The Orange County Taxpayers Association (OCTax) released their official positions on the statewide ballot measures for February.
OPPOSE Prop. 91 – Transportation Funds.
OPPOSE Prop. 92 – Community Colleges. Funding.
OPPOSE Prop. 93 – Term Limits on Legislators’ Terms in Office.
OPPOSE Props. 94, 95, 96, 97 – Referendum Petitions to Overturn Amendments to Indian Gaming Compacts.
No real surprises here. But with OCTax now maintaining a political action committee they could weigh in heavily if they choose. While today the PAC has limited funds on hand, the membership includes some very large business entities which could choose to use the OCTax PAC as a vehicle for impacting county and statewide measures.
A quick look at the most recent donors demonstrates the caliber of the OCTax membership. Donors include The Irvine Company, owned by billionaire Don Bren; Ware Disposal Company, Inc., owned by Judy Ware, a highly successful waste disposal executive and major political donor and Phil Hawkins Jr., son of the former GOP Assemblyman and Veep of Government Relations for the powerhouse Pacific West Association of Realtors, which has great success electing candidates(and sometimes un-electing officials) and fighting local government regulations.