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Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends Taxpayer Protection Pledge signer Mike Kehoe in Missouri for his recent primary victory.    

By signing the Pledge, Mike Kehoe made a written commitment to taxpayers to oppose any and all income tax increases if elected as Governor.    

Mike Kehoe is committed to lowering the state’s income tax rate and providing additional tax relief to the people of Missouri. Missouri residents can rest assured that Mike Kehoe will fight to ensure that their tax burden is not increased if elected in November.  

Americans for Tax Reform created the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in 1985 to solidify candidates’ commitments to taxpayers. President Reagan urged all candidates to sign the Pledge. He campaigned for and praised candidates who signed the Pledge. Today, over 1,400 elected officials and candidates on the federal and state levels are Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers.   

“The Taxpayer Protection Pledge stands as a barrier against tax hikes and makes continued pro-growth tax reform possible. We are ecstatic about these candidates’ decisions to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to their constituents,” said Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform.    

He continued, “With Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe’s Pledge, we can trust that he will champion pro-growth policies, protect our economic freedom, and resist any attempts to burden Americans with even higher taxes.”   

Unfortunately, Democratic candidates for office do not share this commitment. They seek to reverse course and implement backwards tax-and-spend policies that would only stunt economic growth and take more money out of the hands of taxpayers.    

President Biden and Vice President Harris have vowed to raise taxes: they have both repeatedly pledged to “eliminate”, “get rid of”, “repeal” and “reverse” the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which cut taxes for all Americans.   

New candidates sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge regularly. For the most up-to-date information on these races or any others, please visit the ATR Pledge Database.