GPCCTV: 2011 Sentinel Award Recipients

This year, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce inaugurated a new award: the Sentinel Award, honoring elected state officials for their outstanding legislative and regulatory work on behalf of Arizona businesses. The Chamber’s Small Business Leadership Council selected the award recipients based on their sponsorship of pro-business legislation, willingness to defeat bills that would adversely impact Arizona businesses and their accessibility to our members and our Public Affairs Department.

The first honorees are Senator John McComish, Senator Michele Reagan and Representative Amanda Reeve.

Senator McComish co-sponsored a number of tax bills that were eventually implemented in the AZ Competitiveness package and sponsored a number of the Chamber’s workers' compensation bills that were ultimately signed by the Governor.

Senator Reagan was a prime sponsor on SB 1041 (the “Invest Arizona” bill) and a number of other Chamber-supported issues including unemployment insurance, workers' compensation and tax policy.

And Representative Reeve sponsored one of the Chamber’s high priority issues that creates a Fee Commission to evaluate the fund sweeps used to balance the state budget.

These public servants are shining examples of how the business community and the legislature can work together.