Americans for Tax Reform applauds all candidates who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge ahead of the June 12th primaries. The “no new taxes” pledge is a written commitment to oppose any and all tax increases while in elected office.
ATR has shares the Pledge with all candidates for federal office since 1986. Nearly 1,400 elected officials have signed the Pledge. In the 115th Congress, 46 Senators and 208 Representatives have signed.
The Pledge signing candidates from Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Virginia are as follows:
Maine
Incumbents:
- Bruce Poliquin (ME – 02)
Challengers:
- Eric Brakey (SEN)
Nevada
Incumbents:
- Dean Heller (SEN)
- Mark Amodei (NV – 02)
- Sharron Angle (NV – 02)
Challengers:
- Scott Hammond (NV – 03)
- Michelle Mortensen (NV – 03)
- Eddie Hamilton (NV – 03)
- David Gibbs (NV – 04)
- Cresent Hardy (NV – 04)
North Dakota
Challengers:
- Kevin Kramer (SEN)
- Kelly Armstrong (ND-AtL)
South Carolina
Incumbents:
- Mark Sanford (SC – 01)
- Joe Wilson (SC – 02)
- Jeff Duncan (SC – 03)
- Ralph Norman (SC – 05)
Challengers:
- Kelly Arrington (SC – 01)
- Lee Bright (SC – 04)
- William Timmons (SC – 04)
- Josh Kimbrell (SC – 04)
Virginia
Incumbents:
- David Brat (VA – 07)
- Morgan Griffith (VA – 09)
- Barbara Comstock (VA – 10)
Challengers:
- Mary Jones (VA – 02)
- Ben Cline (VA – 06)
- Shak Hill (VA – 10)