The National Federation of Independent Business, representing
thousands of small businesses in Maryland, recently endorsed 17 candidates for state Senate and 39 candidates for Assembly.
“Maryland is an extremely difficult place for
small businesses and it’s critical that we have better representation in
Annapolis,” said NFIB Regional 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 on 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 businesses 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.”
Senate Endorsements
1 George Edwards
2 Christopher Shank
3 Corey Stottlemyer
4 Michael Hough
5 Joseph Getty
7 J.B. Jennings
9 Gail Bates
14 Frank Howard
29 Roy Dyson
30 John Astle
31 Bryan Simonaire
32 Ed DeGrange
33 Edward Reilly
35 Wayne Norman
36 Stephen Hershey
37 Addie Eckardt
38 Jim Mathias
Assembly Endorsements
1A Wendell Beitzel
1B Kevin Kelly
1C Mike McKay
2A Neil Parrott
2A Andrew Serafini
2B Brett Wilson
3A Paul Smith
3A Victoria Wilkins
4 Kathy Afzali
4 Kelly Schulz
5 Susan Krebs
5 Justin Ready
6 Robin Grammer
6 Bob Long
7 Rick Impallaria
7 Pat McDonough
7 Kathy Szeliga
8 Eric Bromwell
8 John Cluster
9A Warren Miller
27C Mark Fisher
29A Matt Morgan
29B Deb Rey
29C Tony O’Donnell
30A Herb McMillan
31B Nicholaus Kipke
31B Meagan Simonaire
33 Tony McConkey
33 Cathy Vitale
33 Sid Saab
34A Glen Glass
34B Susan McComas
35A David Rudolph
36 Jay Jacobs
37B Christopher Adams
37B Johnny Mautz
38A Charles Otto
38B Carl Anderton
42B Susan Aumann
