The BIPAC Action Fund announced its endorsement of Marsha Blacburn in her campaign for the U.S. Senate on October 17, 2018.

As a small business woman, author, mother, grandmother, and Member of Congress, Marsha Blackburn has dedicated her service to making America a more prosperous place to live.

U.S. Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn began her elected service career in 1998 as a Tennessee State Senator. Blackburn’s Senate career was marked by her commitment to fiscal common sense and government accountability, repeatedly advocating for fewer regulations and policies that enabled businesses to grow.

While serving in the Tennessee Senate, Marsha led a statewide grassroots campaign to defeat a proposed state income tax. While defeating the tax, she earned the reputation as a champion of anti-tax and government accountability issues, taking to the airwaves to make the case that government wrongly believes it never gets enough of the taxpayer’s paycheck.

Blackburn’s reputation for focusing on freedom, free people and free markets boosted her from the Tennessee Senate to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 to represent Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District.

She has served as a Republican whip every Congress, holds a seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee serving as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Percent   Candidate                 Party       Votes        Winner
54.7%       Marsha Blackburn    GOP    1,227,483           ✓
43.9%       Phil Bredesen            Dem       985,450    
  1.4%       Other                                            30,807

www.marshablackburn.com

The BIPAC Action Fund announced its endorsement of Mike Braun in his campaign for the U.S. Senate on September 4, 2018.

As founder and CEO of Meyer Distributing and owner of Meyer Logistics, Mike Braun has employed thousands of Americans across the United States. Mike’s companies serve the lower 48 states and have locations in 38 states, with Meyer’s corporate headquarters located in Jasper, Indiana.

Mike went on to graduate from Wabash College where he earned an economics degree, graduated summa cum laude, and served as President of the Student Body. In 1976, Mike married his high school sweetheart Maureen and entered Harvard Business School, earning an M.B.A. in 1978.

Mike Braun has also served as a member of the local School Board and was elected as a State Representative in 2014.

As a State Representative, Braun has partnered with conservative leaders like Vice President Mike Pence to deliver results for Hoosiers. The 2016 Indiana General Assembly was ranked as the most conservative legislative body in the country.

Mike Braun's website says that he "is running for the Senate because he believes that Washington needs more people with experience in the private sector, not politics."

Percent    Candidate      Party         Votes      Winner
51%          Mike Braun         GOP    1,158,000         ✓
45.1%       Joe Donnelly*    Dem    1,023,553    
3.9%         Other                                    88,551

https://www.mikebraunforindiana.com

The BIPAC Action Fund announced its endorsement of Kevin Cramer in his campaign for the U.S. Senate on September 4, 2018.

Cramer was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 6, 2012. He serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has the broadest jurisdiction of any committee in Congress. Rep. Cramer is assigned to three subcommittees: Communications and Technology, Energy, and Environment. In November 2016, Cramer was elevated to the influential House Republican Steering Committee as the Small State Representative. The Steering Committee determines all committee assignments and chairmanships.

He is co-chairman of the House Rural Broadband Caucus which develops policy solutions addressing rural America’s digital divide. He also serves as co-chairman of the Northern Border Caucus.

He is North Dakota’s only member of the House of Representatives. Cramer has made constituent outreach a top priority, describing interacting with the public as “the best part of public service.”   According to Legistorm, the Capitol Hill government issues website, Cramer has held the most town halls of any member of Congress.

Cramer has had a distinguished career in public service. In 1991, he was elected Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party, making him the youngest member of the Republican National Committee. From 1993 to 2000, he served in Governor Ed Schafer’s cabinet, first as State Tourism Director from 1993 to 1997, then as State Economic Development & Finance Director from 1997 to 2000. From 2000 to 2003, he was Executive Director of the Harold Schafer Leadership Foundation, which connects emerging leaders from the University of Mary in Bismarck with community business leaders. In 2003, then-Governor John Hoeven appointed Cramer to the Public Service Commission, and in 2004 he was elected to the position, gaining more than 65 percent of the vote.

A strong advocate for the free market system, Cramer has a proven record of cutting and balancing budgets, encouraging the private sector through limited, common sense regulations and limited government.

Cramer has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, and was conferred the degree of Doctor of Leadership, honoris causa, by the University of Mary.

Percent    Candidate         Party       Votes    Winner
55.5%       Kevin Cramer         GOP    179,720        ✓
44.5%      Heidi Heitkamp*    Dem    144,376

https://www.kevincramer.org/

The BIPAC Action Fund announced its endorsement of Karin Housley in her campaign for the U.S. Senate on October 17, 2018.

The daughter of two public school teachers, Karin Housley was born and raised in South St. Paul. After graduating from South St. Paul High School in 1982, she went on to receive a degree in communications from the State University of New York at Buffalo. After college, Karin worked as a television news producer and eventually hosted her own radio show, authored an investment book, and started a successful real estate business.

In 2012, Karin was elected to serve the St. Croix River Valley in the Minnesota Senate. As a state senator, Karin is known for her ability to work across the aisle and deliver for her constituents, as well as her passionate advocacy for seniors and veterans. She pushed for the creation of the first-ever Senate Aging & Long-Term Care Committee, which she currently chairs, and is a leader in the fight to end elder abuse in Minnesota. Karin also serves as vice chair of the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee and sits on the Veterans and Military Affairs and the Jobs and Economic Growth committees.

Percent    Candidate     Party    Votes          Winner
53%         Tina Smith*       Dem    1,370,540         ✓
42.4%     Karin Housley    GOP    1,095,777    
4.6%         Other                                119,938   

www.housleyforsenate.com

The BIPAC Action Fund announced its endorsement of Josh Hawley in his campaign for the U.S. Senate on October 17, 2018.

Raised in Lexington, Missouri, Josh Hawley currently serves as the state’s Attorney General. As Missouri’s top prosecutor, Josh has earned a reputation for taking on the big and the powerful to protect Missouri workers and families. He has battled big government and big business, the special interests, organized crime, and anyone who would threaten the wellbeing of Missourians.

AG Hawley is recognized as one of the nation’s leading constitutional lawyers. He has litigated at the Supreme Court of the United States, the federal courts of appeals, and in state court, fighting for the people’s liberties.

Percent    Candidate          Party       Votes       Winner
51.4%       Josh Hawley            GOP    1,254,927          ✓
45.6%      Claire McCaskill*    Dem    1,112,935    
  3%            Other                                       74,420   

https://joshhawley.com

The BIPAC Action Fund announced its endorsement of Dean Heller in his re-election campaign for the U.S. Senate on November 1, 2017.

"Senator Heller has been a staunch supporter of the business community,” said BIPAC President and CEO Jim Gerlach.  “The changing demographics in Nevada have led to the state to become more electorally competitive and our early endorsement of Sen. Heller sends a clear signal from the business community that his common-sense approach to governing is what is needed now more than ever in D.C.," continued Gerlach.

Heller’s 2016 voting record includes 100% ratings by BIPAC, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  Additionally, Heller received a 100% rating in 2015 by the National Retail Federation and a 96% rating by the National Association of Manufacturers.

Senator Heller was sworn in to the United States Senate on May 9, 2011.  Prior to his service in the Senate, Senator Heller was the Representative for Nevada's Second Congressional District and also served as Nevada's Secretary of State and in the Nevada State Assembly representing Carson City.

Percent    Candidate    Party    Votes    Winner
50.4%    Jacky Rosen       Dem    490,071        ✓
45.4%    Dean Heller*     GOP    441,202    
  4.2%        Other                            40,859   

www.deanheller.com

The BIPAC Action Fund announced its endorsement of Martha McSally in her campaign for the U.S. Senate on September 4, 2018.

Congresswoman Martha McSally currently represents Arizona’s Second Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. She serves on the Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees. The Congresswoman also chairs the Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee, the first Arizonan and the first freshman legislator ever given this leadership role.

Martha McSally was elected in 2014, after retiring in 2010 as a full Colonel in the United States Air Force. During her 26-year military career, she deployed six times to the Middle East and Afghanistan, flying 325 combat hours and earning a Bronze Star and six air medals. She broke barriers for women and girls everywhere — becoming not only the first woman in U.S. history to fly a fighter jet in combat— but the first woman to command a fighter squadron.

McSally is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. She received her first master’s degree from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. She received her second from the United States Air War College, where she graduated first in her class of 261 senior military officers.

Percent      Candidate       Party      Votes       Winner
50%        Kyrsten Sinema    Dem    1,191,100         ✓
47.6%    Martha McSally     GOP     1,135,200    
2.4%                Other                              57,442   

https://mcsallyforsenate.com

The BIPAC Action Fund announced its endorsement of Patrick Morrisey in his  campaign for the U.S. Senate on June 29, 2017.

Patrick Morrisey is West Virginia’s first Republican Attorney General since 1933. Elected in 2012 and reelected in 2016, Morrisey is a conservative champion for Mountain State families and taxpayers.

Growing up in a working-class family, Morrisey learned the importance of a strong work ethic. The son of a World War II veteran and a Veterans Administration nurse, Morrisey paid his way through school and understands what it means to live paycheck to paycheck.

A champion for taxpayers, Morrisey has helped the state and consumers garner hundreds of millions of dollars, including returning more than $40 million voluntarily to the state’s general fund. He also saved $4.4 million in just 15 months by establishing a disability fraud unit.

Before being elected as Attorney General, Morrisey worked as a health care attorney in the private sector at several large firms, where he participated in the challenge to Obamacare. Morrisey also served as deputy staff director and chief health counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, where he worked on Medicare, Medicaid, and bioterrorism legislation.

P ercent    Candidate         Party      Votes    Winner 
49.6%       Joe Manchin*        Dem    290,510        ✓
46.3%      Patrick Morrisey    GOP    271,113    
4.2%             Other                                 24,411   

https://patrickmorrisey.com

The BIPAC Action Fund announced its endorsement of Jim Renacci in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in April 2018.

Jim Renacci was elected to the United States House of Representatives in November of 2010 and is serving his third term representing the 16th district of Ohio.  In 2018, Rep. Renacci is running statewide for the U.S. Senate.

Prior to his election to the U.S. House, Rep. Renacci began his career as a CPA and business owner.  Throughout his nearly 30-year business career Jim owned and operated over 60 entities, created more than 1,500 jobs and employed over 3,000 people.  In addition to his work helping grow northeast Ohio’s economy as a private sector business owner, Jim has also dedicated much of his life to public service. He spent five years as a volunteer firefighter in Wadsworth, served on the city’s Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, and was later elected to two terms as President of the City Council. In 2004, Jim was elected Mayor of Wadsworth, where he successfully balanced the city’s $80 million dollar budget and converted a multi-million dollar deficit into a surplus, without raising taxes.

The contrast between Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Jim Renacci on business issues is stark.

Percent    C andidate             Party          Votes       Winner 
53.4%        Sherrod Brown*    Dem       2,358,508          ✓
46.6%        Jim Renacci             GOP       2,057,559

http://jimrenacci.com