Tom McClintock For Congress

“The election of Tom McClintock to Congress is our top priority statewide,” said Committee spokesman Richard Paul.  “Tom McClintock is the perfect antidote to our fiscally irresponsible, tax-and-spend Congress.  The pork barrel spending lobby had better hope he doesn’t get elected because he will be their worst nightmare.”

The nine-term incumbent in the Fourth District, Congressman John Doolittle, announced his retirement in January, creating a rare “wide open” Republican primary that has attracted nationwide interest.  With Tom McClintock’s entry into the race, taxpayer advocates have quickly coalesced behind his campaign.  He is now the clear front-runner in this race. 

“While other so-called taxpayer organizations appear to have sold their endorsements to the highest bidder,” said Paul, “the California Taxpayer Protection Committee has never taken a penny from Tom McClintock or his campaign, nor from any of the other candidates in this race.  He has not asked for our endorsement and we are completely independent of his campaign.  We are supporting McClintock because he is California’s leading statesman on tax policy, fiscal responsibility, and spending restraint in government.  We need a leader like that in Congress.”