The Benoit for Senate campaign continues to attract significant early support and is proud to announce the endorsement of the National Tax-Limitation Committee's Founder and President, Lew Uhler.

"Assemblyman Benoit has been a real advocate for taxpayers", stated Lew Uhler.  "I am proud to support him in his race for State Senate.  And I am equally saddened that his opponent would resort to the use of a fabricated, hollow shell, trumped up taxpayer group to do his bidding and to disparage a real friend of the taxpayer like John Benoit."

Mr. Uhler's comment was prompted by an article that appeared in Riverside's Press Enterprise newspaper condemning Russ Bogh's campaign's use of a "front" group named the "Riverside Taxpayer's Association" to attack Assemblyman Benoit.  The bogus group was formed in 2004, has never been involved in any tax issues, has no members, and up until now, has not been heard from.  The spokesman for the shady group even denied membership in the organization.

"I am honored to receive the endorsement of Lew Uhler and the NTLC," said Assemblyman Benoit, "His group has always stood on the highest ground of ethics and advocacy.  I will continue to fight against any new taxes, and to curb unnecessary state spending.  This is especially important now as we face budget shortfalls."

The National Tax Limitation Committee (NTLC) has been at work since 1975. It is one of the longest standing and strategically oriented pro-taxpayer/entrepreneur organizations in America.

NTLC grew out of work which Founder and President Lew Uhler did for then-Governor Ronald Reagan to constitutionally limit the growth of taxes and spending year over year in order to control the size of government (Proposition 1, California, 1973).