Luetkemeyer has been recognized for his efforts in Congress on behalf of businesses that create jobs and spur economic growth with the Spirit of Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerceand the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National Federation of Independent Business. The Club for Growth presented Luetkemeyer with the “Defender of Economic Freedom Award” for his support of free enterprise and free markets.
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste named Luetkemeyer a Taxpayer Hero for his work during the first session of the 111th Congress to protect the taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars, and the National Tax Limitation Committee give him the 111th Congress Tax Fighter Award for “being a consistent fiscal conservative and friend of the taxpayer.”
Luetkemeyer was recognized by the Agricultural Retailers Association as ARA’s Legislator of the Year for his commitment to agriculture and leadership in this area. He also received the Friends of Farm Bureau Award for efforts on behalf of hard-working American farm families.
He has also been recognized for his efforts on behalf of rural children’s educational needs and was selected as the Save the Children’s Congressional Champion for Real and Lasting Change Award for 2010. Save the Children is the leading independent organization dedicated to creating real and lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.
