Matt Wolfe and wife, Denise Furey.
Calling him the right man at the right time to shake things up, the Independence Hall Tea Party PAC announced, today, that its Board of Delegates has voted overwhelmingly to endorse Matt Wolfe for Philadelphia City Council At-Large in the upcoming May 20 Special Election.
“The Independence Hall Tea Party, with thousands of adherents in the Delaware Valley, is endorsing Matt Wolfe because of his commitment to bringing fiscal responsibility to
Philadelphia city government,” said PAC President Don Adams.
“Matt Wolfe, a former Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General and a graduate of both the University of Pennsylvania and the Villanova University School of Law, possesses excellent qualifications to serve on city council. As an active member of the Philadelphia community for most of his adult life, Matt Wolfe knows all to well the challenges that confront the nation’s fifth largest city.
“Matt Wolfe is seeking to reduce spending and taxes–including the implementation of business and wage tax cuts–in order to stimulate growth in the city’s private sector. He understands that a growing private sector is key to revitalizing the economy, creating jobs, and stabilizing neighborhoods.
“In addition, Matt knows just how critical it is to enact pension reform for retirees and–in the area of educational reform–school choice for our city’s children.
Here is Matt Wolfe in his own words:
The Democratic Machine has run the city for generations. They run it not for our citizens, but for themselves. Philadelphia did not become the poorest big city in America due to a natural disaster. There was no Super-storm Sandy. Philadelphia’s disaster was man-made. Bad decisions made by politicians for whom reelection trumped good government.
Philadelphia is a great city. Even in some of the poorer neighborhoods you see new homes being built. There is a market despite our oppressive tax rates, irrational tax structure, corruption, mismanagement and misplaced priorities. With real leadership the city could thrive.
“In a related matter, we also agree with Matt Wolfe’s “no” position on a ballot question #2–designed to change the City Home Rule Charter requiring an elected city official to resign from their current position if they wish to seek a different elected office.
“Why should taxpayers foot the salary of an elected official who is running full-time for another office? Like Matt Wolfe, we say keep the ‘resign to run requirement.’
“If he prevails in next Tuesday’s special election, Matt Wolfe would become an important independent voice on city council. Philadelphia desperately needs Matt Wolfe to shake things up,” said Adams.