07/09/2008
CONTACT: Mike Diegel, 202-314-2004
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading small business association, today announced that it has endorsed U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn for reelection in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District.
The endorsement comes from NFIB's Save America's Free Enterprise (SAFE) Trust, the organization's political action committee, and is based on prior voting records to evaluate the candidates' views on legislative issues affecting small business.
"Representative Blackburn has been a reliable ally of small business since being elected to Congress," said Lisa Goeas, NFIB's vice president, political. "She's someone who has consistently stood with small business owners in the fight for a pro-growth agenda that seeks to provide entrepreneurs with affordable healthcare, less government intervention and meaningful tax relief."
Rep. Blackburn is a consistent winner of NFIB's Guardian of Small Business award, given to those members of Congress who vote to protect free enterprise. She's been an especially strong advocate for small business on the Energy and Commerce Committee and keeps close ties with many entrepreneurs in her district.
Today's endorsement puts the considerable grassroots support of the state's small businesses behind the Blackburn campaign. Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB will encourage its members to help turn out the influential small business voting bloc on Election Day. According to NFIB polling data, small business owners and their employees make up 43 percent of registered voters in America.
