THE MARYLAND TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

December 4, 2006

Dear Taxpayer Advocate:

Tomorrow the Republican Caucus of the Maryland Senate will choose its leader at 1:30 PM in Annapolis.

The contest is between Senator Andy Harris, the current Republican whip, and Senator David Brinkley.

In 2004, the Maryland General Assembly and the governor enacted four major tax-hikes:

* SB508 decoupling Maryland taxes from the then just-enacted Bush Federal estate and business tax relief;
* HB 1467, the car tax;
* SB320, the flush tax, and
* HB297, a corporate tax increase.

Taxpayer advocates should know that Senator Harris, a no-new-taxes pledge signer, stood resolutely against all these measures.

Senator Brinkley, not a pledge signer, voted for all of them.

We have few enough taxpayer friends in the General Assembly. A Republican leadership defeat for Senator Harris would be a serious blow.

Please call your friends among Maryland's returning Republican state senators. And don't forget our just-elected state senator and no-new-taxes pledge signer, Bryan Simonaire.

Ask them to vote for Harris and speak up for Maryland taxpayers!

Best Wishes.

Richard Falknor

Richard Falknor
Executive Vice-President
Maryland Taxpayers Association, Inc.
http://www.mdtaxes.org

MTA, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) non-partisan, not-for-profit, volunteer grass-roots organization
which asks Maryland elected officials for their pledge not to raise taxes,
acts to make Maryland government more efficient,
and organizes and chairs
the Maryland Center-Right Coalition and the Maryland Leadership Conference.