JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry recognized 116 members of the Missouri General Assembly as Business Champions on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Business Champion designation recognizes state lawmakers who supported policies during the 2019 Legislative Sessionto grow our economy and make Missouri a more competitive place to do business.
The Missouri Chamber established its strategic initiative, Missouri 2030, to provide a consistent and focused direction for Missouri policymakers with workforce, infrastructure and competitiveness driving the agenda. The 2019 Legislative Session was marked by several key successes, including legislation to strengthen our workforce, invest in infrastructure and make the state more competitive by improving the state’s legal climate — none of which would have been possible without the work of the legislators recognized.
“The Business Champion program is our way of thanking Gov. Mike Parson and Missouri’s top pro-business lawmakers for their commitment to growing our economy,” said Missouri Chamber President and CEO Daniel P. Mehan. “The Missouri General Assembly was successful in passing numerous pro-business policies during the 2019 Legislative Session. We applaud our Business Champions for their leadership and we look forward to working alongside them to continue our progress in 2020 and beyond.”
Gov. Mike Parson was the first recipient of a 2019 Business Champion Award, honored at a Sept. 4 Missouri Chamber event. The following lawmakers were recognized as Business Champions on Sept. 11 for their work to advance pro-business legislation:
Business Champions — Senate
Sen. Mike Bernskoetter
Sen. Justin Brown
Sen. Eric Burlison
Sen. Mike Cierpiot
Sen. Sandy Crawford
Sen. Mike Cunningham
Sen. Ed Emery
Sen. Dan Hegeman
Sen. Jason Holsman
Sen. Denny Hoskins
Sen. Lincoln Hough
Sen. Andrew Koenig
Sen. Doug Libla
Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer
Sen. Karla May
Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin
Sen. Jeanie Riddle
Sen. John Rizzo
Sen. Gary Romine
Floor Leader Caleb Rowden
Sen. David Sater
Pro Tem Dave Schatz
Sen. Wayne Wallingford
Sen. Gina Walsh
Sen. Bill White
Sen. Paul Wieland
Sen. Brian Williams
Business Champions — House
Rep. Vic Allred
Rep. Sonya Anderson
Rep. Allen Andrews
Rep. Chuck Basye
Rep. John Black
Rep. Rusty Black
Rep. Jack Bondon
Rep. Bob Bromley
Rep. Jason Chipman
Rep. Jeff Coleman
Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman
Rep. Bruce DeGroot
Rep. Chris Dinkins
Rep. Shamed Dogan
Rep. Dean Dohrman
Rep. J. Eggleston
Rep. Karla Eslinger
Rep. David Evans
Rep. Bill Falkner
Rep. J. Craig Fishel
Rep. Travis Fitzwater
Rep. Rick Francis
Rep. Elaine Gannon
Rep. David Gregory
Rep. Derek Grier
Rep. Aaron Griesheimer
Rep. Dave Griffith
Speaker Elijah Haahr
Rep. Kent Haden
Rep. Mike Haffner
Rep. Tom Hannegan
Rep. Jim Hansen
Rep. Steve Helms
Rep. Mike Henderson
Rep. Ron Hicks
Rep. Dan Houx
Rep. Barry Hovis
Rep. Brad Hudson
Rep. Jeff Justus
Rep. Ann Kelley
Rep. Hannah Kelly
Rep. Jeff Knight
Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer
Rep. Warren Love
Rep. Steve Lynch
Rep. Don Mayhew
Rep. Peggy McGaugh
Rep. Mike McGirl
Rep. Rocky Miller
Rep. Lynn Morris
Rep. Herman Morse
Rep. Dave Muntzel
Rep. Jim Murphy
Rep. Michael O’Donnell
Rep. Jon Patterson
Rep. Donna Pfautsch
Rep. Patricia Pike
Rep. Dean Plocher
Rep. Bradley Pollitt
Rep. Jeff Porter
Rep. Rodger Reedy
Rep. Holly Rehder
Rep. Tim Remole
Rep. Doug Richey
Rep. Louis Riggs
Rep. Lane Roberts
Rep. Robert Ross
Rep. Rory Rowland
Rep. Becky Ruth
Rep. Adam Schnelting
Rep. Nick Schroer
Rep. Greg Sharpe
Rep. Dan Shaul
Rep. Jeff Shawan
Rep. Brenda Shields
Rep. John Simmons
Rep. Cody Smith
Rep. Sheila Solon
Rep. Chrissy Sommer
Rep. Mike Stephens
Rep. Kathy Swan
Rep. Nate Tate
Rep. Curtis Trent
Rep. Rudy Veit
Floor Leader Rob Vescovo
Rep. Sara Walsh
Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann
Rep. David Wood
Rep. Dale Wright