AbilityOne Congressional Champions
Becoming an AbilityOne® Congressional Champion may be the most important step a Member of Congress can take toward effective representation of their constituents who are blind or have significant disabilities. The AbilityOne Program provides employment opportunities through Federal contracts for nearly 40,000 people who are blind or have significant disabilities. Despite years of effort, nearly 70 percent of this population do not have jobs. Hundreds of Members of Congress have historically become AbilityOne Champions. Join the more than 160 current Members of Congress by becoming an AbilityOne Champion today.
Every AbilityOne Congressional Champion completes a four-step process:
1. Meet with representatives from an 3. Support the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act AbilityOne agency at the member’s by using AbilityOne products or district or Washington, D.C. office. services in the member’s district or Washington, D.C. office.
2. Tour an AbilityOne agency’s 4. Voice support for the AbilityOne manufacturing or service Program through a public contract site(s). communication, such as a press conference statement, Congressional Record statement, social media post, or a similar communication.
SourceAmerica® and National Industries for the Blind (NIB) established the AbilityOne® Congressional Champions Program in 2002 to honor Representatives and Senators who have demonstrated a commitment to their constituents with disabilities and to the AbilityOne Program.
If you have questions, please contact the SourceAmerica Government Affairs Department at [email protected]. 1 AbilityOne Congressional Champions There are currently 162 Congressional Champions, who are listed below by state:
Alabama Hawaii Minnesota Pennsylvania Rep. Mo Brooks Sen. Mazie Hirono Rep. Betty McCollum Rep. Glenn Thompson Rep. Martha Roby Rep. Collin Peterson Rep. Mike D. Rogers Illinois Rhode Island Sen. Richard J. Durbin Mississippi Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Alaska Rep. Rodney Davis Sen. Roger Wicker Rep. David Cicilline Rep. Don Young Rep. Danny K. Davis Rep. Bennie Thompson Rep. James Langevin Rep. Jan Schakowsky Arizona Rep. Brad Schneider Missouri South Carolina Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Rep. William Lacy Clay Sen. Tim Scott Rep. Paul Gosar Indiana Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II Rep. James Clyburn Rep. Raul Grijalva Sen. Todd Young Rep. Sam Graves Rep. Joe Cunningham Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick Rep. Susan Brooks Rep. Vicky Hartzler Rep. Tom Rice Rep. Debbie Lesko Rep. Larry Bucshon Rep. Joe Wilson Rep. David Schweikert Rep. Rep. André Carson Montana Greg Stanton Rep. Trey Hollingsworth Sen. Jon Tester South Dakota Rep. Peter Visclosky Sen. John Thune Arkansas Nebraska Sen. John Boozman Iowa Rep. Donald Bacon Tennessee Sen. Tom Cotton Sen. Charles E. Grassley Rep. Phil Roe Rep. Steve Womack Rep. Dave Loebsack Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen Texas California Kansas Rep. Steven Horsford Sen. John Cornyn Sen. Dianne Feinstein Rep. Sen. Jerry Moran Rep. Dina Titus Rep. Joaquin Castro Salud Carbajal Sen. Pat Roberts Rep. K. Michael Conaway Rep. Judy Chu Rep. Ron Estes New Jersey Rep. Henry Cuellar Rep. Susan A. Davis Rep. Roger Marshall Rep. Mikie Sherrill Rep. Louie Gohmert Rep. Jared Huffman Rep. Kay Granger Rep. Doug LaMalfa Kentucky New Mexico Rep. Will Hurd Rep. Doris Matsui Rep. Harold Rogers Sen. Martin Heinrich Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Rep. Tom McClintock Rep. John Yarmuth Sen. Tom Udall Rep. William M. “Mac” Rep. Jimmy Panetta Thornberry Rep. Scott Peters Louisiana Rep. Adam B. Schiff New York Sen. Bill Cassidy Sen. Charles Schumer Utah Rep. Mike Thompson Sen. John Kennedy Rep. Rob Bishop Rep. Juan Vargas Rep. Anthony Brindisi Rep. Garret Graves Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Mike Johnson Rep. Paul Tonko Colorado Virginia Rep. Cedric Richmond Sen. Tim Kaine Rep. Diana DeGette Rep. Steve Scalise North Carolina Sen. Mark Warner Sen. Richard M. Burr Rep. Don Beyer Delaware Maine Sen. Thom Tillis Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Sen. Thomas Carper Sen. Susan Collins Rep. Alma Adams Rep. Elaine Luria Rep. G. K. Butterfield Rep. Robert C. Scott District of Columbia Maryland Rep. Virginia Foxx Rep. Robert Wittman Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin Rep. Patrick T. McHenry Rep. Steny H. Hoyer Rep. Mark Meadows Washington Florida Rep. C.A. “Dutch” Rep. David E. Price Sen. Maria Cantwell Rep. Kathy Castor Ruppersberger Rep. Mark Walker Sen. Patty Murray Rep. Bill Posey Rep. Denny Heck Rep. Daniel Webster Massachusetts North Dakota Rep. Derek Kilmer Rep. Ted Yoho Sen. Edward J. Markey Sen. John Hoeven Rep. Rick Larsen Rep. William Keating Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Georgia Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III Ohio Rep. Adam Smith Sen. Johnny Isakson Rep. Stephen F. Lynch Rep. Steve Chabot Rep. Rick Allen Rep. Jim McGovern Rep. Warren Davidson Wisconsin Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. Rep. Seth Moulton Rep. Tim Ryan Rep. Mike Gallagher Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter Rep. Ayanna Pressley Rep. Glenn Grothman Rep. Drew Ferguson Oklahoma Rep. Gwen Moore Rep. Jody Hice Michigan Sen. James M. Inhofe Rep. F. James Rep. Hank Johnson Sen. Debbie Stabenow Sen. James Lankford Sensenbrenner Jr. Rep. John Lewis Rep. Jack Bergman Rep. Tom Cole Rep. Austin Scott Rep. John Moolenaar Rep. David Scott Rep. Fred Upton Rep. Rob Woodall Rep. Tim Walberg
2 May 2020