The state’s largest small business group in terms of entities, the National Federation of Independent Business Minnesota, with 13,000 members statewide, today announced that State Senator David Brown (Becker) was awarded the prestigious NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award.  

 

NFIB gives out the award at both the federal and state level to recognize legislators who have been supportive of small business on critical issues.  To receive the award legislators had to demonstrate a supportive voting record for small business during the 2013-14 sessions of the Minnesota legislature.

 

Senator Brown made many votes that were critical for small business, including opposing a dramatic $2.1 billion tax increase and then voting for several bills to quickly repeal damaging parts of that legislation.

 

“Senator Brown is a real friend of small business and we are happy to announce that he has earned the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award,” said Mike Hickey, State Director.