State Rep. Samara Heavrin has received the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award.
Heavrin, R-Leitchfield, was presented the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award by Kentucky Chamber Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Kate Shanks and Center for Policy and Research Executive Director Dr. Charles Aull.
“Rep. Heavrin was among a select group of legislators who ‘went to bat’ for Kentucky business during the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly by displaying conspicuous actions to strengthen business, improve competitiveness, and ensure growth,” the chamber said.
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.
During the 2023 session, Heavrin championed legislation to enact statewide standards for substance use disorder recovery housing to ensure quality, safety, and effectiveness.
The 2023 General Assembly advanced many top priorities of the Kentucky business community, and the pro-growth policies that passed saved Kentucky businesses an estimated $1.5 billion, or $921 for each employer in the state, the Kentucky Chamber said.
“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,” the Kentucky Chamber said.
(Photo l-r: Kate Shanks, Rep. Samara Heavrin, Dr. Charles Aull, courtesy of the Kentucky Chamber)
By Ken Howlett, News Director, and Sawyer Coffey, Bottom Line News (Kentucky Chamber)
