Senator David Senjem earns ‘Guardian of Small Business’ award

NFIB Minnesota today announced the presentation of its ‘Guardian of Small Business’ award to state Senator David Senjem (R-Rochester).

With 10,000 members statewide, NFIB is Minnesota’s largest small-business group in terms of entities. NFIB gives out its ‘Guardian of Small Business’ award at both the federal and state level to recognize lawmakers who have been supportive of small business on critical issues. Senator Senjem’s award was based on votes he took during the 2017-2018 sessions of the Minnesota Legislature. Senator Senjem made many votes beneficial to small business, including:

  • A significant small business property tax reduction, which was signed into law and reduced taxes for the smallest businesses by 20 percent to 30 percent. The average business received a $700 to $900 reduction for taxes payable in 2018.
  • A significant $1 million increase in the estate tax exemption, which was signed into law. The exemption was raised from $2 million to $3 million per person.
  • A desperately-needed 25 percent reduction to health insurance premiums for 2017 for those who purchase insurance on the individual market. The legislation also made other critical insurance reforms to make the Minnesota market more competitive.
  • Supported critical legislation that preempts local units of government from enacting minimum wages higher than the state’s, and from imposing other new mandates on local employers.

“Senator Senjem 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, NFIB Minnesota state director.

For more than 75 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 nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven. Since its founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses.

Senator David Senjem, of Rochester, is in his fifth term representing District 25, which includes communities in Dodge and Olmsted counties. He serves as chairman of the Senate Capital Investment Committee and is a former majority and minority leader.