Oroho, McHose, Space recognized as taxpayer champions

Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell-McHose and Assemblyman Parker Space, R-Sussex, Warren, Morris, recently were recognized as “Taxpayer Champions” by the New Jersey Taxpayer Alliance (NJTA).

“Standing up for taxpayers in New Jersey is job number one for Alison, Parker, and me,” said Oroho, who serves on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. “We are continuing our mission to make New Jersey more competitive to bring in new businesses and private sector jobs, and it starts with making sure our tax policies are attractive.”

This is the third report card which the New Jersey Taxpayer Alliance is rating Members of the Legislature. They looked at seven key tax and regulatory votes in both the Senate and Assembly. Oroho, McHose, and Space each scored a perfect score of 100. Oroho and McHose, along with then Assemblyman Gary Chiusano, all received perfect scores of 100 in 2009 and 2011.

“The New Jersey Taxpayer Alliance and their members have long recognized that we have been working to lower the cost of government and create a stable environment for businesses that want to grow here,” said McHose, a member of the Assembly Appropriations Committee."

The score card consisted of votes of support for reforms of business taxes and incentives to create jobs, fraud fighting measures to support the Unemployment Insurance fund and bills to streamline bureaucratic red tape while votes to oppose a job-killing income tax hike. Almost all of the pro-taxpayer bills were authored or sponsored by Oroho, McHose, and Space.

To view the scorecards and for more information, visit http://www.njtaxalliance.org.