Legislator of the Year Award
MMA recognizes state policymakers who have provided essential leadership in regard to manufacturing issues over their career. The Legislator of the Year Award is selected by an MMA-appointed committee and presented at the MMA Legislative Day reception.
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Past MMA Legislators of the Year
2024 |
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- Senator John Damoose
- Representative Amos O’Neal
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2023 |
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- Senator John Damoose
- Senator Sarah Anthony
- Representative Curt VanderWall
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2022 |
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- Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey
- Senator Ken Horn
- Representative Matt Hall
- Representative Joe Tate
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2021 |
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- Senator Jon Bumstead
- Representative Luke Meerman
- Representative Joe Tate
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2020 |
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- Senator Ken Horn
- Representative Jason Wentworth
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2019 |
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- Senator Ken Horn
- Senator Jim Stamas
- Representative Triston Cole
- Representative Beth Griffin
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2018 |
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- Senator Mike Shirkey
- Representative Bronna Kahle
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2017 |
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- Speaker of the House Tom Leonard
- Senator Dave Hildenbrand
- Senator Mike Kowall
- Representative Laura Cox
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2016 |
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- Senator Ken Horn
- Senator Peter MacGregor
- Senator Mike Shirkey
- Senator Jim Stamas
- Representative Joe Graves
- Representative Jason Sheppard
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2015 |
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- Senator Mike Nofs
- Senator Wayne Schmidt
- Representative Andrea LaFontaine
- Representative Aric Nesbitt
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2013 |
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- House Speaker Jase Bolger
- Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville
- Senator John Proos, Advocate of the Year
- Representative Frank Foster, Advocate of the Year
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2012 |
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- Lt. Governor Brian Calley, Policymaker of the Year
- Senator Jack Brandenburg
- Representative Jeff Farrington
- Senator Tonya Schuitmaker, Advocate of the Year
- Representative Eileen Kowall, Advocate of the Year
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2011 |
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- Senator Mark Jansen
- Senator Arlan Meekhof, Advocate of the Year
- Representative Wayne Schmidt, Advocate of the Year
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2010 |
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- Representative Ken Horn
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2009 |
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- Senator Randy Richardville
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2008 |
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- House Speaker Andy Dillon
- Senator Mark Jansen, Advocate of the Year
- Representative Jeff Mayes, Advocate of the Year
- Representative Mike Nofs, Advocate of the Year
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2007 |
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- Senator Judson Gilbert, Advocate of the Year
- Senator Mark Jansen, Advocate of the Year
- Representative Steve Bieda, Advocate of the Year
- Representative Paul Condino, Advocate of the Year
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