MRF Legislative Champions

As part of the Bikers Inside the Beltway event, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) presents Legislative Champion awards during the visit to Capitol Hill. While we present the awards at Bikers Inside the Beltway in May, the award honors legislators for their work in previous years. This year, the MRF honored Senator Todd Young of Indiana and Representative Jay Obernolte of California.

Senator Young is a longtime friend of the bikers in Indiana and was the keynote speaker at the 2020 Meeting of the Minds in Indianapolis. He serves on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and played a key role in the appointment of MRF Vice President Jay Jackson as a member of the Motorcyclist Advisory Council.

Representative Obernolte is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee where he is a leading voice in defense of the internal combustion engine. Despite being a lawmaker from California, Rep. Obernolte is a vocal critic of the excessive power the California Air Resources Board (CARB) yields on emissions policy. He recently joined the Congressional Motorcycle Caucus and we are grateful for this demonstration of his ongoing support of motorcyclists nationwide.

These two lawmakers are now the 13th and 14th to be so honored. All MRF Legislative Champions are presented with a leather vest by MRF leadership and constituents during the annual May visit. Thank you to Senator Young and Congressman Obernolte for their continued support of biker rights and their friendship with so many in the motorcycling community!

Past Legislative Champions:

Senator Joni Ernst (IA)
Senator Ron Johnson (WI)
Senator Gary Peters (MI)
Senator John Thune (SD)
Representative Troy Balderson (OH)
Representative Mike Bost (IL)
Representative Mike Burgess (TX)
Representative Mike Gallagher (WI)
Representative Darin LaHood (IL)
Representative Susie Lee (NV)
Representative Collin Peterson (MN)
Representative Tim Walberg (MI)