Arnold's Army
From August 2005
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Yet these business advocates, referred to as “Arnold’s Army” by supporters and “special interests” by opponents, say having Schwarzenegger in the governor’s office is not enough.
“There’s a real need in California for systemic political change at the state level,” says Bill Hauck, president of the California Business Roundtable and one of the governor’s most ardent supporters.
“In many respects, we have a 19th century governmental structure trying to operate in the 21st century, and that’s not going to work. The recall of Gray Davis was a sign of the tremendous frustration among voters in California with what was happening here in Sacramento — literally political gridlock and a Legislature that’s dysfunctional.”
Following the governor’s announcement in his January State of the State address that he would place four constitutional amendments before voters in a 2005 special election, Hauck joined with six other mostly long-time Sacramento business and tax-cut activists to form a political committee.
Called Citizens to Save California, it was responsible for gathering the 1 million signatures, per initiative, that made it possible for Schwarzenegger to place his overhaul agenda before voters.
An Army of Signature Gatherers, Too
Co-chaired by California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg of Loomis and Small Business Action Committee President Joel Fox of Los Angeles, this group used the governor’s popularity to raise around $10 million and deploy an army of signature gatherers that secured the needed petitions in near record time.
If the effort is successful, thanks will go to Fox, Hauck and Zaremberg, as well as Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association; Rex Hime, president and CEO of the California Business Properties Association; Janet Lamkin, president and CEO of the California Bankers Association; and Larry McCarthy, president of the California Taxpayers’ Association.
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“There’s a real need in California for systemic political change at the state level,” says Bill Hauck, president of the California Business Roundtable and one of the governor’s most ardent supporters.
“In many respects, we have a 19th century governmental structure trying to operate in the 21st century, and that’s not going to work. The recall of Gray Davis was a sign of the tremendous frustration among voters in California with what was happening here in Sacramento — literally political gridlock and a Legislature that’s dysfunctional.”
Following the governor’s announcement in his January State of the State address that he would place four constitutional amendments before voters in a 2005 special election, Hauck joined with six other mostly long-time Sacramento business and tax-cut activists to form a political committee.
Called Citizens to Save California, it was responsible for gathering the 1 million signatures, per initiative, that made it possible for Schwarzenegger to place his overhaul agenda before voters.
An Army of Signature Gatherers, Too
Co-chaired by California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg of Loomis and Small Business Action Committee President Joel Fox of Los Angeles, this group used the governor’s popularity to raise around $10 million and deploy an army of signature gatherers that secured the needed petitions in near record time.
If the effort is successful, thanks will go to Fox, Hauck and Zaremberg, as well as Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association; Rex Hime, president and CEO of the California Business Properties Association; Janet Lamkin, president and CEO of the California Bankers Association; and Larry McCarthy, president of the California Taxpayers’ Association.
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