Leadership council meeting received direct reports on bills helping or hurting small business
Tough to pull a lawmaker out of committee or off the floor of the House or Senate to address a group visiting the State Capitol—unless your group happens to represent the most highly regarded people in every community: Small-business owners.
At a March 7 meeting of NFIB Minnesota’s Leadership Council, influential legislators took some time away from their busy schedules to brief visiting small-business owners on the bills circulating the State Capitol that either deserve Main Street’s full support or need rallying to stop from passing.
“No legislator ever wants to get cross-wise with the people that research has shown are the most highly regarded and politically trustworthy in the nation,” said Mike Hickey, Minnesota state director for NFIB. “That’s why our legislative meetings at the State Capitol are one of the most circled events on lawmakers’ calendars.” Click here to read a one-page analysis of The Power of the Small Business Vote.
The Leadership Council is drawn from NFIB’s membership throughout the state. If you’d like to know more about the duties LC members perform or would like to serve, send an email to NFIB Grassroots Manager Natalie Robinson.
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka takes questions from NFIB Minnesota Leadership Council members after briefing them on the small-business agenda.
NFIB Minnesota Leadership Council members gather at the State Capitol for legislative briefings.
