State Sen. Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines) received the second-lowest rating on the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) scorecard recently.
Murphy received a 20 percent rating on her voting record.
"The NFIB voting record provides a critically important evaluation of a legislator's attitude toward small business based on floor votes," the NFIB website said. "While most elected officials claim to support small business, the NFIB record gives business owners and other citizens a picture of what your state representatives and state senators are up to in Springfield."
Laura Murphy
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Murphy's opponent for the 28th District Senate seat, Republican candidate Mel Thillens, received NFIB and Illinois Chamber of Commerce endorsements. Thillens is vice president of the family-owned Thillens Inc., an armored-car rental company that employs 130 people across several locations in Illinois and in Madison, Wisconsin.
Thillens is running on a platform focused on reforms, including changes to encourage business growth in Illinois. Thillens has called for workers' compensation, tort and business-regulation reforms to reduce barriers to business creation and facilitate a business-friendly climate.
"We deserve legislators who will promote and protect small businesses in Illinois," Thillens said. "We can't grow our economy and create jobs with the anti-business policies of Senator Murphy."
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