CRP Women

Mimi Walters
State Senator

Senator Mimi Walters represents the 33rd District in the State Senate and possesses a background in business, finance and local government. A champion for lower taxes, less intrusive government, fiscal responsibility and property rights, Mimi has been active in taxpayer causes for many years. She has a lifetime "A" rating from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the California Taxpayers Association.

Michelle Steel
California Board of Equalization

Michelle Steel is a lifelong conservative and taxpayer advocate who has fought on behalf of small business owners and taxpayers since joining the Board of Equalization in 2006. That's why Michelle has earned the support and respect of California’s largest taxpayer organizations including Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the National Tax Limitation Committee, among others.

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Mary Bono Mack
Congresswoman

In 1998, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack was first elected to serve the people of California’s 45th District through a special election held to fill the seat left vacant by her late husband, The Honorable Sonny Bono. Since then, Bono Mack has established herself as a leader on such issues as clean, alternative energy, protecting the environment, improving health care, and protecting consumers.

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Diane Harkey
California State Assemblywoman

Diane Harkey was elected to the California State Assembly in 2008 to represent the 73rd Assembly District and brings a wealth of experience in business and budgeting to the State Capitol, having enjoyed a successful 30-year career in corporate finance and banking. A strong believer in public service, Harkey has been actively involved in countless grassroots efforts for issues affecting local communities throughout most of her adult life.

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Connie Conway
Assembly Minority Leader

Connie Conway was elected to the California Assembly in 2008 and shortly afterward The Sacramento Bee included her in a column entitled "five newcomers to watch."
She is vice-chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and a conservative leader who has also served as Tulare County Supervisor, chaired the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, and served as president of the California State Association of Counties.

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Lorie Zapf
San Diego City Councilwoman

An active leader in her community, Lorie Zapf served as a Co- Chair of the San Diegans for City Hall Reform Citizens Steering Committee and works as the regional director for Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, where she has been an advocate for common sense legal reforms to protect consumers and small business from frivolous and abusive lawsuits. Lorie devotes time to organizations that help abused and neglected children, military families, and the Girl Scouts.

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JOBS & THE ECONOMY

We believe in the power and opportunity of America's free-market economy, and more importantly, its effect on our families.

We believe in the importance of sensible business regulations that promote confidence in our economy among consumers, entrepreneurs and businesses alike. We oppose interventionist policies that put the government in control of industry and allow it to pick winners and losers in the marketplace...

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GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND TAXES

Republican women believe it's an economic imperative to cut state and federal spending and to eliminate costly, overlapping and unnecessary governmental programs. Allowing people and small businesses to grow without the constraints of excessive taxation is a requirement for our state to prosper. Republican women realize that we know how to spend our money better than the government knows how to spend our money. Republican women believe that power and resources are best controlled by the people and not by politicians. We believe you should have the right to determine your individual destiny. Government is most effective when it does not interfere with its people’s right to prosper...

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EDUCATION

Listen to any Republican mom and you’ll hear that education reform ranks amongst her highest priorities. Republican women believe in putting money directly into the classrooms and eliminating administrative redundancy. Reducing class sizes, encouraging competition to improve public education and creating a system to reward high-performing teachers is our key to progress. Republican women know that education is one of California’s greatest resources and is at the root of California’s future economic success...

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PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The cornerstone of Republican philosophy is the belief that each person has the ability to be anything they want to be and is responsible for their own place in society. This belief is especially true for women who want to be independent and yet yearn to belong to a vibrant, growing community. We understand the total and complete satisfaction that is earned by self-reliance and personal success. And while everyone needs a helping hand in hard times, Republican women encourage individuals to work to secure jobs and benefits for themselves, so that our society can provide for the truly needy...

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"A person doesn't know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it."

- Ann Landers

"Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes'; They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes'."

- Clare Boothe Luce

"Women know what men have long forgotten. The ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family."

- Clare Boothe Luce

"Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country."

- Margaret Thatcher

"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."

- Margaret Thatcher

"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

- Margaret Thatcher

"I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases."

- Sandra Day O'Connor

"And who knows? Somewhere out there in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!"

- Barbara Bush

"Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves. No one throws ticker tape on the man who chose to be faithful to his wife, on the lawyer who didn't take the drug money..."

- Peggy Noonan

"I was just your average hockey mom and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids' public education better. I love those hockey moms. You know what they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is? Lipstick."

- Sarah Palin

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