Rep. Calvert Named “Hero of Main Street”

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) was named a "Hero of Main Street" by the National Retail Federation (NRF) for his support of policies that work for employees and employers alike.

"As a former small business owner, I know first-hand how import it is for legislators to support policies that allow small businesses to thrive," said Rep. Calvert. "Small businesses are the drivers of our economy and deserve to have a simpler tax code and less red-tape coming from Washington bureaucrats. I pledge to keep working on behalf of our job creators to make the federal government one less thing they have to worry about."

"NRF's Heroes of Main Street have shown through their voting records that they care about retailers, big and small, and value the role these businesses play in communities around the country," NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. "By backing our policy priorities, they show their commitment to a prosperous Main Street and to the long-term growth of retail - our nation's largest private-sector employer."

The Hero of Main Street award was created by NRF in 2013 to recognize members of Congress for support of the retail industry's public policy priorities such as patent reform, health care, tax reform and workforce policies that work for employees and employers alike.

NRF is the world's largest retail trade association, representing discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores, Main Street merchants, grocers, wholesalers, chain restaurants and Internet retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries. Retail is the nation's largest private sector employer, supporting one in four U.S. jobs – 42 million working Americans. Contributing $2.6 trillion to annual GDP, retail is a daily barometer for the nation's economy.

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