Representative Jason Petrie was recognized with the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award on September 5 by Kentucky Chamber Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Kate Shanks at the Todd County Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn event.
Rep. Petrie was among a select group of legislators who “went to bat” for Kentucky business during the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly by displaying conspicuous actions to strengthen business, improve competitiveness, and ensure growth.
Recipients of the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award show strong leadership for the business community by sponsoring or carrying Chamber priority legislation to final passage, showing leadership on passage of critical legislation to improve Kentucky, or by taking hard votes in defense of business.
As chair of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Rep. Petrie played an influential role in the passing of Kentucky’s two-year state budget during the 2024 session of the General Assembly. In addition to child care funding, the budget also invested in key areas of education, workforce, and economic development.
“Continued reduction of the individual income tax and a strong budget are crucial to our state’s growth, and we applaud Chairman Petrie for his dedicated work in this area,” said Kate Shanks, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs of the Kentucky Chamber.
The 2024 General Assembly advanced many top priorities of the Kentucky business community, and the pro-growth policies that passed saved Kentucky businesses an estimated $1.006 billion, or $589 for each employer in the Commonwealth.
While monitoring the progress of bills that create a better business climate and advance the Commonwealth, the Chamber tracks how each legislator votes on these bills. The Chamber’s MVP Award recipients displayed more than just a business-friendly voting record, but also went out of their way, and at times across party lines, to support or oppose an issue critical to the business climate in Kentucky.
Learn more about business issues during the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly in the Kentucky Chamber’s “Results for Business” publication.
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