NFIB PA PAC Endorses Candidates for State House and Senate

September 13, 2022 Last Edit: June 5, 2025

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NFIB PA PAC Endorses Candidates for State House and Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HARRISBURG, PA (September 13, 2022) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the Commonwealth’s leading small business advocacy association, today announced that its Pennsylvania PAC has endorsed a slate of candidates for election to the state House and Senate. State legislative endorsements are decided by the NFIB PA PAC Board, which is made up exclusively of small business owners. The PAC endorses candidates based on their positions on key small-business issues, including taxes, labor mandates, regulatory reform, health care, economic development, and other general business climate matters impacting the cost of doing business in Pennsylvania. Legislative endorsements where there is an incumbent are based on the 2021-22 NFIB Vote Record. Legislators must have a score of 70 percent or better to be considered for an endorsement. NFIB’s 2021-22 Pennsylvania Voting?Record scored 16 key?votes in the General Assembly?on issues of critical importance to the state’s small businesses, including tax relief and reform, regulatory relief, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) scheme, and COVID-19 recovery efforts. “Our members and the small business community must support legislators and candidates who will support Pennsylvania’s job creators and our local economies with their votes, not just with election-season rhetoric,” said Greg Moreland, NFIB’s Pennsylvania State Director. “As Main Street continues to face unprecedented workforce, supply chain, and inflation challenges and economic uncertainty, it is more apparent than ever that small business owners need lawmakers who will stand up for them in the General Assembly.” “The endorsed candidates announced today will be strong advocates for small business and will fight for the rights of our members to own, operate, and grow their businesses,” continued Moreland. “These candidates are committed to making Pennsylvania a better place to raise a family and own a business.” The NFIB PA PAC endorsement is important to legislative candidates due to the impact small business owners have in our state and country. 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. Today’s announced endorsements are listed below: STATE SENATE: District 6 Frank Farry District 10 Matthew McCullough District 14 Dean Browning District 16 Jarrett Charles Coleman District 20 Lisa Baker District 24 Tracy Pennycuick District 28 Kristin Phillips-Hill District 30 Judy Ward District 32 Patrick J Stefano District 34 Greg Rothman District 36 Ryan P Aument District 38 Lori Mizgorski District 40 Rosemary Brown District 44 Jessica Florio District 46 Camera Bartolotta District 48 Chris Gebhard District 50 Michele Brooks STATE HOUSE: District 3 Joseph Kujawa District 5 Barry J Jozwiak District 6 Brad Roae District 7 Parke Wentling District 8 Aaron Bernstine District 9 Chris Sainato District 11 Marci Mustello District 12 Stephenie Scialabba District 13 John A Lawrence District 14 Jim Marshall District 15 Joshua D Kail District 16 Robert F Matzie District 17 Timothy Bonner District 18 Kathleen Tomlinson District 21 Frank Perman District 26 Tim Hennessey District 28 Robert W Mercuri District 29 Diane Smith District 30 Cynthia Kirk District 32 Anthony M DeLuca District 37 Mindy Fee District 39 Andrew Kuzma District 40 Natalie Mihalek District 41 Brett R Miller District 43 Keith J Greiner District 44 Valerie S Gaydos District 45 Anita Astorino Kulik District 46 Jason Ortitay District 47 Joseph D’Orsie District 48 Timothy J O’Neal District 50 Bud Cook District 52 Ryan Warner District 55 Jill Nixon Cooper District 56 George Dunbar District 57 Eric R Nelson District 58 Eric Davanzo District 59 Leslie Rossi District 60 Abigail Major District 62 James B Struzzi District 63 Donna Oberlander District 64 R. Lee James District 65 Kathy L Rapp District 66 Brian Smith District 67 Martin T Causer District 68 Clint Owlett District 69 Carl Walker Metzgar District 71 Jim Rigby District 72 Frank Burns District 73 Dallas Kephart District 75 Mike Armanini District 76 Stephanie Borowicz District 78 Jesse Topper District 79 Louis C Schmitt District 80 Jim Gregory District 81 Rich Irvin District 82 Justin Behrens District 84 Joe Hamm District 85 David H Rowe District 86 Perry Stambaugh District 87 Thomas Kutz District 88 Sheryl M Delozier District 89 Rob W Kauffman District 90 Paul Schemel District 91 Dan Moul District 92 Dawn W Keefer District 93 Mike Jones District 97 Steven C Mentzer District 98 Thomas Jones District 99 David H Zimmerman District 100 Bryan Cutler District 101 John Schlegel District 102 Russ Diamond District 108 Lynda Schlegel Culver District 109 Robert Leadbeter District 110 Tina Pickett District 111 Jonathan Fritz District 116 Dane Watro District 117 Michael Cabell District 118 James May District 119 Alec Ryncavage District 120 Aaron D Kaufer District 122 Doyle Heffley District 123 Tim Twardzik District 125 Joe Kerwin District 128 Mark M Gillen District 130 David M Maloney Sr District 131 Milou Mackenzie District 137 Joe Emrick District 138 Ann Flood District 139 Joseph Adams District 142 Joseph Hogan District 143 Shelby E Labs District 144 F. Todd Polinchock District 145 Craig T Staats District 147 Donna Scheuren District 151 Todd Stephens District 155 Kyle Scribner District 160 Craig Williams District 161 Edward Mongelluzzo District 162 Michelle Mattus District 167 Gail Newman District 168 Christopher B Quinn District 169 Kate A Klunk District 170 Martina A White District 171 Kerry A Benninghoff District 176 Jack Rader Jr District 178 Kristin Marcell District 183 Zachary Mako District 187 Ryan E Mackenzie District 193 Torren C Ecker District 196 Seth M Grove District 199 Barbara Gleim

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For nearly 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.

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