Doc Marshall is a physician, devoted father, grandfather, and U.S. Senator for Kansas. As a 5th-generation farm kid growing up in Butler County, Doc Marshall became the first in his family to attend college. After graduating from Butler County Community College, he received his Bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University and his Medical Doctorate from the University of Kansas.

Brad is a fourth-generation farmer and resident of the New Ulm area. He and his wife, Jackie, met on the school bus in second grade and they are now the proud parents of seven children. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Agriculture Education and an emphasis in Rural Leadership Development, Brad and Jackie now operate an agriculture business in New Ulm while working alongside extended family to run their generational family farm. Congressman Brad Finstad was elected to Congress in a special election on August 9, 2022 to represent Minnesota’s First District.

A devoted husband, father, and lifelong Hoosier, Mark Messmer has spent his life putting faith, family, and community first. Mark and his wife Kim have been married for 39 years and have raised four children together. As small business owners, Mark and Kim understand firsthand how reducing government overreach fosters job creation and strengthens local economies. Before serving in Congress, Mark demonstrated strong leadership in the Indiana Statehouse, advancing policies that spurred economic growth and created jobs for Hoosiers. He also fought to protect individual liberties and fight against government overreach.

Kelly Loeffler, the 28th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is an entrepreneur, executive, philanthropist, and former U.S. Senator from Georgia who has dedicated her three-decade career to growing businesses and advancing economic opportunity for all. Loeffler grew up in rural Illinois working on her family’s farm, attending public school, and waitressing - becoming the first in her family to graduate college. She built a 25-year career in financial services and technology, including as SVP of Investor Relations, Chief Communications Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer at Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE). As a member of the executive leadership team at ICE, Loeffler contributed to more than a dozen transactions including the company’s acquisition of the NYSE - helping grow the business from a small startup with less than 100 employees to a Fortune 500 company.

As creator of the Ellis Insight publication and Senior Political Analyst for the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), Jim Ellis analyzes electoral politics and reports upon trends, characteristics, and tendencies in American elections for political action committees, associations, and legislative advocacy firms.  

He formerly provided political consulting services to the House Republican majority through 2006, has run two national political action committees, and managed successful political campaigns.  

Jim speaks around the country on electoral politics, previously appeared as a debate participant on the CBS affiliate in Washington, DC’s morning news program, and is a regular on the Sunday Morning Newsmakers with Larry Marino radio show on KRLA in Los Angeles, a columnist for the Daily Caller news site, and has been interviewed on many national and local radio programs.  
 

NFIB President & CEO

Brad Close is President of NFIB, the nation's leading small business advocacy organization. As NFIB's chief executive officer, Brad focuses on advancing NFIB's advocacy efforts in Washington, DC and through the organization's unmatched 50-state network and grassroots operation.

NFIB Senior Vice President, Advocacy

Adam Temple is Senior Vice President, Advocacy for NFIB. In this role, Adam oversees the organization's media relations, marketing, digital and online communications. Adam came to NFIB from JDA Frontline, a full-service public affairs firm.  He previously served on the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. John McCain and as the press secretary to U.S. Sen. Jim De Mint. He started his career at the National Republican Congressional Committee.

NFIB Director, Federal Government Relations

Josh joined the NFIB federal lobbying team in December 2022.

Josh joins NFIB with over 12 years of experience in government and government affairs.  He most recently served as Senior Policy Advisor for U.S. Senator Ron Johnson.

NFIB Vice President, Grassroots

Elizabeth Parks serves as Vice President of Grassroots at NFIB, where she leads a nationwide team of Grassroots Managers and oversees national grassroots engagement efforts to strengthen NFIB’s network of small business advocates across the country. She also led NFIB’s campaign to make the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent.

Executive Director, NFIB Research Center

Holly Wade is the executive director of the NFIB Research Center, where she has over 20 years of experience conducting original research on the small business sector focusing on small business economic conditions, business operations, and public policy issues impacting small firms. She produces NFIB’s monthly Small Business Economic Trends publication and other surveys on topics related to small business operations.