tea party leader letter to gov. scott walker

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February 23, 2011 The Office of Governor Scott Walker 115 East Capitol Madison, WI 53702 Dear Governor Walker, We are writing to you today to let you know that you have our gratitude, our support, and our encouragement to keep pressing forward in your effort to balance your state’s budget without raising taxes, while reducing spending and reforming Wisconsin state government. Wisconsin government, like the federal government, has become too big, too expensive, too in debt, and it is not going to embrace change easily. However, we believe the results of the 2010 elections provided you with a mandate to implement change, so that Wisconsinites can have more jobs, more freedom, and more opportunity to pursue happiness now and for generations to come. During your campaign you said that “We can no longer live in a society where the public employees are the haves and taxpayers who foot the bills are the have-‐nots.” We agree. When politicians bestow unsustainable benefits and pension plans on government employee unions (often overwhelmingly subsidized by taxpayers), and in exchange these unions use their financial power – often collected through mandatory dues – to systematically reelect these same politicians, there is a clear conflict of interest. This vicious cycle has led to a projected $3 trillion pension deficit nationwide1, with taxpayers expected to foot the bill. We applaud the serious approach you have taken to tackle the challenges facing your state. We call on Wisconsin’s Senate Democrats to match your seriousness by returning to the jobs that Wisconsin voters elected them to do. It is time that Wisconsin Senate Democrats stop shirking their responsibilities and show up for work.

1 Biggs, Andrew. “An Options Pricing Method for Calculating the Market Price of Public Sector Pension Liabilities.” American Enterprise Institute: February 26, 2011. <http://www.aei.org/paper/100088>



As the country watches the events unfold in Madison, we hope that citizens everywhere understand what is at stake. Your effort to balance your budget and reign in government spending is a test of whether we will continue to have, as our Founders established, a government of, by, and for the people. As you press forward, please know that you have our steadfast support. Sincerely,

Michael Hintze; Wisconsin Tea Party Patriots

Daniel Hunt; Kenosha Tea Party (Kenosha, WI)

Phil & Jayne Gohr; Mayville Tea Party (Mayville, WI)

Nancy Milholland and Lora Halberstadt; Racine TEA Party (Racine, WI)

Oriannah Paul; Sheboygan Liberty Coalition (Sheboygan, WI)

Ann Schude; Phoenix Real Change Chapter (Phoenix, AZ)

Honey Marques & Susan Leeper; Tea Party Patriots of Scottsdale (Scottsdale, AZ)

Megan Barth; Orange County Tea Party (Irvine, CA)

Annie Rumary; Redlands Tea Party Patriots (Redlands, CA)

Stephanie Jahn; iCaucus (San Diego, CA)

Gary Gonsalves, Rhonda Deniston & Brian Brady; Stop Taxing Us (San Diego, CA)

Pamela Kurtz; Danbury Area 912 (Danbury, CT)

Bob MacGuffie; Right Principles (CT and NY)

Tony Ledbetter; Volusia 912 (Daytona Beach, FL)



Barbara Knick; Brevard 912 (Brevard, FL)

Karin Hoffman, Pam Evans & Sharon Taylor; DC Works for Us (Broward Cnty, Aventura, FL)

Peter Lee; East Side Tea Party (Central FL)

Elaine Laffey; Fort Lauderdale Tea Party (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Paula Helton & Alan Berkelhammer; Gainesville Tea Party (Gainesville, FL)

Billie Tucker; First Coast Tea Party (Jacksonville, FL)

Maureen Siebold; Lakeland 912 (Lakeland, FL)

Tina Woode; Seminole 912 (Lake Mary/Sanford, FL)

Nancy Meinhardt; Miami 912 (Miami, FL)

Maureen Arrigale; Nature Coast 912 (Nature Coast area, FL)

Tom Tillison; Florida Political Press (Orlando, FL)

Jason Hoyt; Central Orlando Tea Party Council (Orlando, FL)

Duane Coffee & Kathy Gibson; Eastern Orlando Tea Party (Orlando, FL)

Clyde Fabretti; West Orlando Tea Party (Orlando, FL)

Kim Irvine & Kathleen Waligore; Tampa 912 Pasco County Chapter (Pasco County, FL)

John & Cindy Hofeditz; Polk City 912 (Polk City, FL)

Robin Stublen; Charlotte County Tea Party (Punta Gorda, FL)

Stacy Snow Feiler; No Tax for Tracks (Riverview, FL)

Don Hensarling & Pat Wayman; Florida 912 Project (Tampa, FL)



Sharon Calvert, John Hendrix & Debbie Wilson; Tampa Tea Party (Tampa, FL)

Karen Jaroch & Karen Bracken; Tampa 912 (Tampa, FL)

Tom Gaitens; FreedomWorks (Tampa, FL)

Don Forward; Titusville Patriots (Titusville, FL)

Steve O’Neal; Winter Haven 912 (Winter Haven, FL)

Melissa Ortiz & Brian Donegan; Can Do Conservatives (Lawrenceville, GA)

Amy Kremer; Tea Party Express (Marietta, GA)

Jennifer Hulsey; American Grassroots Coalition (Cedarburg, GA)

Cindy Sue Clark; Hawaii Real Change Chapter (Wailea, HI)

Ryan Rhodes & Charlie Gruschow; Iowa Tea Party

Joyce Lutz & Vicki Stogdill; Des Moines Tea Party (Des Moines, IA)

Gregg Cummings; We the People of Southern Iowa Tea Party (Lamoni, IA)

Bob Bowser; Kansas Patriot Action Network (Salina, KS)

John Jarreau; Baton Rouge Tea Party (Baton Rouge, LA)

Laura O'Halloran -‐ Tea Party Patriots of Livingston Parish (Livingston Parish, LA)

Les Smith & Cindy LeBlanc; Mandeville Tea Party (Mandeville, LA)

Mary Kass; Greater New Orleans Tea Party (New Orleans, LA)

Carol Fox; Northshore 9/12 (Northshore area, LA)

Steve Farber; Southwest Louisiana Tea Party

Rob Gaudet & Scott Boston; PatriotVille



Robin Edwards & Paul Besse; Louisiana Tea Party Federation

Jacob Luneau; Louisiana Grassroots Network

Larry & Lonnie Leidlein; Lapeer Tea Party Patriots (Lapeer, MI)

Randy LaBounty; Eureka Tea Party (Eureka, MO)

Daryl Bowles; Cooper County Tea Party (Cooper County, MO)

Dr. Karladine Graves; Missouri Conservative Coalition (Jefferson City, MO)

Mary Hill & Dr. Wayne Graves; Preserving American Liberty (Kansas City, MO)

Todd Isaac “Ike” Skelton; Lebanon Tea Party (Lebanon, MO)

Sally Weber, Dr. Tom & Carolyn Thurman, Richard & Cathy Cochran; Macon County Patriots (Macon County, MO)

Gretchen Logue; Missouri Education Watchdog (St. Louis, MO)

Dana Loesch, St. Louis Tea Party (St. Louis, MO)

Bruce Gardner; Tea Party WNC (Waynesville, NC)

Jerry Delemus; Rochester 912 (Rochester, NH)

Diane Bitter; Seacoast Freedom Network (Seacoast, NH)

Joseph & Colleen Inauen; NJ Real Change Chapter / NJ Tea Party Patriots (Waldwick, NJ)

Debbie Landis; Action is Brewing (Reno, NV)

Christopher Cook; AnyStreet.org / Modern Conservative (Brockport, NY)

Kellen Giuda; Tea Party 365 – The NYC Tea Party (New York, NY)

Chris Littleton; Ohio Liberty Council (Cincinnati, OH)

Rob Scott; Dayton Tea Party (Dayton, OH)



Ted Hoke; Huber Heights Liberty Group/Dayton Tea Party (Huber Heights, OH)

Ana Puig & Anastasia Przybylski; Kitchen Table Patriots (Bucks County, PA)

Joe Dugan; Myrtle Beach Tea Party (Myrtle Beach, SC)

Dianne Belson; Laurens Co. Tea Party (Laurens, SC)

Mark K. Skoda; Memphis Tea Party (Memphis, TN)

Greg & Judy Holloway; Austin Tea Party Patriots (Austin, TX)

Ryan Hecker; Contract From America (Houston, TX)

Katrina Pierson; Garland Tea Party (Garland, TX)

Toby Marie Walker; Waco Tea Party (Waco, TX)

Judson Phillips, Barbee Kinnison & Wendy Gumpert; Tea Party Nation

Rita Grace; Constitutional TEA Party (Culpeper, VA) Susan Lascolette; Richmond Tea Party (Richmond, VA)

Doug Mainwaring, Cathy Kelleher & Ben Tessler; National Capital Tea Party Patriots (Washington, DC)

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