Dean Recall Campaign Web Site Launches
October 26th 2007
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Recall Campaign Against Representative Robert Dean Launched
October 1st 2007
DATE: October 1, 2007
Kent County Families for Fiscal Responsibility Launches Recall Campaign Against Representative Robert Dean of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids – Following on the heels of a sales tax and income tax increase approved by the Michigan state legislature early Monday morning, a local taxpayers’ rights group has launched a recall effort against local state representative Robert Dean. The Kent County Families for Fiscal Responsibility, which helped defeat the GRCC millage in August, filed the preliminary paperwork for a recall committee against Dean in September in the event that he voted to raise taxes. Now that same group has begun to organize volunteers to begin the difficult recall process.
Early this morning, Representative Dean voted to raise the personal income 18% and levy the 6% sales tax on a variety of previously exempt services like athletic tickets, janitorial services, landscaping, travel agents, and carpet cleaning to name a few. The local group had sent a warning to Dean and a number of Republican legislators in Kent County that they would initiate a recall campaign if the legislators voted for taxes without any significant cuts in spending.
Said District 75 recall spokesman Jeff Steinport, “Representative Dean and the state legislature failed the state of Michigan today by voting to raise taxes without any serious spending reforms. He failed to make the hard decisions to balance the budget with structural changes and instead took the easy route and raised the taxes on our already ailing Michigan economy. We simply cannot continue to spend money that we do not have. It is because of this reckless action that we feel the need to remove him from office before he does more damage to our families and businesses.”
The recall committee will begin working to formulate a strategy for attaining the necessary signatures and funding for its endeavor over the next few weeks. The last time Michigan legislators faced recall elections occurred in 1983 after a similar income tax increase was passed. Both legislators who faced the recall election were recalled and replaced.
If you would like to schedule an interview with Jeff Steinport please contact him by phone at (616) 293-5056 or email him at info@kcffr.org