ICET’S REPUBLICAN OPPONENT SUPPORTS CLAIRE McCASKILL

PRESS RELEASE

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Allen Icet filed for Missouri Auditor on the first day of filing Tuesday in Jefferson City.  Icet, the current chairman of the Missouri House Budget Committee, has served the past eight years in the state legislature protecting Missouri taxpayers. As the only conservative in the Republican field for Auditor, Icet said he was running to continue serving Missouri taxpayers.

“Missourians deserve an auditor with experience working on the state budget and the courage to stand-up to advocates of big government,” Icet said. “I’m the only candidate for Auditor with an actual history of protecting the hard-earned dollars of Missouri taxpayers, and I’m running to ensure we have a state Auditor who will stand-up for taxpayers.”

“In tough budget times like these, it is vitally important to have an Auditor who knows the state budget inside-and-out,” Icet continued. “With seven-plus years of service on the House Budget Committee, I know the state budget better than anyone else in the state. As Auditor, I’ll use that expertise to expose waste, fraud, and abuse and ensure that our tax dollars are put to their most effective use.”

Icet’s campaign enjoys broad support amongst conservative Missourians. He has been endorsed by over 90 conservative elected officials. Recently, he has led the way for conservative Missouri Republicans battling huge increases in federal spending championed by Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. Icet’s opponent in the Auditor’s race, by contrast, is a McCaskill supporter, having donated money to her campaign and failing to support Jim Talent in his 2006 bid for the U.S. Senate against McCaskill.

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PRESS RELEASE

February 4^th, 2010

St. Louis, MO The St. Louis Police Association endorsed Rep. Allen Icet’s campaign for Missouri State Auditor Tuesday.

President Thomas Walsh said the group endorsed Icet for his commitment to public safety and to protecting Missouri taxpayers. “Our organization voted at their last meeting to endorse you because we appreciate the support you have given us over the years. Your support has ensured the rights of our police officers,” said Walsh.  “The St. Louis Police Officers’ Association specifically and Law Enforcement in general thank you for the commitment you have bestowed upon the police community in the state legislature.”

Icet thanked the members of the Police Officers’ Association for their work. “I’m thrilled to receive this endorsement from yet another group of civic-minded Missourians,” said Icet. “Police officers put their lives on the line every day to keep our streets safe.”

“As state auditor,” Icet continued, “I won’t face the same danger that these officers brave every day. But I will serve with the same sense of public purpose to protect Missouri taxpayers from waste, fraud, and abuse.”

Icet is the only candidate in the race for Auditor with actual experience protecting Missouri taxpayers. He has served on the Missouri House Budget Committee for seven years, including five as budget chairman. Thanks to Icet, Missouri’s budget is in much better shape than the budgets of other states at the present time. Without Allen’s leadership on the House Budget Committee, Missouri taxpayers would likely be facing an insurmountable budget deficit.

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PRESS RELEASE

January 13th, 2010

Jefferson City, MO – Allen Icet pledged today that his first action as State Auditor would be to conduct a vigorous audit of federal stimulus funds received by the state of Missouri.

“We owe it to Missouri taxpayers to ensure that our tax dollars are being used as intended,” said Icet. “As Missouri Auditor, I’ll keep careful watch over all of the stimulus funds coming into our state for fraud and effectiveness. If there’s fraud, we’ll put an end to it. Where there’s ineffectiveness, we’ll expose it and I will work to try and re-direct funds to better serve the tax payers of Missouri.”

Icet said his audit plan was motivated by news reports that federal stimulus funds had not “saved or created” nearly as many jobs as claimed by the Obama Administration.

“The Obama Administration might think funny math is good enough for stimulus funds, but I don’t.” Icet said. “Missouri taxpayers deserve to know whether this flood of new spending is working as President Obama claimed it would.”

In December, the Obama Administration quietly changed the way it counts jobs “saved or created” by the stimulus. Critics have since charged that the changes make jobs “saved or created” numbers even more misleading.

Icet is the only candidate in the Auditor’s race with experience in Missouri government and an actual record of defending Missouri taxpayers. In eight years on the House Budget Committee, he has protected Missouri taxpayers by cutting taxes and eliminating millions of dollars in waste in state programs.

For more information regarding the Obama Administration’s policy on counting jobs “saved and created,” see http://www.propublica.org/ion/stimulus/item/white-house-changes-stimulus-jobs-count-111.

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