PRESS RELEASE and FACT SHEET from the National Federation of Independent Business
November 3, 2010
NFIB President and CEO Dan Danner:
“The Voice of Small Business Was Heard” in the 2010 Elections

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 3, 2010 – “With 20 NFIB members – and more than 240 NFIB-endorsed candidates – now on their way to the U.S. Congress in January, this was a particularly significant election for the NFIB membership,” said NFIB President and CEO Dan Danner this morning. “It’s clear that the voice of small business was heard in this election.”

“More NFIB members, small-business owners and candidates with close small-business ties ran for Congress this year than ever before,” Danner said. “Many of them were among the 290 pro-small-business candidates endorsed by NFIB – more than 80 percent of whom won last night. This is outstanding news for America’s small-business community and job seekers because it means there will be a lot more people in Congress who understand that the best way to create jobs is to get out of the way, and off of the backs, of small businesses.

“We expect the 112th Congress to listen closely to small-business owners in 2011, not only because so many members will hail from the small-business community, but because they know that small businesses are America’s job creators. 

“A majority of the candidates who won last night did so by running on a pro-small-business message. That’s good news for small-business issues in the 112th Congress.”




updated November 8, 2010

BY THE NUMBERS: NFIB, Small Business and the 2010 Election

Never has there been so much focus on small business in an election as there was in this fall’s Midterms. There was a noticeable increase in activism, involvement and overall interest in important small-business issues. More NFIB members, small-business owners and candidates with close small-business ties ran for Congress this year than ever before. As Dan Danner recently said, “NFIB expects the 112th Congress to listen closely to small-business owners, not only because so many members will hail from the small-business community, but because they know that small businesses are America’s job creators.”

 

   290: Number of federal candidates who received NFIB’s endorsement, the most NFIB’s federal PAC board has ever endorsed.
     
   20: The number of (identified) NFIB members elected to federal office.
     
   83: NFIB’s endorsed candidate win percentage (as of 11/8/10).
     
   302,000: The number of state-specific voter guides mailed to NFIB members.
     
   77,401: Fans of NFIB’s facebook pages including “NFIB Force,” state pages, Legal Center
     
   38: Number of endorsement events held with federal candidates, a majority of which were held at NFIB member businesses.
     
   $3.5 million:
Approximate total ad buy for the “Stop Wasting Our Money” and “Lifesupport” issue ad campaigns that ran in roughly 20 markets.
     
   37: Federal candidates who benefitted from our volunteer recruitment efforts on behalf of their campaign.
     
   more than 1,000: Number of small-business people recruited by NFIB who volunteered on federal NFIB-endorsed candidates’ campaigns.
     
   202,619: GOTV postcards sent to NFIB members in 15 Senate and 49 House races.