08/20/2008
CONTACT: Mike Diegel, 202-314-2004
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading small business association, has endorsed U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for reelection in Alabama's 3rd Congressional District.
The announcement was made today at a Rogers campaign event held at Scott Bridge Company in Opelika, Ala., owned by long-time NFIB member Ike Scott. 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.
"As a small business owner and past NFIB member himself, Representative Rogers clearly understands the important role that small businesses play in our economy, and he has provided the leadership and vision to ensure that government fights for their concerns," Rosemary Elebash, NFIB/Alabama state director said during the event. "He will continue to be a strong voice for a pro-growth, pro-small business agenda when reelected."
"Representative Rogers has been a reliable ally of small business since his election in 2002," said Lisa Goeas, NFIB's vice president, political. "He's someone who has consistently stood with small business owners in the fight to provide entrepreneurs with affordable health care, less government intervention, and meaningful tax relief."
Rep. Rogers is a past winner of NFIB's Guardian of Small Business award, given to those members of Congress who vote to protect free enterprise.
Today's endorsement puts the considerable grassroots support of the state's small businesses behind the Rogers 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.
