Senate Majority Floor Leader Max Wise was recognized with the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award on September 18 by Kentucky Chamber Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Kate Shanks and business leaders at a Campbellsville-Taylor County Chamber of Commerce event.
Leader Wise was among a select group of legislators who “went to bat” for Kentucky business during the 2025 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.
Serving in his first year as Senate Majority Floor Leader, Wise presided over the flow of important legislation through the committee process and during floor proceedings.
“Leader Wise stepped into his new role with a clear focus on moving Kentucky forward. His leadership during the 2025 General Assembly helped advance policies that strengthen our economy, support job creators, and improve the overall business climate. We’re proud to recognize his commitment to making Kentucky a better place to live and do business with the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award,” Shanks said.
The 2025 General Assembly advanced many top priorities of the Kentucky business community, and the pro-growth policies that passed saved Kentucky businesses an estimated $1.084 billion, or $629 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 2025 Kentucky General Assembly in the Kentucky Chamber’s “Results for Business” publication.