The Party will oppose local tax increases, bonds, & spending measures

Roseville CA August 1, 2008---The Placer County Republican Party Central Committee voted to OPPOSE these local ballot measures:

Measure M Los Rios Community College District Bond
Measure N Center Unified School District Bond
Measure P Placer Hills Fire District Gann Limit Waiver
Measure Q Colfax Elementary School District Bond
Measure R Placer County Board of Supervisors Pay Increase
Measure S County Counsel Elimination of At Will Employment
Measure T Alta Dutch Flat Parcel Tax
Measure U Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Bond

The Central Committee also made endorsements for the statewide ballot measures that will appear on the general election ballot:

Proposition 1 - NO High-Speed Rail Bond
Proposition 2 - NO Farm Animal Treatment Mandates
Proposition 3 - NO Children's Hospital Bond
Proposition 4 - YES Child & Teen Safety and Stop Predators Act (Sarah's Law)
Proposition 5 - NO Drug Offender Early Release
Proposition 6 - NO Safe Neighborhoods Act
Proposition 7 - NO Alternative Energy Mandates
Proposition 8 - YES Protect Marriage
Proposition 9 - YES Crime Victims' Bill of Rights
Proposition 10 - NO Alternative Energy Bond
Proposition 11 - YES Voters' First (Independent Redistricting Commission)
Proposition 12 - YES Veterans Home Loan Bond (Revenue Bond)

"Polls show that the Placer County Republican Party endorsement is the most important and most persuasive endorsement a campaign can receive in Placer County," said Tom Hudson, the Chairman of the Placer County Republican Central Committee. "Our Committee members and volunteers research the issues, attend hearings, meet with officeholders, and listen to both sides before making recommendations on ballot measures. People know that we understand the issues before we take a stand, so our endorsements are widely respected."

"These endorsements are a public service by the Placer County Republican Party," said Jerry Simmons, the Endorsements Committee Chairman. "Unlike slate cards and political action committees that sell their endorsements to the highest bidder, the Party endorsements are based on Republican principles, not petty politics. We have not received any funding from these campaigns."

With these endorsements, the Placer County Republican Party intends to send the clear message to our hard-working local elected officials that we expect local governments to live within their means after several years of record-breaking budget increases at the local level. The last thing we need now are tax increases, whether in the form of parcel taxes, bonds, or exemptions from the Gann Limit," said Hudson.

"We respect our county supervisors, but we fear that the 60% pay increase they have proposed for themselves will attract the wrong sort of candidates for that position.  We want part-time public servants and community activists on the Board of Supervisors, not career politicians in search of a full-time pay-check for part-time work.  Supervisor Bruce Kranz did the right thing by opposing this salary increase."

(Blogger's Note - Kirk Uhler vociferously opposed measure "R". The tapes of the BOS meeting will show as such, he and Bruce were the 2 vote minority opposed to Measure "R")

The Placer County Republican Party works aggressively to assist all of the campaigns of the ballot measures and candidates that it has endorsed, with direct mail, telephone calls, and precinct walks to Republican households. Over the past decade, Placer County voters have agreed with Placer County Republican Party endorsements more than 85% of the time.

Additional Contacts for this story:
Jerry Simmons, Endorsements Committee Chairman:
Tom Hudson, Placer County Republican Party Chairman: