FREDERICK – Dozens of business leaders from all five counties in Maryland’s Sixth District have announced their support for John Delaney. Prior to being elected in 2012, Delaney founded and led two successful Maryland businesses and is a former Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Business Leaders for Delaney was formally announced at Monocacy Valley Cannery in Frederick.
A bipartisan group of 40 business leaders from Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick and Montgomery County have endorsed Delaney.
“To build a strong middle class and make sure that everyone has a chance at the American Dream, we have to have a thriving private sector and a healthy business climate,” said Delaney. “My top focus in Congress is on making our country more competitive – I believe that with the right policies in place, America’s entrepreneurs and workers will compete and win in today’s high-tech global economy: that means reforming our tax code, making sure that regulations are not overly burdensome and investing in infrastructure, education, and research. Local businesspeople and employers need to be heard in Washington and I am proud to have so many business leaders, from Garrett to Montgomery County, stand with me and our pro-growth, pro-business, and pro-worker approach.”
Business Leaders for Delaney
- Ric Adams, Former President Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
- Wayne Alter, DynaCorp
- Bert Anderson, Everedy Square and Shab Row
- Marvin Ausherman, Ausherman Properties
- Jon-Mikel Bailey, Wood St. Inc
- Daryl Boffman, Acela Technologies
- Don Bowman, The Bowman Group LLP
- Matt Brewer, Bennett, Brewer & Associates
- Geb Byron, Potomac Energy Fund
- Francesca Contento, Alliance of Small Businesses
- Mike Dreisbach, Savage River Lodge
- David Edgerley, Sona Bank
- Jack Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Auto Malls
- Karen Harbaugh, Clustered Spires Bakery
- Mimi Hassanein, Learning Centers Management
- Brent Hollenbeck, TimberRock Energy Solutions
- Jeremy Irons, The Belt Group of Companies
- Gari Katz, Largent’s Restaurant
- Mike Koch, FireFly Farms Creamery & Market
- Larry La, Meihwa
- John Laughlin, Ridgecrest Investments
- Jason Lee, Top Quality Janitorial
- Jean-Louis Lepage, Custom Imprints
- Tom Lynch, Former Board Chair Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
- Lisa McIndoe, Hunter Douglas Fabrication
- Monique Pasquale, 10 Clarke Place Bed & Breakfast
- Jim Racheff, DMS
- Eric Reid, SPAGnVOLA Chocolatier
- Ed Robinson, Head of Entrepreneurial Council of Frederick County
- Rebecca Rush, Derp Tech
- Jan Russell, Savage River Lodge
- Jonathan Sachs, Adventist Health Care
- Sheri Sensabaugh, ACT Personnel
- Sharon Suarez, Immediate Past President Maryland Chapter American Planning Association
- Fred Ugast, Photovoltaics Inc.
- Janice Wiles, Fox Haven Organic Farm and Learning Center
- Roger Wilson, PM ProSource
- Greg Wims, Bold Concepts
- David Wolf, Sterling Business Advantage, LLC
- Donna Zukas, Vini Culture Wine Bar
These business leaders have endorsed John Delaney as individuals. Their business affiliation is listed for identification purposes only and does not reflect an endorsement by their company or organization.
Delaney is the author of the Partnership to Build America Act, one of the most bipartisan pieces of economic legislation in Congress, a jobs bill that combines international tax reform with new infrastructure projects. Delaney has been named a Friend of the Farm Bureau and has voted for tax and regulatory relief. Delaney has also filed legislation to make it easier for companies to go public by streamlining the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process. That legislation was included in The Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act (H.R. 4) which passed the House in September.
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