Americans for Tax Reform recognizes the Massachusetts incumbents and candidates who have taken the Taxpayer Protection Pledge ahead of the September 4 primary election. The Pledge is a written commitment to hardworking Massachusetts taxpayers and to the American people to “oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes.”
“By signing The Pledge to the voters, these candidates and incumbents demonstrate that they will safeguard Massachusetts taxpayers from higher taxes,” said Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform.
“Pledge signers understand that government should be reformed in a way so that it spends and takes less taxpayer dollars, and will oppose tax increases that prolong failures of the past.”
ATR will be updating this list daily, as we approach the September 4 primary. Candidates can still make this important commitment to voters today by visiting: www.atr.org/take-the-pledge
The following Massachusetts candidates and incumbents have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge:
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Senate |
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Incumbents |
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Ryan |
Fattman |
Worcester & Norfolk |
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Richard |
Ross |
Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex |
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Donald |
Humason, Jr. |
Second Hampden & Hampshire |
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Open-Seat Candidates |
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John |
MacDonald |
First Middlesex |
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Steven |
Hall |
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Middlesex |
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Scott |
Hall |
Second Plymouth & Bristol |
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House |
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Incumbents |
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Fred “Jay” |
Barrows |
First Bristol |
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Nicholas |
Boldyga |
Third Hampden |
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Peter |
Durant |
Sixth Worcester |
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Kim |
Ferguson |
First Worcester |
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Paul K. |
Frost |
Seventh Worcester |
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Sheila |
Harrington |
First Middlesex |
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Randy |
Hunt |
Fifth Barnstable |
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Shaunna |
O’Connell |
Third Bristol |
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David |
Vieira |
Third Barnstable |
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Todd |
Smola |
First Hampden |
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John |
Rogers |
Twelfth Norfolk |
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Elizabeth |
Poirier |
Fourteenth Bristol |
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David |
Nangle |
Seventeenth Middlesex |
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Steve |
Howitt |
Fourth Bristol |
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Brad |
Hill |
Fourth Essex |
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Susan |
Williams Gifford |
Second Plymouth |
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Angelo |
D’Emilia |
Eighth Plymouth |
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Alan |
Silvia |
Seventh Bristol |
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James |
Lyons Jr. |
Eighteenth Essex |
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Marc |
Lombardo |
Twenty-second Middlesex |
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Caroline |
Colarusso |
Thirty-first Middlesex |
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Open-Seat Candidates |
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Pina |
Prinzivalli |
Nineteenth Middlesex |
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Paul |
Fullen |
Seventeenth Worcester |
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David |
Steinhof |
Sixth Bristol |
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Mark |
Mezzina |
Thirteenth Essex |
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Paul |
Ferro |
Fourth Middlesex |
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Gregory |
Eaton |
Seventh Plymouth |
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Kathleen |
Lynch |
Second Middlesex |
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Challenger |
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Ronald |
Beaty Jr. |
Fifth Barnstable |