Byron Looper - Imitators

Imitators

Other political candidates and public personalities have emulated Looper's adopted name or have independently adopted similar names. Among these is Internet personality Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka, who adopted his nickname as a reference to Byron Looper. In 1998, a candidate with the name Craig 'Tax Freeze' Freis ran for the California Board of Equalization. He finished fourth place (out of six candidates running) in the Democratic Primaries for the office. In 2000, 2002, and 2006, deputy county assessor John Lower Taxes Loew ran for office of Los Angeles County Assessor. In 2000, Loew received less than 1% of the vote in the special election to fill a vacancy in the office. In 2002 and 2006, Loew lost the elections to incumbent Rick Auerbach by a 70%–11% margin in 2002, and by a 77%–23% margin in 2006. Loew ran again in 2010, but without the middle name "Lower Taxes". He finished in 3rd place with 10.6% of the vote