New Ad in MO-09
Club for Growth PAC Releases Major Ad Buy in MO-09
Washington - Today, the Club for Growth PAC began running a major ad buy in Missouri's Ninth Congressional District. The $100,000 ad buy will run for a minimum ten days, highlighting former State Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer's questionable record on economic issues (viewable here).
Blaine Luetkemeyer claims he is an economic conservative, but his record tells a different story. This ad will introduce voters to Luetkemeyer's support for higher taxes, his support for debt spending, and his recent opposition to cutting the gas tax. That kind of record doesn't sound very conservative at all.
Consider his record:
- As a state representative, Luetkemeyer co-sponsored HB 1991, making it easier to raise property taxes.
- In 2000 and 2004, Luetkemeyer voted for bills authorizing a new tax to pay for sports stadiums in Kansas City (SB 719 - PDF - and SB 1394).
- In 2000, Luetkemeyer voted to increase the state's debt by billions, voting for a $2 billion bond measure (HB 1742). One newspaper article described this kind of debt spending as "an unprecedented step in Missouri" (Associated Press, 05/05/00).
- Even as taxpayers are suffering under four dollars a gallon gasoline, Luetkemeyer opposed cutting the gas tax three months ago, saying "it would take money away from roads" (Columbia Tribune, 05/02/08).
"If voters in Missouri's Ninth Congressional District are looking for a true economic conservative, it is clear that Blaine Luetkemeyer is not their guy," said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. "Luckily, there is a real economic conservative in this race and his name is Bob Onder. Though he only served two years in the State Legislature, Onder quickly amassed a record of cutting taxes and fighting for greater economic freedom."
The $100,000 ad buy will run on broadcast television in the Columbia market and on cable television throughout the district.
PAID FOR BY CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC AND NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. 202-955-5500.
