Tax Day Tea Party

## Contents

* 1 Background
* 2 Organizers
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

Tax Day Tea Party logo

The Tax Day Tea Party was a series of nationwide protests opposing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as well as other spending and tax-related bills in response to the Great Recession.[1] Over 750 events took place on or around April 15 to coincide with the deadline to file federal income tax returns in the U.S.[2] These events followed the first day of nationwide coordinated Tea Party events on held on Feb. 27, 2009.

## Background[edit]

A number of events took place throughout 2009 as part of the national Tea Party movement, a series of protests in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and other policies of President Barack Obama (D). The first coordinated day of action took place on Feb. 27 in Chicago and 48 other cities.[3][4] Following those events, organizers sponsored a larger series of demonstrations on April 15 to coincide with the filing deadline for U.S. income tax returns.[5] A reported 750 demonstrations took place across the country on April 15, making it the movement's largest single day of action.[2]

National attention was first brought to the idea of tea party demonstrations on Feb. 19, 2009, when CNBC on-air editor Rick Santelli delivered live remarks from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.[2] In the segment, Santelli opposed the Homeowners Affordability and Stability Plan and called for a "Chicago Tea Party."[6]

Organizers of early events ranged from local activists to established conservative organizations.[2] A coalition of three groups organized the initial day of coordinated events on Feb. 27: Top Conservatives on Twitter, Smart Girl Politics, and Don't Go.[7] Other organizers, sponsors, and promoters of later events included national organizations such as FreedomWorks, American Majority, and Americans for Prosperity, among others.[8][9]

## Organizers[edit]

The Tax Day Tea Party website listed the following sponsoring organizations:[10]

* Top Conservatives on Twitter
* Smart Girl Politics
* Don't Go
* Michelle Malkin
* Pajamas TV
* Institute for Liberty

* FreedomWorks
* Americans for Limited Government
* Tammy Bruce
* American Majority
* Parcbench
* Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

* Citizens Against Government Waste
* Dana Loesch
* Radio for Conservatives
* The BCast
* American Solutions

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## External links[edit]

* Tax Day Tea Party website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ CBS News, "A Growing "Tea Party" Movement?" March 4, 2009
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The New York Times, "Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties," April 15, 2009
3. ↑ Michael Partick Leahy, "The founding Mothers and Fathers of the Tea Party Movement," accessed Feb. 16, 2021
4. ↑ Fox News, "Modern-Day Tea Parties Give Taxpayers Chance to Scream for Better Representation," accessed Feb. 16, 2021
5. ↑ Tax Day Tea Party, "Home page," accessed Feb. 16, 2021
6. ↑ YouTube, "Rick Santelli and the 'Rant of the Year,'" accessed Feb. 16, 2021
7. ↑ Michael Patrick Leahy, "TCOT and online Conservatives Launch Nationwide Chicago Tea Party Friday February 27 at noon," February 20, 2009
8. ↑ Tax Day Tea Party, "Home page," accessed Feb. 16, 2021
9. ↑ The Washington Times, "Tea party protest backers ask for more," April 17, 2009
10. ↑ Tax Day Tea Party, "Home page," accessed Feb. 18, 2021

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Chicago Tea Party and Tax Day Tea Party

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How/When |

|  |  Tax Day Tea Parties |

People |

Rick Santelli |  Amanda Grosserode (Sunshine Review) |  Liberty Belle |  Mark Christopher Frimmel |  Michelle Malkin |  Eric Odom (Sunshine Review) |

Groups |

Tea Party U.S.A. |  New American Tea Party |  Chicago Tea Party |  Green Tea Party |  Don't Go |  Top Conservatives on Twitter |

Northeast |

Buffalo, NY |  Boston, MA |  Hartford, CT |  New York, NY |  Philadelphia |  Pittsburgh |  Washington, D.C. |

Southeast |

Asheville, NC |  Atlanta, GA |  Fayetteville, AR |  Ft. Myers, FL |  Gainesville, FL |  Greenville, SC |  Jackson, MS |  Jacksonville, Florida |  Lafayette, LA |  Little Rock, AR |  Nashville |  Orlando |  Sarasota, FL |  Shelby County, AL |  Tampa, FL |

Midwest |

Chicago |  Cincinnati, Ohio |  Cleveland |  Davenport, IA |  Green Bay |  Kansas |  Kansas City |  Lansing, MI |  Omaha, NE |  Springfield, Missouri |  St. Louis |  Wichita |

Southwest |

Austin |  Dallas |  Fort Worth |  Houston |  Mesa |  Oklahoma City |  Phoenix |  San Antonio |  Tempe |  Tulsa |

Rockies/West Coast |

Denver |  Portland, OR |  San Diego |  Seattle |  Vancouver, WA |

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April 15 Tax Protests by State

A - D

Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • District of Columbia

F - L

Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana

Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana

Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota

O - T

Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas

U - W

Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • Washington, D.C. • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming