National Retail Federation Names ‘Heroes of Main Street’

July 28, 2015

WASHINGTON – As part of the National Retail Federation’s annual Retail Advocates Summit fly-in, NRF today recognized a bipartisan group of 289 members of Congress for their support of retail industry priorities such as international trade, patent reform, health care, tax reform and workforce policies that work for employees and employers alike.

"NRF’s Heroes of Main Street have shown through their voting records that they care about retailers, big and small, and value the role these businesses play in communities around the country."
Matthew Shay

“NRF’s Heroes of Main Street have shown through their voting records that they care about retailers, big and small, and value the role these businesses play in communities around the country,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “By backing our policy priorities, they show their commitment to a prosperous Main Street and to the long-term growth of retail - our nation’s largest private-sector employer.”

The Hero of Main Street award was created by NRF in 2013 to recognize members of Congress for support of the retail industry’s public policy priorities. Award eligibility is based on key votes, bill sponsorship and advocacy to advance the industry’s priorities. The “heroes” have supported policies and initiatives defined by NRF that recognize the contributions of the retail industry, and have worked to encourage a “vibrant, sustained and healthy” retail sector.

Senate

Sen. Lamar Alexander
Sen. Kelly Ayotte
Sen. John Barrasso
Sen. Michael Bennet
Sen. Roy Blunt
Sen. John Boozman
Sen. Richard Burr
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Sen. Tom Carper
Sen. Bill Cassidy
Sen. Dan Coats
Sen. Thad Cochran
Sen. Susan Collins
Sen. Christopher Coons
Sen. Bob Corker
Sen. John Cornyn
Sen. Tom Cotton
Sen. Mike Crapo
Sen. Ted Cruz
Sen. Steve Daines
Sen. Mike Enzi
Sen. Joni Ernst
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sen. Deb Fischer
Sen. Jeff Flake
Sen. Cory Gardner
Sen. Lindsey Graham
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sen. Orrin Hatch
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
Sen. Dean Heller
Sen. John Hoeven
Sen. James Inhofe
Sen. Johnny Isakson
Sen. Ron Johnson
Sen. Tim Kaine
Sen. Mark Kirk
Sen. James Lankford
Sen. John McCain
Sen. Claire McCaskill
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sen. Jerry Moran
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Patty Murray
Sen. Bill Nelson
Sen. David Perdue
Sen. Rob Portman
Sen. James Risch
Sen. Pat Roberts
Sen. Mike Rounds
Sen. Marco Rubio
Sen. Ben Sasse
Sen. Tim Scott
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Dan Sullivan
Sen. John Thune
Sen. Thom Tillis
Sen. Pat Toomey
Sen. David Vitter
Sen. Mark Warner
Sen. Roger Wicker
Sen. Ron Wyden

House of Representatives

Rep. Ralph Abraham, M.D.
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt
Rep. Rick Allen
Rep. Mark Amodei
Rep. Brian Babin
Rep. Lou Barletta
Rep. Andy Barr
Rep. Joe Barton
Rep. Dan Benishek, M.D.
Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Rep. Mike Bishop
Rep. Rob Bishop
Rep. Diane Black
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Rep. Rod Blum
Rep. John Boehner
Rep. Mike Bost
Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D.
Rep. Kevin Brady
Rep. Susan W. Brooks
Rep. Vern Buchanan
Rep. Larry Bucshon, M.D.
Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D.
Rep. Bradley Byrne
Rep. Ken Calvert
Rep. Buddy Carter
Rep. John Carter
Rep. Steve Chabot
Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Rep. Curt Clawson
Rep. Mike Coffman
Rep. Tom Cole
Rep. Chris Collins
Rep. Doug Collins
Rep. Barbara Comstock
Rep. Mike Conaway
Rep. Paul Cook
Rep. Ryan Costello
Rep. Kevin Cramer
Rep. Rick Crawford
Rep. Ander Crenshaw
Rep. Henry Cuellar
Rep. John Culberson
Rep. Carlos Curbelo
Rep. Rodney Davis
Rep. John Delaney
Rep. Jeff Denham
Rep. Charlie Dent
Rep. Ron DeSantis
Rep. Scott DesJarlais
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Rep. Bob Dold
Rep. Sean Duffy
Rep. Jeff Duncan
Rep. John J. Duncan Jr.
Rep. Renee Ellmers
Rep. Tom Emmer
Rep. Blake Farenthold
Rep. Stephen Fincher
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann
Rep. Bill Flores
Rep. J.Randy Forbes
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Rep. Virginia Foxx
Rep. Trent Franks
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rep. Bob Gibbs
Rep. Chris Gibson
Rep. Bob Goodlatte
Rep. Paul Gosar
Rep. Trey Gowdy
Rep. Kay Granger
Rep. Garret Graves
Rep. Sam Graves
Rep. Tom Graves
Rep. Morgan Griffith
Rep. Glenn Grothman
Rep. Frank Guinta
Rep. Brett Guthrie
Rep. Richard Hanna
Rep. Cresent Hardy
Rep. Gregg Harper
Rep. Vicky Hartzler
Rep. Joe Heck
Rep. Jeb Hensarling
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler
Rep. Jody Hice
Rep. French Hill
Rep. George Holding
Rep. Richard Hudson
Rep. Tim Huelskamp
Rep. Bill Huizenga
Rep. Randy Hultgren
Rep. Duncan Hunter
Rep. Will Hurd
Rep. Robert Hurt
Rep. Darrell Issa
Rep. Lynn Jenkins
Rep. Evan Jenkins
Rep. Bill Johnson
Rep. Sam Johnson
Rep. Dave Joyce
Rep. Mike Kelly
Rep. Trent Kelly
Rep. Pete King
Rep. Steve King
Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Rep. John Kline
Rep. Steve Knight
Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Rep. Doug Lamborn
Rep. Leonard Lance
Rep. Bob Latta
Rep. Frank LoBiondo
Rep. Billy Long
Rep. Barry Loudermilk
Rep. Mia Love
Rep. Frank Lucas
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Rep. Tom MacArthur
Rep. Kenny Marchant
Rep. Tom Marino
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Rep. Michael McCaul
Rep. Tom McClintock
Rep. Patrick McHenry
Rep. David McKinley
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Rep. Martha McSally
Rep. Patrick Meehan
Rep. Luke Messer
Rep. John Mica
Rep. Candice Miller
Rep. Jeff Miller
Rep. John Moolenaar
Rep. Markwayne Mullin
Rep. Tim Murphy
Rep. Randy Neugebauer
Rep. Dan Newhouse
Rep. Kristi Noem
Rep. Richard Nugent
Rep. Devin Nunes
Rep. Pete Olson
Rep. Steven Palazzo
Rep. Erik Paulsen
Rep. Steve Pearce
Rep. Robert Pittenger
Rep. Joe Pitts
Rep. Ted Poe
Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Rep. Mike Pompeo
Rep. Bill Posey
Rep. Tom Price, M.D.
Rep. John Ratcliffe
Rep. Tom Reed
Rep. Dave Reichert
Rep. Jim Renacci
Rep. Reid Ribble
Rep. Tom Rice
Rep. Scott Rigell
Rep. Martha Roby
Rep. Phil Roe, M.D.
Rep. Hal Rogers
Rep. Mike Rogers
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
Rep. Todd Rokita
Rep. Thomas J. Rooney
Rep. Peter Roskam
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Rep. Dennis A. Ross
Rep. Keith Rothfus
Rep. David Rouzer
Rep. Ed Royce
Rep. Steve Russell
Rep. Paul Ryan
Rep. Matt Salmon
Rep. Mark Sanford
Rep. Steve Scalise
Rep. David Schweikert
Rep. Austin Scott
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
Rep. Pete Sessions
Rep. John Shimkus
Rep. Bill Shuster
Rep. Mike Simpson
Rep. Adrian Smith
Rep. Jason Smith
Rep. Lamar Smith
Rep. Chris Smith
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Rep. Chris Stewart
Rep. Steve Stivers
Rep. Marlin Stutzman
Rep. Glenn Thompson
Rep. Mac Thornberry
Rep. Pat Tiberi
Rep. Scott Tipton
Rep. Dave Trott
Rep. Mike Turner
Rep. Fred Upton
Rep. David Valadao
Rep. Ann Wagner
Rep. Tim Walberg
Rep. Greg Walden
Rep. Mark Walker
Rep. Jackie Walorski
Rep. Mimi Walters
Rep. Randy Weber
Rep. Daniel Webster
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
Rep. Bruce Westerman
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
Rep. Ed Whitfield
Rep. Roger Williams
Rep. Joe Wilson
Rep. Rob Wittman
Rep. Steve Womack
Rep. Rob Woodall
Rep. Kevin Yoder
Rep. Ted Yoho
Rep. David Young
Rep. Todd Young
Rep. Don Young
Rep. Lee Zeldin
Rep. Ryan Zinke

About NRF
The National Retail Federation is the world’s largest retail trade association. Based in Washington, D.C., NRF represents discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores, Main Street merchants, grocers, wholesalers, chain restaurants and internet retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries. Retail is the nation’s largest private-sector employer, supporting one in four U.S. jobs — 42 million working Americans. Contributing $2.6 trillion to annual GDP, retail is a daily barometer for the nation’s economy. NRF.com

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