The State Chamber of Oklahoma is traveling the state, visiting members, and presenting its Business All-Star Awards to legislators who received perfect scores in the 2023 RIED Report.The Research Institute for Economic Development (RIED) Report, released annually by the State Chamber Research Foundation, scores each state legislator’s individual voting record on bills related to business, industrial development, job creation, and economic growth issues. Each legislator is graded with respect to his or her vote on each bill. This year’s report gave 45 legislators perfect scores for their pro-business growth voting record.Rep. John Pfeiffer received a perfect score in the 2023 RIED Report. The State Chamber visited its valued member, Ditch Witch, where the Republican from Orlando was presented with the award. Pfeiffer said business growth is essential to Oklahoma’s growing success and prosperity.“Will this help the Oklahoma economy? Will this help the Oklahoma business community? Those are questions you always got to ask yourselves when you’re voting on bills,” said Rep. Pfeiffer. Oklahoma’s got a great business climate and we’re excited to be growing. Businesses have unique challenges. We have really low unemployment rates, which is great, but we’re going to continue to work on developing workforce and moving the state forward.”“Its important for Oklahoma business to have legislators like Rep. Pfeiffer at the State Capitol. To know there is a person consistently voting to limit restrictions and encourage growth allows businesses to plan for the future and ultimately build a stronger state economy.” Said Brent Skarky, Vice President of Communications for The State Chamber.Oklahoma’s business community has relied upon The RIED Report for a quarter century, trusting its evaluation of business, workforce, and economic growth legislation voted on at the State Capitol, as well as its rating of the legislators casting the votes.
