NFIB’s prestigious Guardian of Small Business Award is reserved for legislators who vote consistently with small business on the key issues identified by small business owners. Those who voted with small business on key issues 70% or more of the time during the 118th Congress earned the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award. NFIB informs lawmakers in advance which votes will be considered NFIB Key Votes, asks lawmakers to support the consensus views of our members, and reminds legislators that their votes will be reported back to the NFIB membership. Learn more about NFIB’s one member, one vote balloting, which guides NFIB priorities and key issues.
“The NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award is presented to Members of Congress who have proven themselves to be real champions of small business.”
NFIB President and CEO Brad Close
NFIB 2024
Guardians of Small Business
Senate / House of Representatives
Alabama
- Senator Tommy Tuberville (AL)
- Senator Katie Britt (AL)
- Representative Jerry Carl (AL-1)
- Representative Barry Moore (AL-2)
- Representative Mike D. Rogers (AL-3)
- Representative Robert Aderholt (AL-4)
- Representative Dale Strong (AL-5)
- Representative Gary Palmer (AL-6)
Alaska
- Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Senator Dan Sullivan (AK)
Arizona
- Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ)
- Representative David Schweikert (AZ-1)
- Representative Eli Crane (AZ-2)
- Representative Andy Biggs (AZ-5)
- Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6)
- Representative Debbie Lesko (AZ-8)
- Representative Paul Gosar (AZ-9)
Arkansas
- Senator John Boozman (AR)
- Senator Tom Cotton (AR)
- Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1)
- Representative French Hill (AR-2)
- Representative Steve Womack (AR-3)
- Representative Bruce Westerman (AR-4)
California
- Representative Doug LaMalfa (CA-1)
- Representative Kevin Kiley (CA-3)
- Representative Tom McClintock (CA-5)
- Representative John Duarte (CA-13)
- Representative David Valadao (CA-22)
- Representative Jay Obernolte (CA-23)
- Representative Mike Garcia (CA-27)
- Representative Young Kim (CA-40)
- Representative Ken Calvert (CA-41)
- Representative Michelle Steel (CA-45)
- Representative Darrel Issa (CA-48)
Colorado
- Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-3)
- Representative Doug Lamborn (CO-5)
Florida
- Senator Marco Rubio (FL)
- Senator Rick Scott (FL)
- Representative Matt Gaetz (FL-1)
- Representative Neal Dunn (FL-2)
- Representative Kat Cammack (FL-3)
- Representative Aaron Bean (FL-4)
- Representative John Rutherford (FL-5)
- Representative Michael Waltz (FL-6)
- Representative Cory Mills (FL-7)
- Representative Bill Posey (FL-8)
- Representative Daniel Webster (FL-11)
- Representative Gus Bilirakis (FL-12)
- Representative Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13)
- Representative Laurel Lee (FL-15)
- Representative Vern Buchanan (FL-16)
- Representative Greg Steube (FL-17)
- Representative Scott Franklin (FL-18)
- Representative Byon Donalds (FL-19)
- Representative Brian Mast (FL-21)
- Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26)
- Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27)
- Representative Carlos Gimenez (FL-28)
Georgia
- Representative Buddy Carter (GA-1)
- Representative Drew Ferguson (GA-3)
- Representative Rich McCormick (GA-6)
- Representative Austin Scott (GA-8)
- Representative Andrew Clyde (GA-9)
- Representative Mike Collins (GA-10)
- Representative Barry Loudermilk (GA-11)
- Representative Rick Allen (GA-12)
- Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14)
Idaho
- Senator Mike Crapo (ID)
- Senator Jim Risch (ID)
- Representative Russ Fulcher (ID-1)
- Representative Mike Simpson (ID-2)
Illinois
- Representative Mike Bost (IL-12)
- Representative Mary Miller (IL-15)
- Representative Darin LaHood (IL-16)
Indiana
- Senator Todd Young (IN)
- Senator Mike Braun (IN)
- Representative Rudy Yakym (IN-2)
- Representative Jim Banks (IN-3)
- Representative Jim Baird (IN-4)
- Representative Victoria Spartz (IN-5)
- Representative Greg Pence (IN-6)
- Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-8)
- Representative Erin Houchin (IN-9)
Iowa
- Senator Charles Grassley (IA)
- Senator Joni Ernst (IA)
- Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1)
- Representative Ashley Hinson (IA-2)
- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-3)
- Representative Randy Feenstra (IA-4)
Kansas
- Senator Jerry Moran (KS)
- Senator Roger Marshall (KS)
- Representative Tracey Mann (KS-1)
- Representative Jake LaTurner (KS-2)
- Representative Ron Estes (KS-4)
Kentucky
- Senator Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Senator Rand Paul (KY)
- Representative James Comer (KY-1)
- Representative Brett Guthrie (KY-2)
- Representative Thomas Massie (KY-4)
- Representative Hal Rogers (KY-5)
- Representative Andy Barr (KY-6)
Louisiana
- Senator Bill Cassidy (LA)
- Senator John Kennedy (LA)
- Representative Steve Scalise (LA-1)
- Representative Clay Higgins (LA-3)
- Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4)
- Representative Julia Letlow (LA-5)
- Representative Garret Graves (LA-6)
Maine
- Senator Susan Collins (ME)
Maryland
- Representative Andy Harris (MD-1)
Michigan
- Representative Jack Bergman (MI-1)
- Representative John Moolenaar (MI-2)
- Representative Bill Huizenga (MI-4)
- Representative Tim Walberg (MI-5)
- Representative Lisa McClain (MI-9)
- Representative John James (MI-10)
Minnesota
- Representative Brad Finstad (MN-1)
- Representative Tom Emmer (MN-6)
- Representative Michelle Fischbach (MN-7)
- Representative Pete Stauber (MN-8)
Mississippi
- Senator Roger Wicker (MS)
- Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS)
- Representative Trent Kelly (MS-1)
- Representative Michael Guest (MS-3)
- Representative Mike Ezell (MS-4)
Missouri
- Senator Josh Hawley (MO)
- Senator Eric Schmitt (MO)
- Representative Ann Wagner (MO-2)
- Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3)
- Representative Mark Alford (MO-4)
- Representative Sam Graves (MO-6)
- Representative Eric Burlison (MO-7)
- Representative Jason Smith (MO-8)
Montana
- Senator Steve Daines (MT)
- Senator Jon Tester (MT)
- Representative Ryan Zinke (MT-1)
- Representative Matt Rosendale (MT-2)
Nebraska
- Senator Deb Fischer (NE)
- Senator Pete Ricketts (NE)
- Representative Mike Flood (NE-1)
- Representative Don Bacon (NE-2)
- Representative Adrian Smith (NE-3)
Nevada
- Representative Mark Amodei (NV-2)
New Jesery
- Representative Jeff Van Drew (NJ-2)
- Representative Chris Smith (NJ-4)
- Representative Thomas Kean (NJ-7)
New York
- Representative Nick LaLota (NY-1)
- Representative Andrew Garbarino (NY-2)
- Representative Anthony D’Esposito (NY-4)
- Representative Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11)
- Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17)
- Representative Marc Molinaro (NY-19)
- Representative Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
- Representative Brandon Williams (NY-22)
- Representative Nick Langworthy (NY-23)
- Representative Claudia Tenney (NY-24)
North Carolina
- Senator Thom Tillis (NC)
- Senator Ted Budd (NC)
- Representative Greg Murphy (NC-3)
- Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5)
- Representative David Rouzer (NC-7)
- Representative Dan Bishop (NC-8)
- Representative Richard Hudson (NC-9)
- Representative Dan Bishop (NC-9)
- Representative Patrick McHenry (NC-10)
- Representative Chuck Edwards (NC-11)
North Dakota
- Senator John Hoeven (ND)
- Senator Kevin Cramer (ND)
- Representative Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL)
Ohio
- Senator J.D Vance (OH)
- Representative Brad Wenstrup (OH-2)
- Representative Jim Jordan (OH-4)
- Representative Bob Latta (OH-5)
- Representative Max Miller (OH-7)
- Representative Warren Davidson (OH-8)
- Representative Mike Turner (OH-10)
- Representative Troy Balderson (OH-12)
- Representative David Joyce (OH-14)
- Representative Mike Carey (OH-15)
Oklahoma
- Senator James Lankford (OK)
- Senator Markwayne Mullin (OK)
- Representative Kevin Hern (OK-1)
- Representative Josh Brecheen (OK-2)
- Representative Frank Lucas (OK-3)
- Representative Tom Cole (OK-4)
- Representative Stephanie Bice (OK-5)
Oregon
- Representative Cliff Bentz (OR-2)
- Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-5)
Pennsylvania
- Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1)
- Representative Dan Meuser (PA-9)
- Representative Scott Perry (PA-10)
- Representative Lloyd Smucker (PA-11)
- Representative John Joyce (PA-13)
- Representative Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14)
- Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15)
- Representative Mike Kelly (PA-16)
South Carolina
- Senator Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Senator Tim Scott (SC)
- Representative Nancy Mace (SC-1)
- Representative Joe Wilson (SC-2)
- Representative Jeff Duncan (SC-3)
- Representative William Timmons (SC-4)
- Representative Ralph Norman (SC-5)
- Representative Russell Fry (SC-7)
South Dakota
- Senator John Thune (SD)
- Senator Mike Rounds (SD)
- Representative Dusty Johnson (SD-AL)
Tennessee
- Senator Marsha Blackburn (TN)
- Senator Bill Hagerty (TN)
- Representative Diana Harshbarger (TN-1)
- Representative Tim Burchett (TN-2)
- Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-3)
- Representative Scott DesJarlais (TN-4)
- Representative Andy Ogles (TN-5)
- Representative John Rose (TN-6)
- Representative Mark Green (TN-7)
- Representative David Kustoff (TN-8)
Texas
- Senator John Cornyn (TX)
- Senator Ted Cruz (TX)
- Representative Nathaniel Moran (TX-1)
- Representative Dan Crenshaw (TX-2)
- Representative Keith Self (TX-3)
- Representative Pat Fallon (TX-4)
- Representative Lance Gooden (TX-5)
- Representative Jake Ellzey (TX-6)
- Representative Morgan Luttrell (TX-8)
- Representative Michael McCaul (TX-10)
- Representative August Pfluger (TX-11)
- Representative Kay Granger (TX-12)
- Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13)
- Representative Randy Weber (TX-14)
- Representative Monica De La Cruz (TX-15)
- Representative Pete Sessions (TX-17)
- Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19)
- Representative Chip Roy (TX-21)
- Representative Troy Nehls (TX-22)
- Representative Tony Gonzales (TX-23)
- Representative Beth Van Duyne (TX-24)
- Representative Roger Williams (TX-25)
- Representative Michael Burgess (TX-26)
- Representative Michael Cloud (TX-27)
- Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
- Representative John Carter (TX-31)
- Representative Brian Babin (TX-36)
- Representative Wesley Hunt (TX-38)
Utah
- Senator Mike Lee (UT)
- Senator Mitt Romney (UT)
- Representative Blake Moore (UT-1)
- Representative John Curtis (UT-3)
- Representative Burgess Owens (UT-4)
Virginia
- Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1)
- Representative Jen Kiggans (VA-2)
- Representative Bob Good (VA-5)
- Representative Ben Cline (VA-6)
- Representative Morgan Griffith (VA-9)
Washington
- Representative Dan Newhouse (WA-4)
- Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)
West Virginia
- Senator Joe Manchin (WV)
- Senator Shelley Moore (WV)
- Representative Carol Miller (WV-1)
- Representative Alex Mooney (WV-2)
Wisconsin
- Senator Ron Johnson (WI)
- Representative Bryan Steil (WI-1)
- Representative Derrick Van Orden (WI-3)
- Representative Scott Fitzgerald (WI-5)
- Representative Glenn Grothman (WI-6)
- Representative Tom Tiffany (WI-7)
Wyoming
- Senator John Barrasso (WY)
- Senator Cynthia Lummis (WY)
- Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL)
