CALIFORNIA
Senator Barbara Boxer
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Tried to increase the size of the "porkulus" spending package (source: boxer.senate.gov)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: Field Poll shows more voters, 44%, inclined NOT to re-elect her than support her re-election, 43% (source: field.com).
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Responsible for explosive growth in congressional spending and deficits (source: pajamasmedia.com)
▪ Wasted untold millions upon millions of taxpayer dollars for her and her family to be jetted around the country at her
NEVADA
Senator Harry Reid
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Leading proponent for $1 trillion "porkulus" spending plan (source: rightpundits.com)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: Numerous polls show Reid is in deep political trouble. Las Vegas Review Journal reports just as many Nevadans have an unfavorable view of Reid, 47%, as have a favorable view of him, 47%.
Congresswoman Dana Titus
▪ Claims she read the 1,000 page "porkulus" spending plan in 10 hours (source: youtube.com)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: Titus won her congressional seat with only 47% of the vote in 2008 (source: wikipedia.org).
ARIZONA
Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick
▪ Didnt just support $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan, but loaded it up with more spending (source: kayentatownship.net)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: Was elected in 2008 with only 55.7% of the vote.
Congressman Harry Mitchell
▪ National Taxpayers Union Rating: D
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: Was re-elected in 2008 with only 53% of the vote.
NEW MEXICO
Congressman Martin Heinrich
▪ Voted for $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan (source: bizjournals.com)
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" coalition (source: house.gov)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: Was elected in 2008 with only 55.5% of the vote.
Congressman Harry Teague
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" coalition (source: house.gov)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: Was elected in 2008 with only 55.7% of the vote.
TEXAS
Congressman Ciro Rodriguez
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative Blue Dog coalition (source: house.gov)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was elected in 2008 with only 55.8% of the vote.
Congressman Chet Edwards
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Didn't just support $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan, but claimed to help put the wasteful spending bill together
▪ Voted for massive budget deficits for years to come (source: congress.org)
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative Blue Dog coalition (source: house.gov)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was elected in 2008 with only 53% of the vote.
ARKANSAS
Senator Blanche Lincoln
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ She supported taxpayer-funded bailouts for AIG and others (source: abcnews.go.com)
▪ She supported the $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan (source: reuters.com)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: Polls show almost as many Arkansas voters have an unfavorable view of Lincoln 40%, as have a favorable view, 45% (source: politico.com).
INDIANA
Congressman Joe Donnelly
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Supports budget deficits for years into the future (source: congress.org)
▪ Voted for taxpayer bailout of auto industry (source: govtrack.us)
Congressman Baron Hill
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Voted for taxpayer bailout of auto industry (source: govtrack.us)
Senator Evan Bayh
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Voted for the taxpayer bailout of financial institutions (source: ourfuture.org)
▪ Shamelessly pushed for taxpayer-funded auto industry bailout (source: in.truveo.com)
ILLINOIS
Senator Roland Burris
▪ National disgrace. We don't need to say anything more than that. He must be removed from office and replaced with a
friend of the American taxpayer.
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: So unpopular he would likely lose if he ran against Rod Blagojevich (source: politicsdaily.com)
Congressman Debbie Halvorson
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" coalition (source: house.gov)
Congressman Bill Foster
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Supported the $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan (source: dailyherald.com)
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" coalition (source: house.gov)
MICHIGAN
Congressman Mark Schauer
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" coalition (source: house.gov)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was elected in 2008 with only 48.8% of the vote.
Congressman Gary Peters
▪ Supported spending billions of taxpayer dollars in bailouts and porkulus spending plans (source: examiner.com)
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative Blue Dog coalition (source: house.gov)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was elected in 2008 with only 52.1% of the vote.
OHIO
Congressman John Boccieri
▪ Voted for the $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan (source: news.yahoo.com)
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" coalition (source: house.gov)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was elected in 2008 with only 55.4% of the vote.
PENNSYLVANIA
Senator Arlen Specter
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: D (source: ntu.org)
▪ Not only did Senator Specter provide the deciding vote to push through the $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan, but
Specter announced he would be switching political parties because Republican voters were rejecting him. Specter stands
for the worst kind of political self-aggrandizement that has corrupted Washington, and vanquished the idea of the "citizen
legislator" and replaced it with the current culture of political prostitution that has hurt our government and our nation. Let us
hope Pat Toomey can replace Specter and provide Pennsylvanians with principled, fiscally responsible representation
Congressman Jason Altmire
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Voted for and spoke out in support of $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan (souce: altmire.house.gov)
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" coalition (source: house.gov)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was re-elected in 2008 with only 55.9% of the vote.
Congressman Jack Murtha
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Named "The King of Pork" for his wasteful, pork-barrel spending (source: youtube.com)
▪ Shamefully and wrongly accused our troops of misconduct (source: youtube.com)
Congressman Christopher Carney
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Repeatedly voted for higher taxes and pork-barrel spending (source: clubforgrowth.net)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was re-elected in 2008 with only 56.4% of the vote.
NEW YORK
Congressman Scott Murphy
▪ National Tax-Limitation Committee calls him "Taxpayer's worst enemy" (source: youtube.com)
▪ Multiple Tax Liens against business he co-founded (source: youtube.com)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was elected in 2009 with only 50.1% of the vote.
Senator Chuck Schumer
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ And has pushed for more big spending (source: politico.com)
MASSACHUSETTS
Congressman Barney Frank
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
▪ Most singularly responsible for Fannie Mae disaster (source: youtube.com)
▪ Called for massive spending and tax increases (source: youtube.com)
CONNECTICUT
Senator Chris Dodd
▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)
* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: Polls show Chris Dodd is in deep trouble. More voters have an unfavorable view of his job performance than have a favorable view (source: washingtonpost.com).
Congressman Jim Himes
▪ Bragged about his support of $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan (source: nytimes.com)
NEW JERSEY
Congressman John Adler
▪ Voted for $3.5 trillion in new spending (source: )
▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" coalition (source: house.gov)
In order for the Tea Party movement to truly have an impact, we must vote out of office those politicians who have betrayed their constituents by pushing through massive deficits, higher taxes and government intervention into the private sector and private lives of American families.
The following members of Congress are the first-wave of politicians we will be targeting. In addition to highlighting their atrocious, inexcusable conduct while in office, we will also be launching television and radio ad campaigns against these incumbent politicians during the course of the tour: