(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted to the Patriot by Paige Pearson, Media Relations Specialist with the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus.) 

The state’s major small business organization, the National Federation of Independent Business, or NFIB, presented Sen. Bruce Anderson (Buffalo Twp.) with the prestigious Guardian of Small Business Award ,Oct. 12.

“Small businesses are the cornerstones of our communities and truly what make our hometowns so great,” Sen. Anderson said. “While they may be considered small individually, these businesses have an enormous impact on our state’s economic success.”

Sen. Anderson earned the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award with a 100% score on the NFIB Minnesota Voting Record for 2021-22.

“Now more than ever, Main Street needs strong advocates in the Minnesota Legislature, and they have one in Sen. Bruce Anderson,” said John Reynolds, NFIB Minnesota State Director. “Bruce earned the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award by working tirelessly for small business over the last two years.”

The Guardian of Small Business Award is reserved for legislators who vote consistently with small business on the key issues identified by small business owners. Minnesota lawmakers who voted with small business on key issues 80% or more of the time during the 2021-22 legislative session earned the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award.

Lawmakers are informed prior to Key Votes of consensus positions developed through NFIB’s one member, one vote policy and asked to support the priorities of small business with their vote. Key Votes are recorded in the biennial NFIB Minnesota Voting Record and distributed to the more than 10,000 small businesses that belong to NFIB here.