NFIB MN PAC Releases Second Round of Legislative Endorsements

61 elected officials earn small business backing for their Senate and House campaigns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: John Reynolds, Minnesota State Director, [email protected]
or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, [email protected]  

ST. PAUL, MN, July 11, 2022—The political action committee for the National Federation of Independent Businesses in Minnesota, the state’s leading small business association, today announced a second round of endorsements in races for the Minnesota Legislature.

Today’s endorsements of 61 Senate and House incumbents and House members running for the Senate were made by NFIB MN PAC. Combined with the 11 pre-primary endorsements announced June 28, it now brings to 72 the number of legislative endorsements made by the PAC.

State legislative endorsements are decided by the NFIB MN PAC Board, which is comprised of small business owners in the state. Incumbent legislative endorsements are based on the 2021-22 NFIB MN Voting Record. Lawmakers must have a score of 70 percent or better to be considered for an endorsement.

“NFIB MN PAC is pleased to endorse 61 candidates who have the backs of small business,” said John Reynolds, Minnesota state director for NFIB. “Our members understand what’s at stake, are eager to vote, and ready to help build a pro-small business majority in the Minnesota Legislature. The power of the small business voice is one of the most effective election tools any candidate can have.”

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. Today’s announced endorsements are:

MINNESOTA SENATE

Dist.	Endorsed Candidate	Dist.	Endorsed Candidate
6	Sen. Justin Eichorn	27	Sen. Andrew Mathews
11	Sen. Jason Rarick	28	Sen. Mark Koran
12	Sen. Torrey Westrom	29	Sen. Bruce Anderson
14	Tama Theis	30	Eric Lucero
16	Sen. Andrew Lang	33	Sen. Karin Housley
17	Glenn Gruenhagen	34	Sen. John Hoffman
19	Sen. John Jasinski	35	Sen. Jim Abeler
20	Steve Drazkowski	36	Sen. Roger Chamberlain
22	Sen. Rich Draheim	37	Sen. Warren Limmer
24	Sen. Carla Nelson	48	Sen. Julia Coleman
26	Sen. Jeremy Miller	57	Sen. Zach Duckworth

MINNESOTA HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES

Dist.	Endorsed Candidate	Dist.	Endorsed Candidate
1A	Rep. John Burkel	22B	Rep. Brian Pfarr
1B	Rep. Debra Kiel	23A	Rep. Peggy Bennett
2A	Rep. Matt Grossell	23B	Rep. Patricia Mueller
2B	Rep. Matt Bliss	24A	Rep. Duane Quam
7A	Rep. Spencer Igo	27A	Rep. Shane Mekeland
9A	Rep. Jeff Backer	28A	Rep. Brian Johnson
11B	Rep. Nathan Nelson	28B	Rep. Anne Neu Brindley
12A	Rep. Paul Anderson	29A	Rep. Joe McDonald
12B	Rep. Mary Franson	29B	Rep. Marion O’Neill
13A	Rep. Lisa Demuth	30B	Rep. Paul Novotny
13B	Rep. Tim O’Driscoll	31B	Rep. Peggy Scott
15A	Rep. Chris Swedzinski	32A	Rep. Nolan West
15B	Rep. Paul Torkelson	32B	Rep. Donald Raleigh
16A	Rep. Dean Urdahl	35A	Rep. John Heinrich
16B	Rep. Dave Baker	37A	Rep. Kristin Robbins
18A	Rep. Susan Akland	48A	Rep. Jim Nash
19A	Rep. Brian Daniels	48B	Rep. Greg Boe
19B	Rep. John Petersburg	57A	Rep. Jon Koznick
21A	Rep. Joe Schomacker	58B	Rep. Patrick Garofalo
22A	Rep. Bjorn Olson

Keep up with the latest on Minnesota small business news at www.nfib.com/minnesota or by following NFIB on Twitter @NFIB_MN.

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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.

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