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Lynn Jenkins on Principles & Values |
Her background as a CPA and experience as state treasurer matched up well with the growing concerns about the economy and the lack of fiscal discipline in Washington.
Lynn campaigned on making tax cuts permanent, cutting spending to reduce the deficit, and providing additional smart tax relief to the struggling middle class. Kansas respected her experience and commitment to fiscal responsibility, limited government, and political accountability. She went on the defeat Nancy Boyda 51%-46%, regaining a seat we had lost just two years before in 2006.
The Tea Party movement is a populist conservative social movement in the United States that emerged in 2009 through a series of locally and nationally coordinated protests. The protests were partially in response to several Federal laws: the stimulus package; te healthcare bill; and the TARP bailouts. The name "Tea Party" refers to the Boston Tea Party of 1773, the source of the phrase, "No Taxation Without Representation."