RELEASE: Regional Chairs Announced for Statewide Gas Tax Repeal
With California's
massive gas tax hike now in effect, the efforts to repeal the tax are in high
gear – including today's announcement of regional chairs to help push forward
the repeal of the statewide Gas Tax. Distribution of petitions begins on
November 27, and these chairs help spearhead that effort across the state's
regions.
"Today's
announcement of our regional chairs should show the politicians in Sacramento
that our grassroots coalition only continues to grow as Californians discover
how much this tax will affect them – especially when they learn how the
wasteful raid on the wallets of Californians won't actually go to
repairing roads," DeMaio said. "Our coalition is fighting back, and
I'm thrilled to have these leaders as part of the team," DeMaio concluded.
Chair: Carl DeMaio
Northern California
Co-Chairs:
Katy Grimes – President,
Sacramento Taxpayers Association
Pete Constant – Former
San Jose City Councilmember
Southern California
Co-Chairs
Kimberlin Brown –
Businesswoman/Soap Opera Actress and Candidate for US Congress CA-36
Michael Alexander –
Chairman, California Tax Limitation Committee
In addition, CA
gubernatorial candidate John Cox will serve as honorary Chair and is assisting
with fundraising efforts.
Facts about this massive
hike:
-On November 1, 2017,
Californians became subject to 12 cents more per gallon (20 cents more for
diesel) at the pump.
-Estimates suggest it
will cost each car owner as much as $500 per car, per year
-Auto registration fees
will increase as much as $175 a year – striking the wallets of
hard-working families across the state.
-The tax revenue goes
into the state's General Fund, meaning there's zero guarantee the money will be
used to actually
fund the transportation
"fixes" they claim will happen
-More than 45 events
will be held across the state over the next 30 days to continue to grow the
public awareness of the effort
Media avails can be
arranged. Contact Dave McCulloch / 760-717-4100 or reply to this email.
More information on Carl
DeMaio and Reform California's efforts to Stop the Gas Tax:
http://www.reformcalifornia.org/news.html
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