Just to Make it Official
CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC ENDORSES STEVE LAFFEY FOR RHODE ISLAND SENATE
Second GOP Primary Challenger Endorsement for '06 Cycle Goes to Sen. Chafee Opponent
Washington, D.C. - The political action arm of Club for Growth, the nation's leading free-market advocacy organization with over 33,000 members, today endorsed Steve Laffey, mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, in the primary race against incumbent GOP Senator, Lincoln Chafee. The endorsement is the Club for Growth PAC's second for a Republican primary challenger candidate for 2006.
"Republicans in Congress are sliding toward abandoning their core commitment to limit the size and scope of the Federal government," said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. "Senator Chafee epitomizes the GOP's waning commitment to limited government and economic freedom. By replacing him with a true economic conservative, we improve our ability to enact the pro-growth agenda."
"Steve Laffey is a pro-growth, limited government Republican and the Senate badly needs more of them. His principled philosophy is exactly what the taxpayers need in Congress," continued Toomey. "The Club for Growth PAC is committed to helping elect him, and more legislators like him, to Congress."
During the last election cycle, Club for Growth members donated more than $9 million to the Club's PAC and candidates committed to pro-growth economic policies. For this election cycle, the Club's PAC has established a new and more aggressive approach to begin the campaign process much earlier and give proven, pro-growth candidates like Steve Laffey the best possible chance to win their races.
"The endorsement of Steve Laffey, as a Republican primary challenger, reflects our new approach to supporting strong, pro-growth candidates early," said Toomey.
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