Zweifel named outstanding legislator

Democratic state treasurer candidate Clint Zweifel has been named Outstanding Legislator by Pro Vote. The award will be presented Saturday. The Zweifel campaign issued the following news release:

The Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition will honor State Representative Clint Zweifel with the Outstanding Legislator Award at Pro-Vote's 13th Annual Progressive Awards Dinner this Saturday, September 27 at St. Louis' America's Center. The dinner is a gathering of the progressive community to honor outstanding organizations and individuals.

"I am grateful for Pro-Vote's recognition," Zweifel said. "I look forward to working with them as state treasurer to fix our broken economy, make college more affordable and protect homeowners and investors from unscrupulous lenders and brokers."

"Clint has been a true champion for hard-working Missouri families on the issues that matter to all of us," said Ben Murray, Organizing Director for Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition. "We are proud to recognize the great work and accomplishments of Representative Zweifel."

Zweifel is being honored for his leadership on fiscal policy and for standing up for working families. Zweifel has an MBA in finance and serves as the ranking member on the Ways and Means Committee, the Joint Committee on Tax Policy and the Special Committee on Tax Reform. Since being elected in 2002, Zweifel has received a 100% rating on Pro-Vote's annual Legislative Scorecard every year.