MARGIN TAX FOES GREATLY OUTNUMBER PROPONENTS TEACHER UNION VIRTUALLY ALONE IN PUSHING JOB-KILLING TAX Nevada’s business, labor and political communities are opposing a modified gross receipts tax proposed as Ballot Question 3. In fact, the teacher union, which would benefit directly from the tax, is the only labor group still supporting the measure. OPPONENTS Individuals and organizations representing more than 400,000 Nevada taxpayers and businesses Republicans and Democrats Nevada Restaurant Association STATE LEADERSHIP agree! Gov. Brian Sandoval Nevada Taxpayers Association Lt. Gov. candidate Lucy Flores Retail Association of Nevada Lt. Gov. candidate and Sen. Mark Hutchison Southern Nevada Homebuilders Association The Chamber of Reno, Sparks, and Northern Nevada THE BUSINESS AND LABOR COMMUNITIES More than STATE LEGISLATORS Nevada AFL-CIO 225,000 union Sen. Greg Brower Associated Builders and Contractors, members! Nevada Chapter Sen. Barbara Cegavske Associated General Contractors, Sen. Pete Goicoechea Nevada Chapter Sen. Don Gustavson Associated General Contractors, Las Vegas Chapter Sen. Scott Hammond Builders Association of Western Nevada (BAWN) Sen. Joe Hardy Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce Sen. Ben Kieckhefer Economic Development Authority of Western Sen. Michael Roberson Nevada (EDAWN) Sen. James Settelmeyer Elko Area Chamber of Commerce Assemblyman Paul Anderson The Fallon Chamber of Commerce Assemblyman Wes Duncan Financial and Intangible Assets Assemblyman John Ellison Enterprises (FIAE) Assemblywoman Michele Fiore Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce Assemblyman Tom Grady National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Northern Chapter Assemblyman John Hambrick Biggest National Association of Industrial and Office business Assemblyman Ira Hansen Properties (NAIOP), Southern Nevada Chapter organizationAssemblyman Cresent Hardy National Federation of Independent in Nevada! Business – Nevada Assemblyman Pat Hickey Nevada Association of Employers Assemblyman Randy Kirner Nevada Farm Bureau Federation Assemblyman Peter Livermore Nevada Franchised Auto Dealers Association Assemblyman James Oscarson Nevada Manufacturers Association Assemblyman Lynn Stewart Nevada Mining Association Assemblyman Jim Wheeler Nevada Resort Association Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury SUPPORTERS One union and less than 10% of legislators back the margin tax THE TEACHER UNION STATE LEGISLATORS Nevada State Education Association Sen. Kelvin Atkinson Sen. Ruben Kihuen Sen. Tick Segerblom Fewer people than Sen. Joyce Woodhouse live in Pahrump!.