OLYMPIA, Wash., July 28, 2016—The political action committee for Washington state’s largest and leading small-business association today announced its pre-primary endorsement of Bill Bryant for governor.
“His experience building and assisting companies on both sides of the Cascades stands out as Bill Bryant’s best qualification with our small-business-owning members,” said NFIB State Director Patrick Connor, speaking for NFIB/Washington SAFE Trust, which made the endorsement. “His knowledge of agricultural trade issues combined with his success as a local elected official are additional assets for the job. In short, NFIB members are looking for a candidate who will know instinctively how a tax or regulation will harm job-creation, and they have found him in Bill Bryant.”
The endorsement of Bryant was based on an interview and his answers on a questionnaire. To date, NFIB/Washington SAFE Trust has endorsed 10 senators and 38 representatives seeking re-election, three state representatives running for open Senate seats, two challengers to current House members, and five candidates running for open House seats.
“When entrepreneurs in this state succeed, it’s despite government’s dictates, rather than because of its assistance. Bill Bryant recognizes this,” added Connor. “During his first term as governor, Jay Inslee has championed several legislative, regulatory, and ballot-measure issues that were an anathema to small business and the state’s economic climate. Not surprisingly, small-business owners are looking for a new governor who will help, not hinder, their efforts to create jobs and spread opportunity across our state.”
Check out all of NFIB/Washington SAFE Trust’s endorsements at our 2016 Washington State Small Business Election Central webpage.
NFIB has 350,000 dues-paying members nationwide, including 8,000 in Washington state. The power of the small-business vote is a mighty one. You can read about it at this online press kit, Quick Information About Main Street, Washington. Follow NFIB/Washington on Twitter at @NFIB_WA and the Washington state page of the NFIB website, www.nfib.com/washington.
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For more than 70 years, the National Federation of Independent Business has been the Voice of Small Business, taking the message from Main Street to the halls of Congress and all 50 state legislatures. NFIB annually surveys its members on state and federal issues vital to their survival as America’s economic engine and biggest creator of jobs. NFIB’s educational mission is to remind policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses; they have very different challenges and priorities.
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711 Capitol Way South, Suite 505
Olympia, WA 98501
Twitter: @NFIB_WA
