Senator Michelle Benson (R-Ham Lake) has received a perfect 100% ranking from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for her support of Minnesota’s small business owners and employees. NFIB announced the rankings as part of their 2017-2018 legislative scorecard, which tracks legislators votes on a list of bills affecting small businesses, including taxes, health insurance, legal issues, and more. The scorecard is available here: https://www.nfib.com/assets/MINNESOTA2018_Voting_record.pdf.

“I remember playing around on our family farm as a girl and seeing the NFIB plaque hanging on the wall,” said Sen. Benson. “At the time, it didn’t mean much to me, but as I grew I came to appreciate the vital role that small businesses play in the strength of our economy. Small businesses make up almost 98% of Minnesota’s employers. Nearly half of our workforce is employed by one of the state’s more than 500,000 small businesses. Their success is what drives our thriving economy.”

NFIB is the voice of small business, 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 the group’s founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses, and remains so today.