For Immediate Release                                                
Thursday, April 24, 2008                      
Pete Sepp or Natasha Altamirano, (703) 683-5700

(Alexandria, VA ) – Residents of California ’s 4th Congressional District need a courageous advocate who will actively work for lower taxes and limited government. That’s the assessment of the National Taxpayers Union Campaign Fund (NTUCF), which today announced it has endorsed state Sen. Tom McClintock in the June 3 Republican primary election.

“Throughout his 19 years in the California Legislature, Tom McClintock has time and again demonstrated a strong, pro-taxpayer record,” NTUCF President Duane Parde said. “Sen. McClintock has championed innovative budget reforms to reduce the burden on California ’s families and businesses. Voters can count on him to bring this leadership to Washington.”

During his tenure in the State Assembly, McClintock spearheaded the campaign to return $1.1 billion in over-collected taxes to the people of California . He pushed for legislation to abolish the car tax, streamline state government, and reduce state spending. He can claim the development of the Bureaucracy Reduction and Closure Commission and performance-based budgeting among his most notable achievements in the state Senate.

McClintock also served as Director of the Center for the California Taxpayer, a project of the National Tax Limitation Foundation. If elected to Congress, McClintock would, in NTUCF’s estimation, continue his enthusiasm for curbing government spending at the federal level. His goals include implementing a federal spending limit, cutting waste and mismanagement, and making permanent the 2003 tax cuts.

“Tom McClintock is a proven tax-fighter who stands out among the candidates in the field,” Parde concluded. “In his years of public service and career in the private-sector, he has demonstrated unmatched dedication to the cause of overburdened taxpayers. Tom McClintock is the taxpayer’s choice.”

Note: NTUCF is the political action arm of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), the nation’s largest grassroots taxpayer organization. NTU, founded in 1969, created the NTU Campaign Fund in 1994. Endorsement decisions by NTUCF require a unanimous vote on a nonpartisan basis by a five-member committee that includes two Independents, one Democrat, and two Republicans.