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The List of Tea Party protests, 2010 is a chronological list of Tea Party protests in 2010 that have been reported in reliable sources. There were many other protests reported in sources not considered reliable; those are not listed here.

January

  • January 2, Alamogordo, New Mexico – More than 200 voiced their frustration with the Obama administration.
  • January 6, Roanoke, Virginia - About 50 protested proposed health care reform.
  • January 13, Annapolis, Maryland - Hundreds protested the Maryland government's fiscal mismanagement.
  • January 16, Caledonia, Wisconsin - Motivated by government distrust, more than 1,500 people turned out for a Tea Party protest.
  • January 16, Troy, Michigan - Several hundred protested health care reform and denounced the "people in Washington".
  • January 28, Buena Park, California - More than 200 rallied to hear Michele Bachmann
    Michele Bachmann
    Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

     speak against increases in government spending, against bailouts, and against proposed health care reform.
  • January 28, Tampa, Florida - Several hundred protested a rail project as wasteful spending.

February

  • February 3, Lansing, Michigan - About 400 sent an anti-tax, limited government message.
  • February 4–6, Nashville, Tennessee - A National Tea Party Convention was held by the Tea Party Nation
    Tea Party Nation
    Tea Party Nation Corporation is a Conservative American political organization considered part of the tea party movement. Their official website describes them as "group of like-minded people who desire our God given Individual Freedoms which were written out by the Founding Fathers...

    , one of the many Tea Party groups. Approximately 600 delegates attended training sessions designed to turn the passion of protests into political gains in the November elections. Sarah Palin
    Sarah Palin
    Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

     gave the closing keynote speech.
  • February 13, Orlando, Florida - Nearly 1,000 protested what they see as out of control government spending and higher taxes.
  • February 15, Hamilton, Montana - More than 50 vented their frustration with the federal government.
  • February 15, Olympia, Washington - An estimated 3,000 people protested state tax increases.
  • February 20
    • Stamford, Connecticut - Dozens rallied against proposed health care legislation and big government.
    • Wichita, Kansas - 2,500 rallied as a sign of how upset they are with government.
  • February 21, El Cajon, California - About 1,000 expressed frustration over taxes and health care reform.
  • February 24, Cincinnati, Ohio - About 100 attend Tea Party rally in West Chester.
  • February 27, Brighton, England - More than 300 attended the first Tea Party in Britain.


March


April


    • Abilene, Texas - Hundreds rally
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico - Several thousand rallied against taxes, unchecked government spending and health care reform.
    • Amarillo, Texas - About 1,800
    • Anchorage, Alaska - Hundreds rally
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan - 500 protested taxes and health care reform.
    • Appleton, Wisconsin - 500 to 600.
    • Astoria, Oregon - About 200
    • Atlanta, Georgia - About 3,000
    • Augusta, Georgia - 1,200 to 1,500
    • Augusta, Maine - Hundreds rally
    • Austin, Texas - About 300 protested big federal government.
    • Baton Rouge, Louisiana - About 1,000
    • Beaumont, Texas - About 2,500
    • Bellingham, Washington - Thousands rally
    • Belvidere, New Jerssy - About 300 rallied for fiscal responsibility and smaller government.
    • Billings, Montana - About 200
    • Boise, Idaho - About 2,000
    • Bowling Green, Kentucky - About 250 rallied against reckless spending.
    • Brighton, Michigan - More than 500 protested big government, health-care reform and high taxes.
    • Caro, Michigan - About 30.
    • Carson City, Nevada - About 600
    • Charleston, West Virginia - About 200
    • Charlotte, North Carolina - About 1,000
    • Cheyenne, Wyoming - Hundreds rally
    • Chicago, Illinois - 1,500 set their sights on the November elections.
    • Chowchilla, California - Hundreds held a Freedom Rally.
    • Cincinnati, Ohio - Thousands rally
    • Clackamas, Oregon - Tea party holds rally
    • Clayton, Missouri - About 500 rallied for smaller government and against the health care law.
    • Cody, Wyoming - Tea Party holds rally
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado - About 2,000
    • Columbia, South Carolina - About 1,000
    • Columbus, Georgia - 230 opposed out-of-control growth in federal spending and government power.
    • Columbus, Ohio - Thousands rally
    • Concord, New Hampshire - Hundreds rally
    • Cumberland,Maryland- 100 people attended
    • Decatur, Illinois - About 100
    • Denver, Colorado - About 2,000
    • Des Moines, Iowa - More than 1,000 rallied for less government and less spending.
    • Dover, Delaware - Several hundred decried the policies of congressional Democrats, including the health care reform law.
    • Dubuque, Iowa - Hundreds talked about fiscal responsibility and free markets.
    • Effingham, Washington - More than 700 were advised to "put down the protest signs and pick up campaign signs.”
    • El Paso, Texas - About 4,000
    • Eugene, Oregon - Tea party holds rally
    • Evansville, Indiana - More than 300.
    • Everett, Washington - About 500
    • Fairbanks, Alaska - More than 50
    • Florence, Alabama - Protesters are frustrated with the direction of government.
    • Fort Collins, Colorado - About 1500 protested an out-of-control federal government.
    • Fort Lauderdale, Florida - More than 1,000 railed against government spending and the new healthcare law.
    • Fremont, Washington - About 200
    • Gainesville, Florida - Hundreds rallied against out of control spending.
    • Genesee, New York - About 1,000.
    • Gilbert, Arizona - Thousands.
    • Grand Junction, Colorado - About 1,500
    • Grand Prairie, Texas - More than 7,000 protested a government that reaches too far into Americans' lives.
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan - Hundreds rallied for limited government.
    • Greensboro, North Carolina - About 2,000
    • Greenville, South Carolina - 400 rallied to rein in government spending and to limit government intrusion into citizens' lives.
    • Grennwich, Connecticut - 200 rallied against government spending and debt.
    • Hartford, Connecticut - About 1200 rallied for less government.
    • Hattiesburg, Mississippi - About 200
    • Helena, Montana - About 150
    • Henderson, Kentucky - About 750.
    • Honolulu, Hawaii - Hundreds rally
    • Hornell, New York - Hundreds protested taxes and high government spending.
    • Houston, Texas - About 6,000
    • Hudsonville, Michigan - Hundreds rallied for limited government.
    • Huntsville, Alabama - 2,500 protested big government and expanded government health care.
    • Idaho Falls, Idaho - About 100
    • Indianapolis, Indiana - About 3,000
    • Iowa City, Iowa - About 300
    • Irvine, California - 400 protested spending and the health care plan - but with a festive tone.
    • Issaqua, Washington - About 100.
    • Jackson, Mississippi - Tea party holds rally
    • Jamestown, North Dakota - About 200
    • Joliet, Illinois - About 300
    • Kansas City, Kansas - About 5,000.
    • La Habra, California - About 150.
    • Lafayette, Indiana - Hundreds protested unfair taxation, big government, and the health care reform law.
    • Lansing, Michigan - More than 1,000 protested government overspending and health care reform.
    • Las Vegas, Nevada - About 300 opposed higher taxes and government spending.
    • Lincoln, Nebraska - About 100 braved torrential rain and rallied against government overspending and for a return to Constitutional principles
    • Lisbon, Ohio - About 200
    • Little Rock, Arkansas - Thousands rally
    • Louisville, Kentucky - Hundreds rally
    • Madison, Wisconsin - Thousands protested government spending and higher taxes.
    • Manchester, New Hampshire - 500 to 600 protested taxes and the federal deficit.
    • Mason City, Iowa - Hundreds rally
    • Memphis, Tennessee - 200 to 300
    • Mission Viejo, California - About 250 rallied against taxes, health care reform and illegal immigration.
    • Mobile, Alabama - Tea party rally held
    • Montgomery, Alabama - More than 1,000 said they want less government, less spending and more respect for the constitution.
    • Montpelier, Vermont - About 100
    • Morristown, New Jersey - About 1,200 rallied against unchecked growth of the federal government.
    • Mt. Vernon, Illinois - About 200
    • Muskogee, Oklahoma - About 350
    • Naperville, Illinois - About 500 protested tax increases and reckless government spending.
    • Naples, Florida - Thousands rallied.
    • Nashville, Tennessee - About 200
    • New City, New York - About 175 attended a Rally for America.
    • New York, New York - Hundreds protested everything from taxes to the role of government.
    • Norfolk, Virginia - Hundreds railed about the need to change leadership.
    • Norwich, Connecticut - Several hundred expressed anger over the direction of the country.
    • Oceanside, California - 2,000 to 3,000
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - About 1,200
    • Olympia, Washington - Roughly 3,000 protested government spending.
    • Omaha, Nebraska - Hundreds rally
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - About 150
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - About 2,000
    • Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - Hundreds protested high taxes, growing deficits, and the new health care reform act.
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Nearly 2,000 protested U.S. government policies from health care to taxes.
    • Pleasanton, California - Around 10,000 protested government spending, mounting debt, and the national health care law.
    • Port Huron, Michigan - Hundreds protested federal spending and advocated for smaller government.
    • Port St. Lucie, Florida - About 500 protested a government that's too big.
    • Portland, Oregon - Tea Party rally held
    • Portsmouth, New Hampshire - 250 gathered for a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party.
    • Prosser, Washington - About 150
    • Providence, Rhode Island - 500 to 1,200
    • Raleigh, North Carolina - About 1,000
    • Rapid City, South Dakota - Tea Party holds rally
    • Richland, Washington - More than 600 rallied in defense of individual liberty.
    • Richmond, Virginia - Thousands rally
    • Rochester, Minnesota - Hundreds railed against big government.
    • Royal Oak, Michigan - A couple hundred protested big government and high taxes.
    • Sacramento, California - More than 2,000 called for lower taxes and smaller government.
    • San Antonio, Texas - About 400
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico - Tea Party holds rally
    • Salem, Oregon - 1,000 asked for less taxes and less government.
    • Salt Lake City, Utah - About 600
    • Santa Ana, California - 200-300.
    • Scranton, Pennsylvania - About 200 protested the tax and spend policies in Washington DC.
    • Seattle, Washington - Several hundred called for the government to curb spending.
    • St. Paul, Minnesota - More than 500 protested government spending and health care reform.
    • Shelby, North Carolina - About 500
    • Sherman, Texas - About 100
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Tea Party holds rally
    • Springfield, Illinois - Hundreds rally
    • Spokane, Washington - About 1,000
    • Syracuse, New York - More than 100 called for less spending and lower taxes.
    • Tallahassee, Florida - About 600
    • Tampa, Florida - More than 1,000
    • Tempe, Arizona - Thousands.
    • Tigard, Oregon - Tea party holds rally
    • Towson, Maryland - Hundreds rallied for less government and lower taxes.
    • Traverse City, Michigan - Close to 1,400 expressed contempt for government policies.
    • Trenton, New Jersey - About 400
    • Tucson, Arizona - Thousands protested unchecked government spending.
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma - Thousands rally
    • Tyler, Texas - Tea party rally held
    • Ulster, New York - More than 100 railed against the health care law, government bailouts, and out-of-control federal spending.
    • Wasilla, Alaska - Hundreds rally
    • Wichita, Kansas - Several hundred protested the national health care law.
    • West Palm Beach, Florida - Hundreds rally
    • Worcester, Massachusetts - About 2,500
    • Yorba Linda, California - About 700 railed against RINO
      Rino
      Rino may refer to:* Republican In Name Only, a pejorative term for a person believed to not be a true Republican* Rino, a singer-songwriter that performs under CooRie* Rino Romano , Canadian voice actor...

      s (Republicans In Name Only).
    • Zanesville, Ohio - About 200
  • April 17
  • April 27
    • Macon, Missouri - About 1,000 rallied against Obama and his policies.

Tea Party Express III

The Tea Party Express III is a planned 43 city cross-country bus convoy starting March 27 in Searchlight, Nevada and ending April 15 in Washington, D.C.

See also

  • List of Tea Party protests, 2009
  • Tea Party movement
    Tea Party movement
    The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...

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