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NFIB MN PAC Endorses 35 Candidates for Minnesota Legislature

August 1, 2022

NFIB MN PAC Endorses 35 Candidates for Minnesota Legislature

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Reynolds, Minnesota State Director, john.reynolds@nfib.org or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, anthony.malandra@nfib.org ST. PAUL, MN., Aug. 1, 2022—The state’s premier small business political action committee today endorsed 35 more candidates for election to the Minnesota Legislature. NFIB MN PAC supports candidates who are committed to making Minnesota a better place to do business and raise a family. The next Legislature will address many critical issues – record inflation, worker shortages, rising energy costs, supply chain disruptions, a record-setting budget surplus – and the stakes are high in this election. “These candidates offer the right solutions to get our state back on track and make Minnesota a better place for small business,” said John Reynolds, NFIB Minnesota State Director. “Now more than ever, Main Street needs allies in the Minnesota Legislature and we’re confident these candidates will represent the values of small business.” Endorsements for the Minnesota Legislature are determined by the NFIB MN PAC Board, which is comprised of small business owners in the state. Candidates must complete a comprehensive survey that assesses where they stand on key small business issues, as determined by NFIB MN members, to be eligible for endorsement. NFIB represents over 10,000 small businesses in Minnesota. The NFIB MN PAC endorsement is an important signal to voters across the state that a candidate will stand with small business. Learn more about the Power of the Small Business Voice. NFIB MN PAC previously endorsed 72 incumbent candidates for re-election to the Minnesota Legislature (Round I, Round II). Keep up with the latest on Minnesota small-business news at www.nfib.com/minnesota or by following NFIB on Twitter @NFIB_MN. MINNESOTA SENATE

District #	Endorsed Candidate	District #	Endorsed Candidate
7	Robert Farnsworth	45	Kathleen Fowke
25	Ken Navitsky	55	Pam Myhra
32	Michael Kreun	56	Jim Bean III
42	Paul Hillen

MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

District #	Endorsed Candidate	District #	Endorsed Candidate
3B	Natalie Zeleznikar	36B	Heidi Gunderson
4B	Jim Joy	37B	John Bristol
5A	Krista Knudsen	41A	Mark Wiens
6A	Ben Davis	41B	Shane Hudella
7B	Matt Norri	45A	Andrew Myers
11A	Jeff Dotseth	45B	Lorie Cousineau
14A	Bernie Perryman	47A	Bob Lawrence
14B	Aaron Henning	47B	Kelly Fenton
24B	Katrina Pulham	49B	Thomas Knecht
30A	Walter Hudson	54B	Ben Bakeberg
33A	Patti Anderson	55A	Gabriela Kroetch
34A	Danny Nadeau	55B	Van Holston
35B	Polly Matteson	56B	Joe Scanlon
36A	Elliott Engen	57B	Jeff Witte

### For almost 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. NFIB Minnesota 180 East Fifth St. Suite 260 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-293-1283 www.nfib.com/mn Twitter: @nfib_mn

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