Americans for Tax Reform Releases 2012 List of Maine Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the Maine general election taking place Tuesday, Americans for Tax Reform has released an updated list of incumbents and challengers for state legislative and state-wide office who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. These candidates have made a written commitment to their constituents to oppose any and all efforts to increase taxes. ATR strongly encourages taxpayers to consider those who have made this commitment when they vote on Tuesday, November 6. The list of incumbents and challengers who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and will be on the ballot Tuesday is as follows:

Incumbents
Lois Snowe-Mello (S-15)
Doug Thomas (S-27)
David Burns (S-29)
Nichi Farnham (S-32)
Ricky Long (H-9)
Jeffery Gifford (H-12)
James Parker (H-18)
Peter Johnson (H-27)
Dean A. Cray (H-28)
Deborah Sanderson (H-52)
Susan Morissette (H-54)
Bruce Bickford (H-70)
Robert Nutting (H-78)
L. Gary Knight (H-81)
Dennis Keschl (H-83)
John Picchiotti (H-84)
Jarrod S. Crockett (H-91)
Michael D. McClellan (H-103)
Dale Crafts (H-104)
Heather Sirocki (H-128)
Wayne Parry (H-140)
Beth A. O’Connor (H-145)
Kathleen Chase (H-147)

Challengers
Christopher Tyll (S-11)
Leslie Fossel (S-20)
Kathleen Caso (S-29)
Roderick Hathaway (S-30)
Edward Youngblood (S-31)
Andre Cushing III (S-33)
Sherman Leighton (S-33)
Leo Laehance (H-42)
Donna Hopkins (H-43)
Alan Pinkham (H-51)
Matthew Mower (H-63)
Timothy Lajoie (H-74)
Edward Goff IV (H-86)
Thomas Skolfield (H-92)
Susan Austin (H-105)
Kenneth Myrick (H-123)
Matthew Maloney (H-126)
Sonya Lundh-Gay (H-134)
Bobby Mills (H-136)

Americans for Tax Reform is a non-partisan coalition of taxpayers and taxpayer groups who oppose all tax increases.  For more information or to arrange an interview please contact John Kartch at (202) 785-0266 or by email at [email protected].
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