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Activist (b. 1943, d. 2016)

Barbara Anderson (1943 – April 8, 2016) was an anti-tax activist. She was eulogized by Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker for her contribution to reducing property, income and excise taxes for state citizens (moving Massachusetts from the sixth-heaviest taxed state to the 36th). She was an executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxation for 35 years. In November 1980, she led the property tax relief campaign, instituting the ballot initiative empowering voters with a veto on property tax hikes. She was instrumental in the repeal of the state income tax surtax; defeat of the graduated income tax ballot question, and “temporary” state income tax increase rollback. She was a weekly contributor to both The Salem News and The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company. Anderson was known as “The Mother of Proposition 2½.” She co-hosted a popular WRKO radio program with newspaper columnist Howie Carr and radio personality Jerry Williams.

Preceded byGreg Hyatt Executive Director of Citizens for Limited Taxation
1980 – 2015 		Succeeded byChip Ford

References

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  2. Baker, Charlie (2016-04-09). "Barbara was a force of nature and a tireless advocate for taxpayers. My thoughts & prayers are w/Chip & her family". @charliebakerma. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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  10. Anderson, Barbara (6 November 2010). "Barbara Anderson: Political activist must speak many languages these days". Salem News. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  11. "Barbara Anderson, 'Relentless' Taxpayer Advocate, Loses Battle with Leukemia". Marblehead, MA Patch. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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  14. "Massachusetts Local Property Tax Limitations, Question 2 (1980)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  15. Quinn, Garrett (18 November 2014). "Howie Carr ends run at WRKO, relaunches show in Boston on 1510 WMEX". masslive.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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