Taxpayer Groups Back Wilson Campaign
Calling Gov. Pete Wilson “the last line of defense for California’s taxpayers,” the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. endorsed Wilson’s reelection bid Friday.
“If you care about the way government handles your money, then you want Pete Wilson as your governor,” Joel Fox, president of the watchdog organization, said at a news conference. Fox was joined by Jay Curtis, president of the Los Angeles Taxpayers Assn., which also endorsed Wilson.
Wilson has come under attack for siding with the Legislature and raising taxes early in his tenure as governor. But Fox and Curtis lauded Wilson’s recent call for tax cuts for lower- and middle-income Californians.
“We must keep this taxpayer’s friend in the governor’s office,” Curtis said.
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