Belle Chasse, LA – After months of trying to claim he is a fiscal conservative, Jay Dardenne publicly admitted this morning that he did vote to raise taxes as a member of the Louisiana Legislature. The admission came during a live appearance this morning on the Denny Schaffer show on WRNO in New Orleans. A caller asked Dardenne if he had voted to raise taxes. Dardenne tried to be evasive, but the caller and Schaffer persisted, asking him to answer the question. Dardenne finally responded, “I have voted to raise taxes. I was in the legislature 15 years and the Stelly Plan raised income taxes.”
“It has taken several months for Dardenne to finally come clean, but the truth is finally out. Jay Dardenne is not a fiscal conservative. He has raised taxes, including serving as the floor leader for the Stelly bill,” said Billy Nungesser, Dardenne’s opponent in Saturday’s election. “His record doesn’t lie and he is finally telling the truth about who he is and where he stands. He voted to raise taxes, words out of his own mouth. He also voted not to protect the unborn and to make it easier for illegals to work in this state. In these uncertain times, we need someone who is a proven fighter for our hardworking people and their tax dollars.”
To here the interview click here. The tax question can be heard at the 11:07 mark.
