Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends these candidates for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.   

By signing the Pledge, these candidates have made a written commitment to the people of their state to oppose and vote against any and all income tax increases if elected to Congress or the Senate.  

The following candidates signed the Pledge:

Arizona

  • U.S. House
    • David Schweikert (AZ-01)
    • Walt Blackman (AZ-02)
    • Mark DeLuzio (AZ-02)
    • Kelly Cooper (AZ-04)
    • Andy Biggs (Incumbent, AZ-05)
    • Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)
    • Kathleen Winn (AZ-06)
    • Debbie Lesko (Incumbent, AZ-08)
  • U.S. Senate
    • Jim Lamon
    • Mark Brnovich
    • Mick McGuire
    • Blake Masters
  • State House 
    • Judy Burges (Incumbent, District 1)  
    • Quang Nguyen (Incumbent, District 1)  
    • Justin Wilmeth (Incumbent, District 2)  
    • Alex Kolodin (District 3)  
    • Joseph Chaplik (Incumbent, District 3)  
    • Jana Jackson (District 4)  
    • John Fillmore (Incumbent, District 7)  
    • Tatiana Peña (District 11)  
    • Jacqueline Parker (Incumbent, District 15)  
    • Neal Carter (Incumbent, District 15)  
    • Gail Griffin (Incumbent, District 19)  
    • Deborah McEwen (District 21)  
    • Leo Biasiucci (Incumbent, District 30) 
  • State Senate 
    • John Kavanagh (District 3)  
    • Nancy K. Barto (Incumbent, District 4)  
    • Kelly Townsend (Incumbent, District 7)  
    • Wendy Rogers (Incumbent, District 7) 
    • Warren Petersen (Incumbent, District 14)  
    • Justine Wadsack (District 17)  
    • Clair Van Steenwyk (District 28)  
    • Ryan Eldridge (District 29) 

Kansas

  • U.S. House
    • Tracey Mann (Incumbent, KS-01)
    • Jake LaTurner (Incumbent, KS-02)
    • Amanda Adkins (KS-03)
    • Ron Estes (Incumbent, KS-04)
  • U.S. Senate
    • Jerry Moran
  • State House 
    • Cathy Gordon (District 18)  
    • Pat Proctor (Incumbent, District 41)  
    • Bruce Williamson (District 53) 
    • Ken Corbet (Incumbent, District 54)  
    • Steven Howe (Incumbent, District 71)  
    • Stephen Owens (Incumbent, District 74)  
    • Cheryl Helmer (Incumbent, District 79)  
    • Patrick Penn (Incumbent, District 85)  
    • Brenda Landwehr (Incumbent, District 105)  
    • Brett Fairchild (Incumbent, District 113)  
    • Michael Murphy (Incumbent, District 114) 

Michigan

  • U.S. House
    • Jack Bergman (MI-01)
    • Bill Huizenga (Incumbent in MI-02, running in MI-04)
    • Peter Meijer (Incumbent, MI-03)
    • John Gibbs (MI-03)
    • Sherry O’Donnell (MI-05)
    • Tom Barrett (MI-07)
    • Matthew Seeley (MI-08)
    • Paul Junge (MI-08)
    • Lisa McClain (Incumbent, MI-09)
    • Mark Ambrose (MI-11)
    • Steven Elliott (MI-12)
  • State House 
    • Paul Taros (District 5) 
    • Anthony Paesano (District 19) 
    • Jack Coleman (District 36) 
    • Steve Carra (Incumbent, District 36) 
    • Brad Paquette, Incumbent, District 37) 
    • Terry Haines (District 41) 
    • Gary Mitchell (District 42) 
    • Matthew Charles Hall (Incumbent, District 42) 
    • Nevin Cooper-Keel (District 43) 
    • Robert Bezotte (Incumbent, District 50) 
    • Matt Maddock (Incumbent, District 51) 
    • Mike Aiello (District 61) 
    • Joe Marino (District 62) 
    • Andrew Beeler (Incumbent, District 64) 
    • Andrew Arendoski (District 66) 
    • Mary Berlingieri (District 66) 
    • Sherri Cross (District 67) 
    • David Martin (Incumbent, District 68) 
    • Lynne Freiberger (District 68) 
    • Norm Shinkle (District 73) 
    • Robert Regan (District 84) 
    • Rodney Wakeman (Incumbent, District 97) 
    • Mike Hoadley (District 99) 
    • Andrew Sebolt (District 102) 
    • Katie Kniss (District 104) 
    • Ken Borton (Incumbent, District 105) 
  • State Senate 
    • Jim Runestad (Incumbent, District 23) 
    • Aaron Gardner (District 27) 
    • Emily Bauman (District 27) 
    • William Edward Hindle (District 37) 

Missouri

  • U.S. House
    • Wesley Smith (MO-02)
    • Ann Wagner (Incumbent, MO-02)
    • Blaine Luetkemeyer (Incumbent, MO-03)
    • Mark Alford (MO-04)
    • Ryan Johnson (MO-04)
    • Taylor Burks (MO-04)
    • Rick Brattin (MO-04)
    • Sam Graves (Incumbent, MO-07)
    • Jay Wasson (MO-07)
    • Billy Long (Incumbent, MO-07)
    • Eric Burlison (MO-07)
    • Jason Smith (MO-08)
  • U.S. Senate
    • Billy Long
    • Eric Schmitt
    • Vicky Hartzler
  • State House 
    • Louis Riggs (Incumbent, District 5)  
    • Dan Stacy (Incumbent, District 31)  
    • Bing Schimmelpfenning (District 62)  
    • Tony Lovasco (Incumbent, District 64)  
    • Robert Crump (District 82)  
    • Andrew Bolin (District 83)  
    • Jim Murphy (Incumbent, District 94)  
    • Ryan Jones (District 97)  
    • LaVanna Marie Wrobley (District 99)  
    • Brant Harber (District 100)  
    • Duell Lauderdale (District 103)  
    • Phil Christofanelli (Incumbent, District 104)  
    • Lisa Thomas (Incumbent, District 123)  
    • Brian Seitz (Incumbent, District 156)  
    • Wally Long (District 157)  
    • Ben Baker (Incumbent, District 160) 
  • State Senate 
    • Nick Schroer (District 2)  
    • John Wiemann (District 2)  
    • Bryan Spencer (District 10)  
    • Suzie Pollock (District 16) 
    • Cindy O’Laughlin (District 18) 
    • Mary Elizabeth Coleman (District 22) 

Ohio

  • U.S. Senate
    • J.D. Vance
  • State House 
    • Bill Roemer (Incumbent, District 31) 
    • Beth Bigham (District 34) 
    • Rodney Creech (Incumbent, District 40) 
    • Randy Law (District 65) 
    • Bill Dean (Incumbent, District 71) 
    • Susan Manchester (Incumbent, District 78) 
    • Ron Ferguson (Incumbent, District 96) 
  • State Senate 
    • Niraj Antani (Incumbent, District 6) 
    • Kristina Roegner (Incumbent, District 27) 

Washington

  • U.S. House
    • Jaime Herrera (Incumbent, WA-03)
    • Joe Kent (WA-03)
    • Loren Culp (WA-04)
    • Dan Newhouse (Incumbent, WA-04)
    • Jerrod Sessler (WA-04)
    • Cathy Rodgers (Incumbent, WA-05)
    • Reagan Dunn (WA-08)
  • State House 
    • Rob Chase (Incumbent, District 4)  
    • Joel Kretz (Incumbent, District 7)  
    • Brad Benton (District 18)  
    • Jim Walsh (Incumbent, District 19)  
    • Ed Orcutt (Incumbent, District 20) 
    • Peter Abbarno (Incumbent, District 20) 
    • Petra Bigea (District 21)  
    • Sue Forde (District 24)  
    • Daniel Griffey (Incumbent, District 35)  
    • Kyle Lyebyedyev (District 47)  
    • Ted Cooke (District 47) 
  • State Senate 
    • Terry Harder (District 29)  
    • Phil Fortunato (Incumbent, District 31)  
    • Michelle Darnell (District 48) 

There are currently 180 Pledge signers in the U.S. House and 44 Pledge signers in the U.S. Senate. 85 percent of all congressional Republicans have made the written commitment to oppose higher taxes. In contrast, ZERO congressional Democrats have made that promise. 

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

In President Biden’s first year, he championed a multi-trillion dollar tax and spend bill, which includes the largest tax increase since 1968. These tax hikes would disproportionately hurt workers, retirees, consumers, and small businesses. Taxpayers should expect more of the same for the remainder of his presidency.  

“The American people are looking for solutions that create jobs and grow the economy. Signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and holding the line on taxes is the first step in that process,” continued Norquist. 

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.