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 2024 legislative session. Their work is helping build a better business climate by growing the economy, improving public safety and ensuring access to quality health care and hospitals.
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 70% record of siding with the Missouri Chamber on priority issues.
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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
Tony Luetkemeyer
Karla May
Tracy McCreery
Angela Walton Mosley
Cindy O’Laughlin
John Rizzo
Steven Roberts
Caleb Rowden
Holly Thompson Rehder
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:
Bill Allen
Phil Amato
Ashley Aune
Brad Banderman
Gretchen Bangert
Jerome Barnes
John Black
Gary Bonacker
Bob Bromley
Chris Brown
Donnie Brown
Paula Brown
Richard Brown
Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway
Jamie Burger
Michael Burton
Danny Busick
Steve Butz
Tricia Byrnes
David Casteel
Brad Christ
Phil Christofanelli
Bennie Cook
Aaron Crossley
Scott Cupps
Dane Diehl
Chris Dinkins
David Evans
Bill Falkner
Jeff Farnan
Betsy Fogle
Rick Francis
Sherri Gallick
Kurtis Gregory
Dave Griffith
Kent Haden
Mike Haffner
Willard Haley
Wendy Hausman
Stephanie Hein
Mike Henderson
Justin Hicks
Dave Hinman
Dan Houx
Barry Hovis
Josh Hurlbert
Keri Ingle
Jamie Johnson
Doyle Justus
Jim Kalberloh
Ann Kelley
Hannah Kelly
Jeff Knight
Ed Lewis
Chris Lonsdale
Ian Mackey
Kyle Marquart
Don Mayhew
Peggy McGaugh
Herman Morse
Jim Murphy
Jeff Myers
Maggie Nurrenbern
Michael O’Donnell
Philip Oehlerking
Bill Owen
Cameron Parker
Jonathan Patterson
Chad Perkins
Tara Peters
Barbara Phifer
Dean Plocher
Bradley Pollitt
Sean Pouche
Crystal Quade
Rodger Reedy
Renee Reuter
Louis Riggs
Alex Riley
Lane Roberts
Bruce Sassmann
Robert Sauls
Jim Schulte
Brian Seitz
Greg Sharpe
Brenda Shields
Cody Smith
Travis Smith
Mike Stephens
Melanie Stinnett
Kemp Strickler
Del Taylor
Tim Taylor
Lisa Thomas
Terry Thompson
Dean Van Schoiack
Rudy Veit
John Voss
Ken Waller
Emily Weber
Travis Wilson
Eric Woods
Dale Wright
