Americans for Tax Reform recognizes the Kentucky and New York incumbents and candidates who have taken the Taxpayer Protection Pledge ahead of the June 23 primary election. The Pledge is a written commitment to hardworking 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 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.”
New candidates sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge regularly. For the most up-to-date information on this race or any other, please visit the ATR Pledge Database.
Candidates can still make this important commitment to voters ahead of the June 23 primary by visiting: www.atr.org/take-the-pledge
The following candidates and incumbents have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge:
| Kentucky | ||||
| First Name | Last Name | Office | District Number | Incumbent |
| Michael | Adams | Secretary of State | Yes | |
| Josh | Bray | State House | 71 | No |
| Paul | Ham | State House | 26 | No |
| William | Lawrence | State House | 70 | No |
| Matt | Lockett | State House | 39 | No |
| Tim | Miller | State House | 22 | No |
| Monteia | Mundy | State House | 88 | No |
| Felicia | Rabourn | State House | 47 | No |
| Donald | Thrasher | State House | 50 | No |
| Aaron | Yates | State House | 88 | No |
| Lynn | Bechler | State House | 4 | Yes |
| Kevin | Bratcher | State House | 29 | Yes |
| Joseph | Fischer | State House | 68 | Yes |
| Deanna | Frazier | State House | 81 | Yes |
| Jim | Gooch | State House | 12 | Yes |
| Kim | King | State House | 55 | Yes |
| Norma | Kirk-McCormick | State House | 93 | Yes |
| David | Meade | State House | 80 | Yes |
| Jerry T. | Miller | State House | 36 | Yes |
| Jason | Nemes | State House | 33 | Yes |
| Brandon | Reed | State House | 24 | Yes |
| G. Hunt | Rounsavall | State House | 32 | Yes |
| Ken | Upchurch | State House | 52 | Yes |
| Russell | Webber | State House | 26 | Yes |
| Larry | Nichols | State Senate | 15 | No |
| Tom | Buford | State Senate | 22 | Yes |
| C.B. | Embry | State Senate | 6 | Yes |
| Rick | Girdler | State Senate | 15 | Yes |
| Stephen | Meredith | State Senate | 5 | Yes |
| Julie | Raque Adams | State Senate | 36 | Yes |
| Mike | Wilson | State Senate | 32 | Yes |
| George | Wise | State Senate | 16 | Yes |
| New York | ||||
| First Name | Last Name | Office | District Number | Incumbent |
| RC | Ike | State House | 124 | No |
| Dean | Michael | State House | 106 | No |
| John-Alexander | Sakelos | State House | 26 | No |
| Peter | Vazquez | State House | 138 | No |
| Karl | Brabenec | State House | 98 | Yes |
| Keith | Brown | State House | 12 | Yes |
| Joseph | DeStefano | State House | 3 | Yes |
| David | DiPietro | State House | 147 | Yes |
| Melissa | Miller | State House | 20 | Yes |
| Fred | Thiele Jr. | State House | 1 | Yes |
| William | Weber | State Senate | 38 | No |
| Robert | Ortt | State Senate | 62 | Yes |