Wayne Hartung Appointed by Senator

Wayne Hartung has many reasons to be proud of his career. He became an entrepreneur before he was 20 and climbed the corporate ladder to become the Vice President of a collision company in Alabama in his 20’s.  Wayne Hartung has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Alabama and also was the voice of small business before Congress.

In 2003, Wayne Hartung was nominated for the Leadership Award of the National Republican Congressional Committee by President George W. Bush. In 2004, Wayne Hartung was honored with the Ronald Reagan Gold Medal for his service on the NRCC’s Business Advisory Council. Both honors were a result of Wayne Hartung’s work representing small businesses to Congress. 

Wayne Hartung was appointed to be the small business delegate for lower Alabama by Senator Tom Delay. His position as delegate was to represent the needs and concerns of small business to congress. To appoint Wayne Hartung to such an important position, Senator Tom Delay demonstrated the faith he had in Wayne Hartung as both a public and business leader. 

When Wayne Hartung was appointed to the position of delegate, he was deeply honored but knew the appointment would come with many challenges of its own. Wayne Hartung would be a voice for hundreds of small business owners. He would have to consider the needs and challenges of a number of industries. Ultimately, Wayne Hartung treated his appointment as small business delegate with the same professionalism he treated his own professional career.

In addition to talking before Congress on the behalf of small businesses, Wayne Hartung worked with legislators to obtain grants for small and minority businesses. No one understands the challenges of small businesses more than someone who has been a small business owner. Wayne Hartung, as an entrepreneur and President of two businesses, understood those challenges and helped Congress understand them as well.