The Business Champion designation recognizes state lawmakers who supported policies during the year’s legislative session to grow our economy and make Missouri a more competitive place to do business.
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is proud to recognize the following lawmakers as Business Champions during the 2023 legislative session. Their work is helping build a better business climate by growing the economy, supporting employers and attracting investment opportunities to our state.
The Business Champions list was created after an analysis of key votes on important business issues. To be included, legislators needed to have at least a 75% record of siding with the Missouri Chamber on priority issues.
To see the full list of rated votes, click below.
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The following members of the Missouri Senate are recognized as Business Champions for their work to advance pro-business legislation:
Lauren Arthur
Jason Bean
Doug Beck
Mike Bernskoetter
Rusty Black
Justin Brown
Mike Cierpiot
Sandy Crawford
Karla Eslinger
Travis Fitzwater
Elaine Gannon
Lincoln Hough
Andrew Koenig
Tony Luetkemeyer
Karla May
Tracy McCreery
Angela Walton Mosley
Cindy O’Laughlin
Greg Razer
Holly Thompson Rehder
John Rizzo
Steven Roberts
Caleb Rowden
Curtis Trent
Barbara Washington
Brian Williams
The following members of the Missouri House of Representatives are recognized as Business Champions for their work to advance pro-business legislation:
Phil Amato
Marlon Anderson
Darrell Atchison
Ashley Aune
Gretchen Bangert
Donna Baringer
Jerome Barnes
John Black
Gary Bonacker
Chris Brown
Richard Brown
Paula Brown
Donnie Brown
Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway
Jamie Burger
Michael Burton
Danny Busick
Steve Butz
David Casteel
Brad Christ
Jeff Coleman
Bennie Cook
Ron Copeland
Aaron Crossley
Dane Diehl
Chris Dinkins
David Evans
Bill Falkner
Jeff Farnan
Betsy Fogle
Rick Francis
Sherri Gallick
Kurtis Gregory
Dave Griffith
Kent Haden
Willard Haley
Bill Hardwick
Stephanie Hein
Mike Henderson
Yolonda Fountain Henderson
Dave Hinman
Dan Houx
Barry Hovis
Josh Hurlbert
Keri Ingle
Jamie Johnson
Michael Johnson
Doyle Justus
Jim Kalberloh
Hannah Kelly
Jeff Knight
Ed Lewis
Ian Mackey
Doug Mann
Don Mayhew
Peggy McGaugh
Mike McGirl
Herman Morse
Jeff Myers
Maggie Nurrenbern
Michael O’Donnell
Philip Oehlerking
Bill Owen
Cameron Parker
Jonathan Patterson
Chad Perkins
Tara Peters
Adrian Plank
Dean Plocher
Bradley Pollitt
Sean Pouche
Crystal Quade
Rodger Reedy
Renee Reuter
Louis Riggs
Alex Riley
Lane Roberts
Bruce Sassmann
Robert Sauls
Jim Schulte
Greg Sharpe
Brenda Shields
David Tyson Smith
Travis Smith
Kathy Steinhoff
Mike Stephens
Melanie Stinnett
Kemp Strickler
Tim Taylor
Terry Thompson
Sarah Unsicker
Dean Van Schoiack
Rudy Veit
John Voss
Ken Waller
Bridget Walsh Moore
Travis Wilson
Dale Wright
Yolanda Young
