“We support the candidates who support small business”
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), announced today, that it has publicly endorsed 116 State Representative candidates for re-election.
Representing NH’s NFIB Leadership Council, member Ray Pinard said the “endorsements of these 116 State Representative candidates was based on voting records and facts demonstrating these candidates understand small business issues and they have the backs of small business owners in the state of New Hampshire.”
Pinard continued, “2020 has not been an easy year for anyone but small business has been particularly hit hard and if not for the votes and views of these candidates, believe it or not, 2020 would have been much worse than it has been.”
“Increased costs and higher taxes are debated every year in Concord,” said Pinard, “and not everyone understands the crippling impact these additional financial burdens would have on a small business. But these candidates do understand it because they have made the tough votes, walked in small business owners’ shoes, and/or have been small business leaders in their own communities.”
“From Coos to the Sea,” Pinard said, “mandates like a $15 minimum wage and a one-size fits all but costly, mandatory leave policy would have crushed small business owners throughout the State of NH, especially during the current pandemic. Fortunately, these candidates have held firm against these exorbitant and costly programs that would kill jobs and close businesses.”
“With business cost drivers debated in Concord every year and Main Streets across the State not knowing what tax or mandate is coming next, NFIB-NH and its 1400 members across the Granite State can count on these Representatives to keep a lid on spending, taxes and regulations,” said Pinard.
“And most importantly,” Pinard stated, “these leaders know how devastated our economy would be today if a state income or sales tax was enacted into law. These candidates will not allow a final blow like a broad-based tax to pass.”
Pinard concluded, “Growing our state’s economy and creating opportunities for good paying jobs will continue to be NFIB’s top priority in NH. Seeking tax relief and reducing regulations will empower our small businesses to grow and create jobs for Granite Staters.”
The NFIB’s endorsement process is based on voting records, candidate surveys and membership input that all focuses on issues that are critical to operating a business in NH. Please see the list below.
House of Representatives Endorsed by NFIB:
- Abbas, Daryl
- Abrami, Patrick
- Abramson, Max
- Acton, Dennis
- Aldrich, Glen
- Alexander, Joe
- Allard, James
- Aron, Judy
- Avellani, Lino
- Baldasaro, Al
- Bean, Harry
- Bershtein, Alan
- Boehm, Ralph
- Burt, John
- Callum, John
- Chirichiello, Brian
- Comtois, Barbara
- Cordelli, Glenn
- Craig, Kevin
- Crawford, Karel
- Danielson, David
- DeSimone, Debra
- Dolan, Tom
- Doucette, Fred
- Edwards, Jess
- Elliott, Robert
- Erf, Keith
- Fedolfi, Jim
- Forsythe, Robert
- Gagne, Larry
- Gay, Betty
- Gordon, Edward
- Gould, Linda
- Graham, John
- Green, Dennis
- Greene, Bob
- Griffin, Barbara
- Griffin, Mary
- Gunski, Michael
- Guthrie, Joseph
- Harb, Robert
- Harrington, Michael
- Hayward, Peter
- Hill, Gregory
- Hinch, Richard
- Hobson, Deborah
- Hopper, Gary
- Horgan, James
- Howard, Raymond
- Hunt, John
- Janigian, John
- Katsakiores, Phyllis
- Khan, Aboul
- Kittredge, Mac
- Klose, John
- Ladd, Rick
- Lang, Timothy
- Lascelles, Richard
- Lekas, Alicia
- Lekas, Tony
- Love, David
- MacDonald, John
- Mackie, Jonathan
- Major, Norman
- Marsh, William
- McGuire, Carol
- McKinney, Betsy
- McLean, Mark
- McMahon, Charles
- Melvin, Charles
- Merner, Troy
- Milz, David
- Nelson, Bill
- Notter, Jeanine
- Nunez, Hershel
- Ober, Lynne
- Ober, Russell
- Osborne, Jason
- Packard, Sherman
- Pearl, Howard
- Pearson, Mark
- Pearson, Stephen
- Piemonte, Tony
- Pitre, Joseph
- Plett, Fred
- Potucek, John
- Pratt, Kevin
- Prout, Andrew
- Prudhomme-O’Brien, Katherine
- Renzullo, Andrew
- Rice, Kimberly
- Rollins, Skip
- Roy, Terry
- Seaworth, Brian
- Smith, Steven
- Somero, Paul
- Spanos, Peter
- Spillane, James
- Stapleton, Walter
- Sylvia, Michael
- Sytek, John
- Testerman, Dave
- Thomas, Douglas
- Torosian, Peter
- True, Chris
- Ulery, Jordan
- Verville, Kevin
- Wallace, Scott
- Walsh, Thomas
- Warden, Mark
- Welch, David
- Weyler, Kenneth
- Wolf, Dan
- Wuelper, Kurt
- Yakubovich, Michael
- Yokela, Josh
