"We support legislators who support small business with their votes."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ALBANY, NY (Sept. 13, 2024) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the state’s leading small business advocacy association, announced that its New York PAC has released endorsements for candidates running for the state legislature in 2024.
“The onslaught of policies pushed by powerful, well-funded special interest groups, including labor unions and the plaintiffs’ attorneys, continue to pass the current state legislature, making it more difficult and expensive for small businesses to succeed in New York,” said Ashley Ranslow, NFIB New York State Director. “Electing pro-small-business candidates is more critical than ever. Small businesses employ nearly half of all employees in New York and produce half of the state’s GDP. Small business owners are integral to the state’s economic health and communities, but New York continues to overlook Main Street. It is imperative that we have lawmakers who are laser focused on preventing harmful regulations and mandates on small businesses and reigning in the barrage of lawsuits to ensure Main Street survives.”
“The NFIB New York PAC is proud to endorse a bi-partisan group of legislators who have a proven track record of fighting for and supporting small businesses with their votes,” continued Ranslow.
State legislative endorsements are decided by the NFIB NY PAC Board, which is made up exclusively of small business owners. Legislative endorsements, where there is an incumbent, are based on the 2023-24 NFIB Voting Record of key small-business issues, including taxes, labor mandates, regulatory reform, workers’ compensation, economic development, and other general business climate matters impacting the cost of doing business in New York. Legislators must have a score of 70% or better to be considered for an endorsement. Candidates running in open seats or as challengers must complete a candidate questionnaire for endorsement consideration.
Small-business owners and their employees are a key voting bloc 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 voters for NFIB NY PAC-endorsed candidates in the 2024 General Election. NFIB and its NY PAC Committee will continue to monitor and evaluate key races across the state and may announce additional candidate endorsements in the future. NFIB is the nation’s leading and largest small-business association, with nearly 11,000 members in New York representing a wide range of industries and businesses of all shapes and sizes.
STATE LEGISLATIVE ENDORSEMENTS
State Senate
SD-05 Steve Rhoads
SD-06 Tom Montefinise
SD-09 Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
SD-45 Dan Stec
SD-51 Peter Oberacker
SD-52 Mike Sigler
SD-54 Pam Helming
SD-55 Luis Martinez
SD-57 George Borrello*
SD-58 Tom O’Mara
SD-60 Pat Gallivan
SD-62 Rob Ortt
State Assembly
AD-05 Doug Smith
AD-08 Michael Fitzpatrick
AD-12 Keith Brown
AD-14 David McDonough
AD-15 Jake Blumencranz
AD-20 Ari Brown
AD-45 Michael Novakhov
AD-46 Alec Brook-Krasny
AD-49 Lester Chang
AD-59 Jaime Williams
AD-62 Michael Reilly
AD-63 Sam Pirozzolo
AD-64 Michael Tannousis
AD-90 Nader Sayegh
AD-98 Karl Brabenec
AD-99 Tom Lapolla
AD-100 Louis Ingrassia
AD-102 Chris Tague
AD-105 Anil Beephan Jr.
AD-108 John McDonald
AD-112 Mary Beth Walsh
AD-113 Carrie Woerner
AD-114 Matt Simpson
AD-115 Billy Jones
AD-116 Scott Gray
AD-117 Ken Blankenbush
AD-118 Robert Smullen
AD-119 Marianne Buttenschon
AD-120 Will Barclay
AD-121 Joe Angelino
AD-123 Donna Lupardo
AD-124 Chris Friend
AD-126 John Lemondes
AD-130 Brian Manktelow
AD-131 Jeff Gallahan
AD-132 Phil Palmesano
AD-133 Andrea Bailey
AD-134 Josh Jensen
AD-139 Steve Hawley
AD-147 David DiPietro
AD-148 Joe Sempolinski
AD-150 Andrew Molitor
* Indicates NFIB member
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For 80 years, NFIB has been 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 our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit www.NFIB.com.
