Jaime Herrera, current State Representative from the 18th Legislative District and candidate for Congress to replace Brian Baird, was recently presented with the “Guardian of Small Business” award by the National Federation of Independent Business.

For her voting record and work for small businesses in 2009-10, Jaime earned a 92% voting record with NFIB, qualifying her as a Guardian of Small Business.  Herrera is running for Congress in Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District to restore jobs to Southwest Washington, a region with some of the highest unemployment rates in the state.  She is running on a platform of preserving free enterprise and creating a level playing field for small business, the number one source of job creation.

“Almost every legislator claims to be a friend of small business, but our award separates the faithful from the frauds,” said Patrick Connor, Washington state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, America’s leading association of small business owners.  “We are proud to honor a leader like Jaime whose record matches her rhetoric when it comes to protecting small businesses, the backbone of our economy.”

“We support Jaime because she’s been a faithful representative and friend,” said Darlene Johnson, owner of Woodland Truck Line.  “She listens and then acts in a way that helps our business.  We need Jaime in Congress.”

“Small business is the engine of job creation,” said Herrera.  “Helping Southwest Washington’s small businesses thrive and prosper is key to reducing unemployment, and it will be one of my top priorities as a Member of Congress.”