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Deming State Rep. Honored as a Guardian of Small Business

September 1, 2022

Deming State Rep. Honored as a Guardian of Small Business

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jason Espinoza, State Director, jespinoza.kw@gmail.com or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, anthony.malandra@nfib.org DEMING, N.M., Sept. 1, 2022—The nation’s voice of small business on Tuesday awarded State Rep. Candie Sweetser its highest honor by naming her a Guardian of Small Business for her leadership and voting record during the 2021-2022 session of the New Mexico State Legislature. Sweetser was presented her Guardian Award at NFIB-member business, D.H. Lescombes Winery, whose winery facility is nestled in the heart of the Mimbres Valley in Deming, located in southwest New Mexico, America’s oldest wine-producing region. “NFIB’s prestigious Guardian of Small Business Award is reserved for legislators who vote consistently with small business on key issues identified by small-business owners,” said Jason Espinoza, New Mexico state director for NFIB, which named Sweetser a Guardian of Small Business. Particularly noteworthy, according to Espinoza, is her courage to stand with small business even if it means not voting with her caucus. Every elected official claims to be a friend of small business, but NFIB’s congressional and state legislative voting records separate the doers from the talkers. For the 2021-2022 session, New Mexico state representatives were graded on their votes on eleven issues (seven voted on in both chambers, three in the House only, and one in the Senate only). Sweetser earned a perfect, 100-percent, pro-small-business voting record. A brief description of each bill and every lawmaker’s vote on them can be read here. Sweetser’s 32nd State House District includes parts of Grant, Hidalgo and Luna Counties. She and her family make their home in Deming. Espinoza praised Sweetser for a commitment to small business that transcends her work in the Roundhouse. “She’s unwavering in her commitment to the economic vitality of small business,” he said. “She is accessible to small businesses in her community and has participated in small business roundtables with NFIB. Sweetser is a champion of small business.” Keep up with the latest on New Mexico small-business news at www.nfib.com/new-mexico. Follow NFIB on Twitter @NFIB_NM. ### For almost 80 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since its founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com. NFIB New Mexico 505-417-4001 NFIB.com/NM Twitter: @NFIB_NM

- NFIB — State Rep Candie Sweetser left is presented her Guardian Award by Jamie Walsh right of NFIB member business DH Lescombes Winery

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