Tallahassee,
July 13, 2016
– The National Federation of Independent Business, Florida’s leading small-business association, today announced
its endorsed candidates in several South Florida legislative races. The
endorsements were made by NFIB/Florida SAFE (Save America’s Free Enterprise)
Trust, which is comprised exclusively of NFIB members.
“Small business owners are facing huge workers
compensation hikes from bad Florida Supreme Court opinions. Electing a pro-small
business legislature has never been more important,” said Bill Herrle, NFIB/Florida
Executive Director. “The endorsed candidates have demonstrated that they
genuinely understand the challenges that small business owners in Florida are
facing.”
Florida Senate
SD
34 – Jim Waldman (D)*
SD 36 – Rene Garcia (R)
SD 37 – Miguel Diaz de
la Portilla (R)
SD 39 – Anitere Flores (R)
SD 40 – Frank Artiles
(R)
Florida
House of Representatives
HD 87 – David Silvers (D)*
HD 93 – George Moraitis
(R)
HD 103 – Manny Diaz Jr.
(R)
HD 105 – Carlos
Trujillo (R)
HD 110 – Jose Oliva (R)
HD 111 – Bryan Avila
(R)
HD 114 – John Couriel
(R)
HD 115 – Michael Bileca
(R)
HD 116 – Jose Felix
Diaz (R)
HD 119 – Jeanette Nunez
(R)
HD 120 – Holly Raschein
(R)
*denotes a primary endorsement
“Small business creates two out of three jobs
for Florida’s economy, so it’s important that we have a legislature that
supports small business and supports free enterprise,” said Herrle.
The NFIB/Florida SAFE Trust endorsement is based on a candidate’s voting record,
interviews, and questionnaire regarding key small-business issues including
healthcare, taxes, tort, labor, and regulatory issues. The endorsement brings
the considerable grassroots support of more than 10,500 of Florida’s small-businesses.
Contact: Bill Herrle (850) 681-0416
