March 11, 2010 - AFP Colorado praise those Colorado candidates for Congress who have signed the Earmarks Pledge. While many Colorado candidates have signed the pledge, the House Republican Conference voted today to ban the use of earmarks by its members. Americans for Prosperity has been educating and mobilizing the public to fight against pork-barrel earmarks for years, including a nationwide RV tour called the Ending Earmarks Express that traveled more than 15,000 miles in 2006 visiting the 50 most egregious earmarks in 38 states.

Did you ever want to get politically involved on a state level, but just weren’t sure how? Does reaching out to your state representative seem a bit intimidating, but you really want to tell them how you feel about a certain program or bill? Do you wish you had better tools to be a more effective activist for your cause?

Jeff Crank, Colorado State Director of Americans for Prosperity, today lauded candidates for U.S. Congress who have signed the AFP Colorado No Earmarks Pledge. Since January 15, 2010, the day the pledge was released, the following candidates for federal office have signed the pledge:

U.S. Senate:
Ken Buck
Jane Norton
Cleve Tidwell
Tom Wiens

Congressional District 2:
Stephen Bailey
Curtis Harris

Congressional District 3:
Bob McConnell
Scott Tipton

On Wednesday, March 10th, Americans for Prosperity Colorado along with The 9.12 Project Colorado Coalition, Colorado Tenth Amendment Center, Colorado Union of Taxpayers, Campaign for Liberty, District 2 Conservatives, Evergreen/Conifer Tea Party, The Gadsden Society, The Independence Institute, Liberty on the Rocks, Longmont 9.12 Teap Party, Northern Colorado Tea Party, Peoples Press Collective, R Block Party, We the People Congress and the Western Slope Conservative Alliance is hosting Taxpayer Day at the Capitol.

For Immediate Release – Jan. 22, 2010
Contact: Jeff Crank, Colorado State Director, (719) 332-8644

Congressman Mike Coffman Becomes First Incumbent to Sign AFP Colorado Earmarks Pledge

COLORADO SPRINGS – U.S. Congressman Mike Coffman (R- CO) has become the first incumbent member of Congress to sign the AFP Colorado Earmarks Pledge. Coffman joins seven candidates for Congress from Colorado to sign the pledge.