally, nationally and internationally, and they can’t afford policies that arbitrarily increase their costs or make it tougher to expand and create new jobs.”
Below is the list of candidates whom NFIB is endorsing in state legislative races this year:
State Senate:
District 1 George Edwards
District 2 Christopher Shank
District 3 Corey Stottlemyer
District 4 Michael Hough
District 5 Joseph Getty
District 7 J.B. Jennings
District 9 Gail Bates
District 14 Frank Howard
District 29 Roy Dyson
District 30 John Astle
District 31 Bryan Simonaire
District 32 James (Ed) DeGrange
District 33 Edward Reilly
District 35 Wayne Norman
District 36 Stephen Hershey
District 37 Addie Eckardt
District 38 Jim Mathias
State Assembly:
District 1A Wendell Beitzel
District 1B Kevin Kelly
District1C Mike McKay
District 2A Neil Parrott
District 2A Andrew Serafini
District 2B Brett Wilson
District 3A Victoria Wilkins
District 3A Paul Smith
District 4 Kelly Schulz
District 4 Kathy Afzali
District 5 Susan Krebs
District 5 Justin Ready
District 6 Robin Grammer
District 6 Bob Long
District 7 Rick Impallaria
District 7 Pat McDonough
District 7 Kathy Szeliga
District 8 Eric Bromwell
District 8 John Cluster
District 9A Warren Miller
District 27C Mark Fisher
District 29A Matt Morgan
District 29B Deb Rey
District 29C Tony O’Donnell
District 30A Herb McMillan
District 31B Nicholaus Kipke
District 31B Meagan Simonaire
District 33 Tony McConkey
District 33 Cathy Vitale
District 33 Sid Saab
District 34A Glen Glass
District 34B Susan McComas
District 35A David Rudolph
District 36 Jay Jacobs
District 37B Christopher Adams
District 37B Johnny Mautz
District 38A Charles Otto
District 38B Carl Anderton
District 42B Susan Aumann
To learn more about NFIB please visit www.nfib.com.
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