Tennessee state Rep. Patsy Hazlewood, R-Signal Mountain, is one of a handful of Tennessee lawmakers presented with the Guardian of Small Business award this year from the National Federation of Independent Business.
Hazlewood, chair of the House Finance, Ways and Means committee, said Monday in an interview the federation aligns with her belief that “small business is the backbone of Tennessee.”
The Tennessee office for the small business advocacy organization presented the award to Hazlewood on Monday.
“Patsy Hazlewood is a stalwart supporter of small business who understands that low taxes, sensible regulations and fiscal conservatism are critical to a positive economic environment,” NFIB State Director Jim Brown said in presenting the award to Hazlewood at the Southern Champion, a member since 1965. “She’s one of only 11 state representatives with a perfect NFIB Voting Record the last four years in the Tennessee General Assembly, which demonstrates how consistently she stands with our state’s risk-takers.”