Says “It’s time to retire NEA-supported lawmakers.”
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| Rep. Curry Todd |
Press release, COLLIERVILLE, TN - Several weeks back, State
Representative Curry Todd was featured in a free mailer that claimed to be sent
on behalf of Tennessee’s teachers through the Tennessee Education Association. The mail piece stated that Curry Todd is
simply “standing up” for teachers. Mark Lovell, who is also
challenging Curry Todd in the August primary, knew he was being deceived when
this mailer landed in his mailbox.
“Like Curry Todd, this mail piece was
bought and paid for by an out-of-state liberal union that is completely out of
touch with Tennessee conservatives. The
citizens of Collierville and Germantown will not be fooled by glossy mailers
and stock photos. I am certainly not
fooled. These same unions support Obamacare, illegal immigration and oppose the
2nd Amendment.”
The Tennessee Education Association,
who paid for this mail piece, has its parent headquarters in Washington,
D.C. It has been a high-profile
supporter of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
In 2014, they spent over $40 million on political activities, nearly all
of it supporting “progressive organizations” and Democrat candidates.
“This is just the first attempt to
buy our primary and keep Curry Todd in power,” Mark Lovell added. “I won’t let that happen.”
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| Mark Lovell |
Curry Todd and the TEA have a long
history.
· Though TEA claims to be a local
organization, it is nothing more than an extension of the National Education
Association (NEA). As TEA’s Democrat
Lobbyist has testified, no teacher may join TEA without also joining the NEA
under their “unified dues structure”.
· The NEA was one of the largest
spenders in support of Obamacare and last year they endorsed Hillary Clinton
for President before the first primary ballot was cast.
· In 2014, the TEA fought against the
Amendment to ban the state income tax, a source of revenue they fought and
protested for a decade earlier during the famous income tax debate of 2002. TEA and the NEA both opposed the ban on this
Amendment by contributing $5,000 each to the effort.
· They have supported and exchanged
contributions with Planned Parenthood and, along with Planned Parenthood,
funded the liberal AMERICA VOTES PAC to support Democrats against Republicans.
· In 2002, the Washington Times exposed
the NEA’s promotion of a curriculum that taught students to blame America for
the terror attacks on 9/11! Most
recently, they have endorsed the teaching of Islam in our public schools and
criticized other state legislators for working to stop Islamic indoctrination
in our schools!
Curry Todd has been a consistent
supporter of this organization and its values:
· In 2007, Curry Todd voted with the Democrats against SB113, a bill
that ended the National Education Association’s monopoly on representing
teachers. This bill was supported by
conservative groups across the nation and has since saved the public education
system millions of dollars. The only
losers were the union bosses in Nashville and Washington, D.C who earn
six-figure salaries to “represent” teachers.
· When an amendment was offered to
completely repeal the Hall Income Tax, Todd
announced he would oppose it (although he eventually went back on his
promise).
· More recently, State Representative
Curry Todd voted to give illegal immigrants in-state tuition at Tennessee
colleges over the objections of his constituents. This was in keeping with the NEA’s support of Barack Obama’s amnesty
plan!
· In 2004, Curry Todd further abandoned
his voters by supporting HB3486 that allowed
illegal aliens to receive Tennessee Driver Licenses.
Lovell concluded, “It’s time for
career politicians Like Curry Todd who have traded their principles in favor of
big Lobbyist money to return home.
Voters can count on me to stay focused on the needs of Shelby County.”
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