Small Business Group Endorses Drake for Reelection
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 5, 2008 — The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business association, has endorsed U. S. Rep. Thelma Drake for reelection in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District.
The endorsement comes from NFIB’s Save America’s Free Enterprise (SAFE) Trust, the organization’s political action committee, and is based on prior voting records to evaluate the candidates’ views on legislative issues affecting small business.
Virginia Beach. “She will continue to be a strong voice for a pro-growth, pro-small business agenda when reelected.”
“Rep. Drake has been a reliable ally of small business since her election in 2004,” said Lisa Goeas, NFIB’s vice president, political. “She’s someone who has consistently stood with small business owners in the struggle to provide entrepreneurs with affordable health care, less government intervention and meaningful tax relief.”
Rep. Drake is a past winner of NFIB’s Guardian of Small Business award, given to those members of Congress who vote to protect free enterprise.
Today’s endorsement puts the considerable grassroots support of the state’s small businesses behind the Drake campaign. 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. NFIB will encourage its members to help turn out the influential small business voting bloc on Election Day. According to NFIB polling data, small business owners and their employees make up 43 percent of registered voters in America.
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NFIB is the nation’s leading small business association, with offices in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small and independent business owners a voice in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business. NFIB’s powerful network of grassroots activists send their views directly to state and federal lawmakers through our unique member-only ballot, thus playing a critical role in supporting America’s free enterprise system.
NFIB’s mission is to promote and protect the right of our members to own, operate and grow their businesses. More information about NFIB is available online at http:// www.NFIB.com/newsroom.