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Issues Center > Members of Congress

The Chamber awards the Spirit of Enterprise based on rankings it gives members of Congress for key business votes.  Votes are Chamber-designated "key votes," recorded floor votes on issues established as priorities by the Chamber’s board of directors on which the Chamber communicates its position prior to the vote.

Members of Congress who support the Chamber’s position on at least 70 percent of key votes receive the Spirit of Enterprise Award.

2006 Winners: 109th Congress, 2nd Session

Alabama
Sen. Jeff Sessions
Sen. Richard Shelby
Rep. Jo Bonner (AL-1)
Rep. Terry Everett (AL-2)
Rep. Michael Rogers (AL-3)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-4)
Rep. Bud Cramer (AL-5)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL-6)
Rep. Artur Davis (AL-7)

Alaska
Sen.  Lisa Murkowski
Sen.  Ted Stevens
Rep. Don Young (AK-AL)

Arizona
Sen. Jon Kyl Sen. John McCain
Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-1)
Rep. Trent Franks (AZ-2)
Rep. John Shadegg (AZ-3)
Rep. J.D. Hayworth (AZ-5)
Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ-6)
Rep. Jim Kolbe (AZ-8)

Arkansas
Sen. Mark Pryor
Rep. Marion Berry (AR-1)
Rep. John Boozman (AR-3)

California
Rep. Wally Herger (CA-2)
Rep. Dan Lungren (CA-3)
Rep. John Doolittle (CA-4)
Rep. Richard Pombo (CA-11)
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)
Rep. George Radanovich (CA-19)
Rep. Jim Costa (CA-20)
Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-21)
Rep. Bill Thomas (CA-22)
Rep. Elton Gallegly (CA-24)
Rep. Buck McKeon (CA-25)
Rep. David Dreier (CA-26)
Rep. Ed Royce (CA-40)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (CA-41)
Rep. Gary Miller (CA-42)
Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-44)
Rep. Mary Bono (CA-45)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)
Rep. John Campbell (CA-48)
Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49)
Rep. Brian Bilbray (CA-50)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA-52)

Colorado
Sen. Wayne Allard
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (CO-4)
Rep. Joel Hefley (CO-5)
Rep. Thomas Tancredo (CO-6)
Rep. Bob Beauprez (CO-7)

Connecticut
Rep. Robert Simmons (CT-2)
Rep. Nancy Johnson (CT-5)

Delaware
Rep. Michael Castle (DE-AL)

Florida
Sen. Mel Martinez
Sen. Bill Nelson
Rep. Jeff Miller (FL-1)
Rep. Allen Boyd (FL-2)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (FL-4)
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-5)
Rep. Cliff Stearns (FL-6)
Rep. John Mica (FL-7)
Rep. Ric Keller (FL-8)
Rep. Mike Bilirakis (FL-9)
Rep. Bill Young (FL-10)
Rep. Adam Putnam (FL-12)
Rep. Katherine Harris (FL-13)
Rep. Connie Mack (FL-14)
Rep. David Weldon (FL-15)
Rep. Mark Foley (FL-16)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18)
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21)
Rep. Clay Shaw (FL-22)
Rep. Tom Feeney (FL-24)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)

Georgia
Sen. Johnny Isakson
Sen. Saxby Chambliss
Rep. Jack Kingston (GA-1)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-2)
Rep. Jim Marshall (GA-3)
Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Rep. John Linder (GA-7)
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (GA-8)
Rep. Charlie Norwood (GA-9)
Rep. Nathan Deal (GA-10)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA-11)
Rep. John Barrow (GA-12)

Idaho
Sen. Larry Craig
Sen. Michael Crapo
Rep. Butch Otter (ID-1)
Rep. Michael Simpson (ID-2)

Illinois
Rep. Henry Hyde (IL-6)
Rep. Melissa Bean (IL-8)
Rep. Mark Kirk (IL-10)
Rep. Jerry Weller (IL-11)
Rep. Judy Biggert (IL-13)
Rep. Denny Hastert (IL-14)
Rep. Tim Johnson (IL-15)
Rep. Don Manzullo (IL-16)
Rep. Ray LaHood (IL-18)
Rep. John Shimkus (IL-19)

Indiana
Sen. Richard Lugar
Rep. Chris Chocola (IN-2)
Rep. Mark Souder (IN-3)
Rep. Steve Buyer (IN-4)
Rep. Dan Burton (IN-5)
Rep. Mike Pence (IN-6)
Rep. John Hostettler (IN-8)
Rep. Michael Sodrel (IN-9)

Iowa
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Rep. Jim Nussle (IA-1)
Rep. Tom Latham (IA-4)
Rep. Steve King (IA-5)

Kansas
Sen. Pat Roberts
Sen. Sam Brownback
Rep. Jerry Moran (KS-1)
Rep. Jim Ryun (KS-2)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (KS-4)

Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sen. Jim Bunning
Rep. Edward Whitfield (KY-1)
Rep. Ron Lewis (KY-2)
Rep. Anne Northup (KY-3)
Rep. Geoff Davis (KY-4)
Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-5)

Louisiana
Sen. Dave Vitter
Sen. Mary Landrieu
Rep. Bobby Jindal (LA-1)
Rep. William Jefferson (LA-2)
Rep. Charlie Melancon (LA-3)
Rep. Jim McCrery (LA-4)
Rep. Rodney Alexander (LA-5)
Rep. Richard Baker (LA-6)
Rep. Charles Boustany (LA-7)

Maine
Sen. Olympia Snowe
Sen. Susan Collins

Maryland
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (MD-1)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6)

Michigan
Rep. Peter Hoekstra (MI-2)
Rep. Vern Ehlers (MI-3)
Rep. Dave Camp (MI-4)
Rep. Fred Upton (MI-6)
Rep. Joe Schwarz (MI-7)
Rep. Mike Rogers (MI-8)
Rep. Joseph Knollenberg (MI-9)
Rep. Candice Miller (MI-10)
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11)

Minnesota
Sen. Norm Coleman
Rep. Gil Gutknecht (MN-1)
Rep. John Kline (MN-2)
Rep. Jim Ramstad (MN-3)
Rep. Mark Kennedy (MN-6)
Rep. Collin Peterson (MN-7)

Mississippi
Sen. Thad Cochran
Sen. Trent Lott
Rep. Roger Wicker (MS-1)
Rep. Chip Pickering (MS-3)

Missouri
Sen. Jim Talent
Sen. Kit Bond
Rep. Todd Akin (MO-2)
Rep. Ike Skelton (MO-4)
Rep. Sam Graves (MO-6)
Rep. Roy Blunt (MO-7)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-8)
Rep. Kenny Hulshof (MO-9)

Montana
Sen. Max Baucus
Sen. Conrad Burns
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (MT-AL)

Nebraska
Sen. Ben Nelson
Sen. Chuck Hagel
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry (NE-1)
Rep. Lee Terry (NE-2)
Rep. Tom Osborne (NE-3)

Nevada
Sen. John Ensign
Rep. James Gibbons (NV-2)
Rep. Jon Porter (NV-3)

New Hampshire
Sen. John Sununu
Sen. Judd Gregg
Rep. Jeb Bradley (NH-1)
Rep. Charles Bass (NH-2)

New Jersey
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2)
Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-5)
Rep. Mike Ferguson (NJ-7)
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)

New Mexico
Sen. Pete Domenici
Rep. Heather Wilson (NM-1)
Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-2)

New York
Rep. Peter King (NY-3)
Rep. Vito Fossella (NY-13)
Rep. John Sweeney (NY-20)
Rep. John McHugh (NY-23)
Rep. Sherry Boehlert (NY-24)
Rep. Jim Walsh (NY-25)
Rep. Thomas Reynolds (NY-26)
Rep. Randy Kuhl (NY-29)

North Carolina
Sen. Elizabeth Dole
Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-5)
Rep. Howard Coble (NC-6)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC-7)
Rep. Robin Hayes (NC-8)
Rep. Sue Myrick (NC-9)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10)
Rep. Charles Taylor (NC-11)

Ohio
Sen. George Voinovich
Sen. Mike DeWine
Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-1)
Rep. Jean Schmidt (OH-2)
Rep. Michael Turner (OH-3)
Rep. Mike Oxley (OH-4)
Rep. Paul Gillmor (OH-5)
Rep. Dave Hobson (OH-7)
Rep. John Boehner (OH-8)
Rep. Pat Tiberi (OH-12)
Rep. Steve LaTourette (OH-14)
Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH-15)
Rep. Ralph Regula (OH-16)
Rep. Bob Ney (OH-18)

Oklahoma
Sen. James Inhofe
Rep. John Sullivan (OK-1)
Rep. Dan Boren (OK-2)
Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-3)
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4)
Rep. Ernest Istook (OK-5)

Oregon
Sen. Gordon Smith
Rep. Greg Walden (OR-2)

Pennsylvania
Sen. Rick Santorum
Sen. Arlen Specter
Rep. Phil English (PA-3)
Rep. Melissa Hart (PA-4)
Rep. John Peterson (PA-5)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA-6)
Rep. Curt Weldon (PA-7)
Rep. Bill Shuster (PA-9)
Rep. Don Sherwood (PA-10)
Rep. Charles Dent (PA-15)
Rep. Joseph Pitts (PA-16)
Rep. Tim Murphy (PA-18)
Rep. Todd Platts (PA-19)

South Carolina
Sen. Jim DeMint
Sen. Lindsey Graham
Rep. Henry Brown (SC-1)
Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2)
Rep. Gresham Barrett (SC-3)
Rep. Bob Inglis (SC-4)

South Dakota
Sen. John Thune
Rep. Stephanie Herseth (SD-AL)

Tennessee
Sen. Lamar Alexander
Sen. Bill Frist
Rep. Bill Jenkins (TN-1)
Rep. Jimmy Duncan (TN-2)
Rep. Zach Wamp (TN-3)
Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN-4)
Rep. Bart Gordon (TN-6)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7)
Rep. John Tanner (TN-8)

Texas
Sen. John Cornyn
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-1)
Rep. Ted Poe (TX-2)
Rep. Sam Johnson (TX-3)
Rep. Ralph Hall (TX-4)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX-5)
Rep. Joe Barton (TX-6)
Rep. John Culberson (TX-7)
Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-8)
Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10)
Rep. Mike Conaway (TX-11)
Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12)
Rep. Mac Thornberry (TX-13)
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15)
Rep. Chet Edwards (TX-17)
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX-19)
Rep. Lamar Smith (TX-21)
Rep. Tom DeLay (TX-22)
Rep. Henry Bonilla (TX-23)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (TX-24)
Rep. Michael Burgess (TX-26)
Rep. Solomon Ortiz (TX-27)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Rep. John Carter (TX-31)
Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32)

Utah
Sen. Robert Bennett
Sen. Orrin Hatch
Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-1)
Rep. Jim Matheson (UT-2)
Rep. Chris Cannon (UT-3)

Virginia
Sen. George Allen
Sen. John Warner
Rep. Jo Ann Davis (VA-1)
Rep. Thelma Drake (VA-2)
Rep. Randy Forbes (VA-4)
Rep. Virgil Goode (VA-5)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA-6)
Rep. Eric Cantor (VA-7)
Rep. Tom Davis (VA-11)

Washington
Rep. Doc Hastings (WA-4)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)
Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-8)

West Virginia
Sen. John Rockefeller
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2)

Wisconsin
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-1)
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
Rep. Tom Petri (WI-6)
Rep. Mark Green (WI-8)

Wyoming
Sen. Michael Enzi
Sen. Craig Thomas
Rep. Barbara Cubin (WY-AL)

 

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