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Spirit of Enterprise Winners
2003 | First Session | 108th Congress

[Spirit of Enterprise Award]The Chamber awards the Spirit of Enterprise based on rankings it gives members of Congress for key business votes, set out in its annual publication, How They Voted.  Votes included in the rankings 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. For the first session of the 108th Congress, the Chamber designated 23 Senate votes and 30 House votes as key votes.
 
 
Alaska
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Ted Stevens
Rep. Don Young
 
Alabama
Sen. Richard Shelby
Sen. Jeff Sessions
Rep. Jo Bonner (AL-1)
Rep. Terry Everett (AL-2)
Rep. Michael Rogers (AL-3)
Rep. Bob Aderholt (AL-4)
Rep. Bud Cramer (AL-5)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL-6)
 
Arkansas
Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Rep. John Boozman (AR-3)
 
Arizona
Sen. Jon Kyl
Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-1)
Rep. Trent Franks (AZ-2)
Rep. John Shadegg (AZ-3)
Rep. J.D. Hayworth (AZ-5)
Rep. Jim Kolbe (AZ-8)
 
California
Rep. Wally Herger (CA-2)
Rep. Doug Ose (CA-3)
Rep. John Doolittle (CA-4)
Rep. Richard Pombo (CA-11)
Rep. George Radanovich (CA-19)
Rep. Cal Dooley (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. Chris Cox (CA-48)
Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49)
Rep. Duke Cunningham (CA-50)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA-52)
 
Colorado
Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Sen. Wayne Allard
Rep. Scott McInnis (CO-3)
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (CO-4)
Rep. Joel Hefley (CO-5)
Rep. Tom Tancredo (CO-6)
Rep. Bob Beauprez (CO-7)
 
Connecticut
Rep. Rob Simmons (CT-2)
Rep. Christopher Shays (CT-4)
Rep. Nancy Johnson (CT-5)
 
Delaware
Sen. Thomas Carper
Rep. Mike Castle
 
Florida
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. Michael Bilirakis (FL-9)
Rep. Bill Young (FL-10)
Rep. Adam Putnam (FL-12)
Rep. Katherine Harris (FL-13)
Rep. Porter Goss (FL-14)
Rep. Dave 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. Zell Miller
Sen. Saxby Chambliss
Rep. Jack Kingston (GA-1)
Rep. Johnny Isakson (GA-6)
Rep. John Linder (GA-7)
Rep. Mac Collins (GA-8)
Rep. Charlie Norwood (GA-9)
Rep. Nathan Deal (GA-10)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA-11)
Rep. Max Burns (GA-12)
 
Iowa
Sen. Charles Grassley
Rep. Jim Nussle (IA-1)
Rep. Jim Leach (IA-2)
Rep. Tom Latham (IA-4)
Rep. Steve King (IA-5)
 
Idaho
Sen. Larry Craig
Sen. Michael Crapo
Rep. C.L. "Butch" Otter (ID-1)
Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-2)
 
Illinois
Sen. Peter Fitzgerald
Rep. Henry Hyde (IL-6)
Rep. Phil Crane (IL-8)
Rep. Mark Kirk (IL-10)
Rep. Jerry Weller (IL-11)
Rep. Judy Biggert (IL-13)
Rep. Dennis 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)
 
Kansas
Sen. Sam Brownback
Sen. Pat Roberts
Rep. Jerry Moran (KS-1)
Rep. Jim Ryun (KS-2)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (KS-4)
 
Kentucky
Sen. Jim Bunning
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-1)
Rep. Ron Lewis (KY-2)
Rep. Anne Northup (KY-3)
Rep. Ken Lucas (KY-4)
Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-5)
 
Louisiana
Sen. Mary Landrieu
Sen. John Breaux
Rep. David Vitter (LA-1)
Rep. W.J. "Billy" Tauzin (LA-3)
Rep. Jim McCrery (LA-4)
Rep. Richard Baker (LA-6)
Rep. Chris John (LA-7)
 
Maryland
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (MD-1)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6)
 
Maine
Sen. Susan Collins
 
Michigan
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (MI-2)
Rep. Vern Ehlers (MI-3)
Rep. Dave Camp (MI-4)
Rep. Fred Upton (MI-6)
Rep. Nick Smith (MI-7)
Rep. Mike Rogers (MI-8)
Rep. Joe Knollenberg (MI-9)
Rep. Candice Miller (MI-10)
Rep. Thad 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)
 
Missouri
Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond
Sen. Jim Talent
Rep. Todd Akin (MO-2)
Rep. Sam Graves (MO-6)
Rep. Roy Blunt (MO-7)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-8)
Rep. Kenny Hulshof (MO-9)
Mississippi
Sen. Trent Lott
Sen. Thad Cochran
Rep. Roger Wicker (MS-1)
Rep. Chip Pickering (MS-3)
 
Montana
Sen. Max Baucus
Sen. Conrad Burns
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (MT-1)
 
North Carolina
Sen. Elizabeth Dole
Rep. Walter Jones (NC-3)
Rep. Richard Burr (NC-5)
Rep. Howard Coble (NC-6)
Rep. Robin Hayes (NC-8)
Rep. Sue Myrick (NC-9)
Rep. Cass Ballenger (NC-10)
Rep. Charles Taylor (NC-11)
 
North Dakota
Sen. Kent Conrad
 
Nebraska
Sen. Ben Nelson
Sen. Chuck Hagel
Rep. Doug Bereuter (NE-1)
Rep. Lee Terry (NE-2)
Rep. Tom Osborne (NE-3)
 
New Hampshire
Sen. Judd Gregg
Sen. John Sununu
Rep. Jeb Bradley (NH-1)
Rep. Charlie Bass (NH-2)
 
New Jersey
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2)
Rep. Jim Saxton (NJ-3)
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)
 
Nevada
Sen. John Ensign
Rep. Jim Gibbons (NV-2)
Rep. Jon Porter (NV-3)
 
New York
Rep. Pete King (NY-3)
Rep. Vito Fossella (NY-13)
Rep. Sue Kelly (NY-19)
Rep. John Sweeney (NY-20)
Rep. Sherry Boehlert (NY-24)
Rep. Jim Walsh (NY-25)
Rep. Thomas Reynolds (NY-26)
Rep. Jack Quinn (NY-27)
Rep. Amo Houghton (NY-29)
 
Ohio
Sen. Mike DeWine
Sen. George Voinovich
Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-1)
Rep. Rob Portman (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. Don Nickles
Sen. James Inhofe
Rep. John Sullivan (OK-1)
Rep. Brad Carson (OK-2)
Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-3)
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4)
Rep. Jim Istook (OK-5)
 
Oregon
Sen. Gordon Smith
Rep. Greg Walden (OR-2)
 
Pennsylvania
Sen. Arlen Specter
Sen. Rick Santorum
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. Jim Greenwood (PA-8)
Rep. Bill Shuster (PA-9)
Rep. Don Sherwood (PA-10)
Rep. Pat Toomey (PA-15)
Rep. Joe Pitts (PA-16)
Rep. Timothy Murphy (PA-18)
Rep. Todd Platts (PA-19)
 
South Carolina
Sen. Lindsey Graham
Rep. Henry Brown (SC-1)
Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2)
Rep. Gresham Barrett (SC-3)
Rep. Jim DeMint (SC-4)
 
Tennessee
Sen. Bill Frist
Sen. Lamar Alexander
Rep. Bill Jenkins (TN-1)
Rep. Jimmy Duncan (TN-2)
Rep. Zach Wamp (TN-3)
Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN-4)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7)
Rep. John Tanner (TN-8)
 
Texas
Sen. John Cornyn
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
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. Kay Granger (TX-12)
Rep. Michael" (TX-13)
Rep. Charlie Stenholm (TX-17)
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX-19)
Rep. Lamar Smith (TX-21)
Rep. Tom DeLay (TX-22)
Rep. Henry Bonilla (TX-23)
Rep. Michael Burgess (TX-26)
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. Ed Schrock (VA-2)
Rep. Randy Forbes (VA-4)
Rep. Virgil Goode (VA-5)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA-6)
Rep. Eric Cantor (VA-7)
Rep. Frank Wolf (VA-10)
Rep. Tom Davis (VA-11)
 
Washington
Rep. Doc Hastings (WA-4)
Rep. George Nethercutt (WA-5)
Rep. Jennifer Dunn (WA-8)
 
Wisconsin
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-1)
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
Rep. Tom Petri (WI-6)
Rep. Mark Green (WI-8)
 
West Virginia
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2)
 
Wyoming
Sen. Michael Enzi
Sen. Craig Thomas
Rep. Barbara Cubin

 

 
 
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