by: Michael Connolly
Club for Growth PAC Endorses Jeff Flake for Senate
WASHINGTON – Club for Growth PAC today endorsed U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Arizona. Flake launched his candidacy today, in the wake of Sen. Jon Kyl’s decision to retire from the Senate after this term.
“Jeff Flake is a proven, tireless champion for economic freedom, and Club for Growth PAC will do everything it can in the Republican primary and the general election to help him win this race,” said Club President Chris Chocola.
“It is of course commendable that Jeff Flake strongly opposed the worst policies of the Obama Administration, like the failed stimulus and the health care takeover," Chocola added. "But what’s really impressive about Jeff is that he had the guts to strongly oppose the worst policies of the Bush Administration and of the previous Republican Congress, like earmarks, bailouts, and the prescription drug entitlement. That’s the kind of courage in the fight for freedom and limited government we need in the U.S. Senate.”
During the 2008 election cycle, Club for Growth PAC was instrumental in electing the most pro-growth, limited government conservative class in recent congressional history. Club members supported Senate candidates like Pat Toomey, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul to the tune of $8.4 million.
Flake is the first candidate Club for Growth PAC has endorsed in the 2012 election cycle.
“Jon Kyl has been a strong, clear-eyed leader on pro-growth economic principles his entire career, and both Arizona and the country have benefited from his years of service,” Chocola said. “Jeff Flake will make a perfect successor to Kyl in the seat.”
Hours after Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) announced his campaign for the seat being vacated by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), tea party umbrella group FreedomWorks, best known as the arm of the movement led by former House Republican leader Dick Armey, endorsed Flake in an email blast sent by its PAC.
"Endorsing Jeff Flake is a no-brainer," FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe said in a statement. "He's principled, he's consistent, and he's fearless in the fight for lower taxes, less government, and more individual freedom. If the Tea Party is going to reduce the size of government, it will need more Jeff Flakes in the United States Senate."
FreedomWorks spokesperson Adam Brandon praised Flake, who has irked some of his own party members with his crusades against pork barrel spending as "a pre-tea party kind of candidate; a direct descendant of Barry Goldwater conservatism.
"He has been a rock star, someone we have leaned on - and he hasn't disappointed us yet," added Brandon.
The backing of FreedomWorks helps solidify Flake as the national fiscal conservative choice. He's already got the endorsement of the Club For Growth, which has promised to lend a hand in getting him elected.
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