
Sacramento --- The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has selected taxpayer advocate Richard Rider as its 2009 Tax Fighter of the Year.
Rider serves as Chairman of the San Diego Tax Fighters, but his work has benefited taxpayers throughout the state. His successful suit against the county of San Diego (Rider vs. County of San Diego) forced a rollback of an illegal 1/2-cent jails sales tax, a precedent that has saved California taxpayers over fourteen billion dollars, including $3.5 billion for San Diego taxpayers.