2007 Spirit of Enterprise Awards

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.

2007 Winners: 110th Congress, 1st Session

Alabama

Sen. Richard Shelby

Rep. Jo Bonner (AL-1)

Rep. Terry Everett (AL-2)

Rep. Michael D. Rogers (AL-3)

Rep.
Robert B. 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. John McCain

Rep. Richard G. Renzi (AZ-1)

Rep. Trent Franks (AZ-2)

Rep. John B. Shadegg (AZ-3)

 

Arkansas

Rep. John N. Boozman (AR-3)

Rep. Mike Ross (AR-4)

 

California

Rep. Wally Herger (CA-2)

Rep. Daniel E. Lungren (CA-3)

Rep. John T. Doolittle (CA-4)

Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-21)

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-22)

Rep. Elton Gallegly (CA-24)

Rep. Buck McKeon (CA-25)

Rep. David Dreier (CA-26)

Rep. Edward R. Royce (CA-40)

Rep. Jerry Lewis (CA-41)

Rep. Gary G. Miller (CA-42)

Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-44)

Rep. Mary Bono Mack (CA-45)

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)

Rep. John Campbell (CA-48)

Rep. Darrell E. Issa (CA-49)

Rep. Brian P. Bilbray (CA-50)

Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA-52)

 

Colorado

Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-5)

 

Connecticut

Sen. Joseph Lieberman

Rep. Christopher Shays (CT-4)

 

Delaware

Rep. Michael N. Castle (DE-AL)

 

Florida

Sen. Mel Martinez

Rep. Allen Boyd (FL-2)

Rep. Ander Crenshaw (FL-4)

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-5)

Rep. Cliff Stearns (FL-6)

Rep. John L. Mica (FL-7)

Rep. Ric Keller (FL-8)

Rep. Gus Michael Bilirakis (FL-9)

Rep. Bill Young (FL-10)

Rep. Adam H. Putnam (FL-12)

Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL-13)

Rep. Connie Mack (FL-14)

Rep. Dave Weldon (FL-15)

Rep. Tim Mahoney (FL-16)

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18)

Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21)

Rep. Tom Feeney (FL-24)

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)

 

Georgia

Sen. Saxby Chambliss

Sen. Johnny Isakson

Rep. Sanford D. Bishop (GA-2)

Rep. Lynn A. Westmoreland (GA-3)

Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)

Rep. John Linder (GA-7)

Rep. J. Phillip Gingrey (GA-11)

Rep. John Barrow (GA-12)

 

Idaho

Sen. Larry Craig

Sen. Michael Crapo

Rep. William T. Sali (ID-1)

Rep. Michael K. Simpson (ID-2)

 

Illinois

Rep. Peter J. Roskam (IL-6)

Rep. Melissa L. Bean (IL-8)

Rep. Mark Steven Kirk (IL-10)

Rep. Jerry Weller (IL-11)

Rep. Judy Biggert (IL-13)

Rep. Dennis Hastert (IL-14)

Rep. Timothy V. Johnson (IL-15)

Rep. Donald A. Manzullo (IL-16)

Rep. Ray LaHood (IL-18)

Rep. John Shimkus (IL-19)

 

Indiana

Sen. Richard Lugar

Rep. Mark E. Souder (IN-3)

Rep. Dan Burton (IN-5)

Rep. Mike Pence (IN-6)

Rep. Brad Ellsworth (IN-8)

Rep. Baron P. Hill (IN-9)

 

Iowa

Rep. Tom Latham (IA-4)

Rep. Steven A. King (IA-5)

 

Kansas

Sen. Sam Brownback

Sen. Pat Roberts

Rep. Jerry Moran (KS-1)

Rep. Todd Tiahrt (KS-4)

 

Kentucky

Sen. Mitch McConnell

Sen. Jim Bunning

Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-1)

Rep. Ron Lewis (KY-2)

Rep. Geoff Davis (KY-4)

Rep. Harold Rogers (KY-5)

 

Louisiana

Sen. Mary Landrieu

Sen. Dave Vitter

Rep. Bobby Jindal (LA-1)

Rep. Charles Melancon (LA-3)

Rep. Jim McCrery (LA-4)

Rep. Rodney Alexander (LA-5)

Rep. Richard H. Baker (LA-6)

Rep. Charles W. Boustany (LA-7)

 

Maryland

Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD-1)

Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD-6)

 

Michigan

Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (MI-3)

Rep. Dave Camp (MI-4)

Rep. Fred Upton (MI-6)

Rep. Timothy Walberg (MI-7)

Rep. Mike Rogers (MI-8)

Rep. Joe Knollenberg (MI-9)

Rep. Candice S. Miller (MI-10)

Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter (MI-11)

 

Minnesota

Sen. Norm Coleman

Rep. John Kline (MN-2)

Rep. Jim Ramstad (MN-3)

Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN-6)

 

Mississippi

Sen. Thad Cochran

Sen. Trent Lott

Rep. Roger Wicker (MS-1)

Rep. Charles W. Pickering (MS-3)

 

Missouri

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 C. Hulshof (MO-9)

 

Montana

Rep. Dennis R. Rehberg (MT-AL)

 

Nebraska

Sen. Chuck Hagel

Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry (NE-1)

Rep. Lee Terry (NE-2)

Rep. Adrian M. Smith (NE-3)

 

Nevada

Rep. Dean Heller (NV-2)

Rep. Jon C. Porter (NV-3)

 

New Hampshire

Sen. Judd Gregg

 

New Jersey

Rep. Jim Saxton (NJ-3)

Rep. Christopher H. Smith (NJ-4)

Rep. E. Scott Garrett (NJ-5)

Rep. Mike Ferguson (NJ-7)

Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)

 

New Mexico

Sen. Pete Domenici

Rep. Heather Wilson (NM-1)

Rep. Stevan Pearce (NM-2)

 

New York

Rep. Peter T. King (NY-3)

Rep. John M. McHugh (NY-23)

Rep. James T. Walsh (NY-25)

Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds (NY-26)

Rep. Randy Kuhl (NY-29)

 

North Carolina

Sen. Richard Burr

Sen. Elizabeth Dole

Rep. Walter B. Jones (NC-3)

Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-5)

Rep. Howard Coble (NC-6)

Rep. Robin Hayes (NC-8)

Rep. Sue Wilkins Myrick (NC-9)

Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (NC-10)

 

Ohio

Sen. George Voinovich

Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-1)

Rep. Jean Schmidt (OH-2)

Rep. Michael R. Turner (OH-3)

Rep. James D. Jordan (OH-4)

Rep. Paul Gillmor (OH-5)

Rep. David L. Hobson (OH-7)

Rep. John A. Boehner (OH-8)

Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi (OH-12)

Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH-15)

Rep. Ralph Regula (OH-16)

 

Oklahoma

Sen. James Inhofe

Rep. John A. Sullivan (OK-1)

Rep. Dan Boren (OK-2)

Rep. Frank D. Lucas (OK-3)

Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4)

Rep. Mary Fallin (OK-5)

 

Oregon

Rep. Greg Walden (OR-2)

 

Pennsylvania

Sen. Arlen Specter

Rep. Phil English (PA-3)

Rep. John E. Peterson (PA-5)

Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA-6)

Rep. William Shuster (PA-9)

Rep. Charles W. Dent (PA-15)

Rep. Joseph R. Pitts (PA-16)

Rep. Timothy F. Murphy (PA-18)

Rep. Todd Russell Platts (PA-19)

 

South Carolina

Sen. Lindsey Graham

Rep. Henry E. Brown (SC-1)

Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (SC-3)

Rep. Bob Inglis (SC-4)

 

South Dakota

Sen. Tim Johnson

 

Tennessee

Sen. Lamar Alexander

Sen. Bob Corker

Rep. David Davis (TN-1)

Rep. John J. Duncan (TN-2)

Rep. Zach Wamp (TN-3)

Rep. James Cooper (TN-5)

Rep. Bart Gordon (TN-6)

Rep. Marsha W. Blackburn (TN-7)

 

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 M. Hall (TX-4)

Rep. Thomas J. Hensarling (TX-5)

Rep. Joe Barton (TX-6)

Rep. John Abney Culberson (TX-7)

Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-8)

Rep. Michael T. McCaul (TX-10)

Rep. K. Michael Conaway (TX-11)

Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12)

Rep. Mac Thornberry (TX-13)

Rep. Chet Edwards (TX-17)

Rep. Robert Neugebauer (TX-19)

Rep. Lamar S. Smith (TX-21)

Rep. Nick Lampson (TX-22)

Rep. Kenny Marchant (TX-24)

Rep. Michael C. Burgess (TX-26)

Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz (TX-27)

Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28)

Rep. John R. Carter (TX-31)

Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32)

 

Utah

Sen. Robert Bennett

Sen. Orrin Hatch

Rep. Robert W. Bishop (UT-1)

Rep. Jim Matheson (UT-2)

Rep. Chris Cannon (UT-3)

 

Virginia

Sen. John Warner

Rep. Thelma D. Drake (VA-2)

Rep. James Randy Forbes (VA-4)

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA-6)

Rep. Eric Cantor (VA-7)

Rep. Frank R. Wolf (VA-10)

Rep. Tom Davis (VA-11)

 

Washington

Rep. Doc Hastings (WA-4)

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)

Rep. David G. Reichert (WA-8)

 

West Virginia

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2)

 

Wisconsin

Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-1)

Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (WI-5)

Rep. Thomas E. Petri (WI-6)

 

Wyoming

Sen. John Barrasso

Rep. Barbara Cubin (WY-AL)

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