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2004 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.

[2004 Winners: 108th Congress, 2nd Session]
Alabama
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
Sen. Jeff Sessions
Rep. Josiah Bonner (AL-1)
Rep. Terry Everett (AL-2)
Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-3)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-4)
Rep. Robert Cramer (AL-5)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL-6)
Rep. Artur Davis (AL-7)

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

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

Arkansas
Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Sen. Mark Pryor
Rep. John B. Boozman (AR-3)

California
Rep. Wally Herger (CA-2)
Rep. Doug Ose (CA-3)
Rep. John T. Doolittle (CA-4)
Rep. Richard W. Pombo (CA-11)
Rep. George Radanovich (CA-19)
Rep. Calvin M. Dooley (CA-20)
Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-21)
Rep. William M. Thomas (CA-22)
Rep. Elton Gallegly (CA-24)
Rep. Howard P.  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 (CA-45)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)
Rep. Christopher Cox (CA-48)
Rep. Darrell E. Issa (CA-49)
Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (CA-50)
Rep. Duncan L. 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. Thomas G.  Tancredo (CO-6)
Rep. Bob Beauprez (CO-7)

Connecticut
Sen. Joseph Lieberman
Rep. Robert Simmons (CT-2)
Rep. Christopher Shays (CT-4)
Rep. Nancy L. Johnson (CT-5)

Delaware
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
Rep. Michael N. Castle (DE-AL)

Florida
Rep. Jeff Miller (FL-1)
Rep. Allen Boyd (FL-2)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (FL-4)
Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite (FL-5)
Rep. Clifford Stearns (FL-6)
Rep. John L. Mica (FL-7)
Rep. Richard Keller (FL-8)
Rep. Michael Bilirakis (FL-9)
Rep. C.W. "Bill" Young (FL-10)
Rep. Adam H. Putnam (FL-12)
Rep. Katherine Harris (FL-13)
Rep. Porter J. 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. Sanford Bishop (GA-2)
Rep. John Isakson (GA-6)
Rep. John Linder (GA-7)
Rep. Michael "Mac" Collins (GA-8)
Rep. Charlie Norwood (GA-9)
Rep. Nathan Deal (GA-10)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA-11)
Rep. Max Burns (GA-12)
Rep. David Scott (GA-13)

Idaho
Sen. Larry E. Craig
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
Rep. C.L. "Butch" Otter (ID-1)
Rep. Michael K. Simpson (ID-2)

Illinois
Sen. Peter G. Fitzgerald
Rep. Henry J. Hyde (IL-6)
Rep. Phillip M. Crane (IL-8)
Rep. Mark Steven Kirk (IL-10)
Rep. Gerald Weller (IL-11)
Rep. Judy Biggert (IL-13)
Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (IL-14)
Rep. Timothy V. Johnson (IL-15)
Rep. Donald A. Manzullo (IL-16)
Rep. Ray LaHood (IL-18)
Rep. John M. Shimkus (IL-19)

Indiana
Sen. Richard G.  Lugar
Rep. Christopher Chocola (IN-2)
Rep. Mark E. Souder (IN-3)
Rep. Steve Buyer (IN-4)
Rep. Dan Burton (IN-5)
Rep. Mike Pence (IN-6)
Rep. John Hostettler (IN-8)

Iowa
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
Rep. Jim Nussle (IA-1)
Rep. James A. Leach (IA-2)
Rep. Tom Latham (IA-4)
Rep. Steve King (IA-5)

Kansas
Sen. Sam Brownback
Sen. Pat Roberts
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. Kenneth R. Lucas (KY-4)
Rep. Harold Rogers (KY-5)

Louisiana
Sen. John B. Breaux
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu
Rep. David Vitter (LA-1)
Rep. W.J. "Billy" Tauzin (LA-3)
Rep. Jim McCrery (LA-4)
Rep. Rodney Alexander (LA-5)
Rep. Richard Hugh Baker (LA-6)
Rep. Christopher John (LA-7)

Maine
Sen. Olympia J. Snowe
Sen. Susan M. Collins

Maryland
Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest
Rep. Albert Russell Wynn (MD-1)
Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD-6)

Michigan
Rep. Peter Hoekstra (MI-2)
Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (MI-3)
Rep. Dave Camp (MI-4)
Rep. Fred Upton (MI-6)
Rep. Nick Smith (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 R. Kennedy (MN-6)
Rep. Collin Peterson (MN-7)

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

Missouri
Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond
Sen. Jim Talent
Rep. W. Todd Akin (MO-2)
Rep. Samuel B. Graves (MO-6)
Rep. Roy Blunt (MO-7)+D256
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-8)
Rep. Kenny C. Hulshof (MO-9)

Montana
Sen. Max  Baucus
Sen. Conrad Burns
Rep. Dennis R. Rehberg (MT-1)

Nebraska
Sen. Chuck Hagel
Sen. Ben Nelson
Rep. Douglas K. Bereuter (NE-1)
Rep. Lee Terry (NE-2)
Rep. Tom William Osborne (NE-3)

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

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

New Jersey
Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-2)
Rep. Jim Saxton (NJ-3)
Rep. Christopher H. Smith (NJ-4)
Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-5)
Rep. Mike Ferguson (NJ-7)
Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)

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

New York
Rep. Peter T. King (NY-3)
Rep. Vito J. Fossella (NY-13)
Rep. Sue W. Kelly (NY-19)
Rep. John E. Sweeney (NY-20)
Rep. John M. McHugh (NY-23)
Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert (NY-24)
Rep. James T. Walsh (NY-25)
Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds (NY-26)
Rep. Jack Quinn (NY-27)
Rep. Amory Houghton (NY-29)

North Carolina
Sen. Elizabeth Dole
Rep. Walter B. Jones (NC-3)
Rep. Richard M. Burr (NC-5)
Rep. Howard Coble (NC-6)
Rep. Robin Hayes (NC-8)
Rep. Sue Wilkins Myrick (NC-9)
Rep. Cass Ballenger (NC-10)
Rep. Charles H. Taylor (NC-11)

Ohio
Sen. Mike DeWine
Sen. George V. Voinovich
Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-1)
Rep. Robin Portman (OH-2)
Rep. Michael Turner (OH-3)
Rep. Michael G. Oxley (OH-4)
Rep. Paul E. Gillmor (OH-5)
Rep. David L. Hobson (OH-7)
Rep. John A. Boehner (OH-8)
Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi (OH-12)
Rep. Steven C. LaTourette (OH-14)
Rep. Deborag Pryce (OH-15)
Rep. Ralph Regula (OH-16)
Rep. Robert W. Ney (OH-18)

Oklahoma
Sen. Don Nickles
Sen. James M. Inhofe
Rep. John Sullivan (OK-1)
Rep. Brad Carson (OK-2)
Rep. Frank D. Lucas (OK-3)
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4)
Rep. Ernest J. Istook (OK-5)

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

Pennsylvania
Sen. Arlen Specter
Sen. Rick Santorum
Rep. Phil English (PA-3)
Rep. Melissa A. Hart (PA-4)
Rep. John E. Peterson (PA-5)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA-6)
Rep. Curt Weldon (PA-7)
Rep. James C. Greenwood (PA-8)
Rep. Bill Shuster (PA-9)
Rep. Don Sherwood (PA-10)
Rep. Patrick J. Toomey (PA-15)
Rep. Joseph R. Pitts (PA-16)
Rep. Timothy V. Murphy (PA-18)
Rep. Todd Russell Platts (PA-19)

Rhode Island
Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee

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

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

Texas
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
Sen. John Cornyn
Rep. Sam Johnson (TX-3)
Rep. Ralph M. Hall (TX-4)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX-5)
Rep. Joe Barton (TX-6)
Rep. John Abney Culberson (TX-7)
Rep. Kevin P. Brady (TX-8)
Rep. Chet Edwards (TX-11)
Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12)
Rep. Mac Thornberry (TX-13)
Rep. Charles W. Stenholm (TX-17)
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX-19)
Rep. Lamar S. Smith (TX-21)
Rep. Thomas D. DeLay (TX-32)
Rep. Henry Bonilla (TX-33)
Rep. Michael Burgess (TX-26)
Rep. John Carter (TX-31)
Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32)

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

Virginia
Sen. John W. Warner
Sen. George V. Allen
Rep. Jo Ann Davis (VA-1)
Rep. Edward L. Schrock (VA-2)
Rep. J. Randy Forbes (VA-4)
Rep. Virgil H.  Goode (VA-5)
Rep. Robert W. Goodlatte (VA-6)
Rep. Eric I. Cantor (VA-7)
Rep. Frank R. Wolf (VA-10)
Rep. Thomas M. Davis (VA-11)

Washington
Sen. Patty Murray
Rep. Doc Hastings (WA-4)
Rep. George R. Nethercutt (WA-5)
Rep. Jennifer Dunn (WA-8)

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

Wisconsin
Rep. Paul D. Ryan (WI-1)
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
Rep. Thomas E. Petri (WI-6)
Rep. Mark Green (WI-8)

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

 

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