ITHACA- Yesterday’s election was a historic rejection of President Obama and Nancy Pelosi’s big government agenda designed to regulate the everyday lives of American citizens. In New York’s nineteenth district, voters said No to John Hall, who voted for the job-killing cap-and-trade bill.

Rep. Hall will be replaced by Nan Hayworth, who has been a champion on the issue of keeping energy prices affordable and defending New York’s economy; Hayworth has signed AFP’s No Climate Tax pledge and also spoke at an AFP event on Wall Street opposing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives (RGGI).

“Despite objection from his constituents, Hall cast his ballot for cap-and-trade in the House earlier this year,” said AFP Vice President for Policy Phil Kerpen. “He ignored his constituents and paid the price for it on Election night.”

AFP activists in New York made thousands of phone calls in each district using the At-Home Freedom Phone program while also distributing over 25,000 pieces of literature door-to-door. Additionally, the November Is Coming bus tour visited the nineteenth district.

“The last few years, AFP has been on the ground running the most comprehensive education effort to inform citizens where candidates stand on key policy issues like cap-and-trade, health care, and the stimulus,” said AFP President Tim Phillips. “Today, our 1.6 million activists have made their voices heard despite a President who has repeatedly ignored public opinion to force his own agenda on the American people.”

To interview AFP Vice President for Policy Phil Kerpen, please contact him directly at 202-285-9714.