For weeks Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Bortz, a Charterite, has been quietly working to secure the endorsement of the Hamilton County Republican Party. Rumors are he's not polling well and looking for an additional boost to help him get re-elected. We Republicans who support higher taxes enthusiastically support Bortz's endorsement. We have a hard time thinking of anyone who has worked harder than him to raise our taxes and increase government spending. Please consider the Bortz record:
1. Bortz voted to raise Cincinnati's property taxes and has gone on the offensive explaining to tell us why it's important we continue to pay more in property taxes each year. He also went above and beyond the call of duty by criticizing Chris Monzel, an enemy of the treasury, for his harmful efforts to stop the annual property tax hike.
2. Bortz endorsed high tax supporter David Pepper for County Commissioner over another one of our enemies, Phil Heimlich. With Bortz's support, Pepper won this race and returned the County Commission to the taxing days we enjoyed under Bob Bedinghaus, Tommy Neyer, and John Dowlin. Bortz's efforts paid off immediately, as the new majority Pepper and Todd Portune wasted no time implementing a big Sales Tax hike to pay for a new jail, $160 million in new social programs, and $600 million to expand the size of County's government.
3. When Bortz legally had the sole authority to select a replacement for Jim Tarbell, Bortz didn't have to think twice before he chose tax champion Roxanne Qualls. As we detailed in a prior entry, Qualls can't wait to get to work raising taxes even higher than Pepper and Portune are trying to do.
4. Bortz thumbed his nose at our enemies at COAST by working extremely hard to get City Council to give $1 million to The Freedom Center. Along with Leslie Ghiz, Bortz tried hard to defeat the Tarbell plan which resulted in giving them only $800,000. Bortz understands that giving The Freedom Center $1 million every year going forward is one of the most important things City Council could do with its money.
We need you to call, email, or fax George Vincent, the Chairman of the Hamilton County Republican County Party and explain to him why its important the party endorse Chris Bortz. Please cite this article. Bortz represents the pro-tax policies we believe our party needs more of. With Bortz, Ghiz, and more like them, we could return this county and city to the glory days we had under Bob Bedinghaus and Roxanne Qualls.
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