Dear Constituent:
Let me thank you for the opportunity to serve as your State
Representative. I have worked very hard
during these past two years as your public servant in Jefferson City. I know that we are facing challenging times
ahead with the sputtering economy, high fuel prices and rising crime rate. I would ask for your support for
re-election, and would like to highlight some important legislation which I
have co-sponsored to address these challenging times.
First of all, House Bill 444 eliminates income taxes
for Social Security Retirees and retired School Teachers, Firemen and
Policemen. It does not seem logical to
double tax retirees on their retirement benefits. Additionally, the School Safety &
Liability Act is written to protect public school
teachers from frivolous lawsuits.
Since the Federal Government has failed to stop illegal immigrants at
the borders, we passed tough illegal immigration
reformthat stops taxpayer paid handouts to illegal immigrants and
enforces strict penalties on employers who knowingly hire illegal
immigrants. Additionally, I am very
pleased to have supported the November Ballot Amendment that if passed will
establish English as our official language.
I was the chief sponsor this year of a law that provides additional protection from identity theft and helps victims
restore their good name. This House Bill
1384 was the most significant consumer protection legislation passed this
year. I changed the Amber Alert law to
better protect our children from sexual
predators. I worked with my colleagues
to provide our citizens real property tax relief. As Vice-Chair of the Election Committee, I
worked hard to protect the integrity of the ballot box.
When I first sought this office, I pledged to always support full
funding of public education. I can
report to you that state government has budgeted full support
of the education funding formula for each of the last two
years. With my support the General
Assembly provided State Fair
Community College $2 million in new funding.
With uncertain times ahead, you need an advocate for education in Jefferson City.
Probably the most significant legislation passed over the last two
years relates to economic development. A
few years ago Missouri
led the nation in jobs lost. Over the
last four years, we have changed course, fixed a broken system, cut taxes on
working families, and this new pro-jobs environment has produced tens of thousands of new family supporting jobs and
protected our jobs and families.
Sincerely,
STANLEY COX
118th
District Representative
