State’s leading small business advocacy organization supports candidates who support small business
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.
