Today, Americans for Tax Reform released an updated list of incumbents and challengers in South Carolina who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. These candidates have made a written commitment to their constituents to never raise their taxes. Americans for Tax Reform strongly encourages taxpayers to consider those who have made this commitment. The list of incumbents and challengers who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge is as follows:
FEDERAL
Incumbents
SC-Sen Jim DeMint (R)
SC-Sen Lindsey Graham (R)
SC-01 Henry Brown (R)
SC-02 Joe Wilson (R)
SC-03 J. Gresham Barrett (R)
Challengers
SC-01 Carroll Campbell (R)
SC-01 Paul Thurmond (R)
SC-01 Stovall Witte (R)
SC-03 James Galyean (R)
SC-03 Rex Rice (R)
SC-03 Richard Cash (R)
SC-03 Jeff Duncan (R)
SC-04 Christina Jeffrey (R)
SC-04 Jim Lee (R)
SC-05 Mick Mulvaney (R)
STATE
Incumbents
Gov. Mark Sanford
Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer
Comptr. Richard Eckstrom
Kevin L. Bryant (S-3)
John Courson (S-20)
Dick Elliott (S-28)
Michael Fair (S-6)
Larry Grooms (S-37)
Jake Knotts (S-23)
Shane Martin (S-13)
John Yancey McGill (S-32)
Harvey Peeler (S-14)
Greg Ryberg (S-24)
Nikki G. Setzler (S-26)
Phil Shoopman (S-18)
David Thomas (S-8)
Daniel B. Verdin (S-9)
Rita Allison (H-36)
Jimmy Bales (H-80)
Bruce Bannister (H-24)
Eric M. Bedingfield (H-28)
Kenneth A. Bingham (H-89)
Joan Brady (H-78)
Harry Cato (H-17)
Dan Cooper (H-10)
Tracy Edge (H-104)
Marion Frye (H-39)
James Harrison (H-75)
Chip Huggins (H-85)
Glenn Hamilton (H-20)
Herb Kirsh (H-47)
Lanny Littlejohn (H-33)
Dwight Loftis (H-19)
Jay Lucas (H-65)
James H. Merrill (H-99)
Steve Parker (H-37)
Rex Fontaine Rice (H-26)
William E. Sandifer, III (H-2)
Tim Scott (H-117)
Gary Simrill (H-46)
Garry R. Smith (H-27)
J. Roland Smith (H-84)
Murrell Smith (H-67)
Michael Thompson (H-9)
Thad Viers (H-68)
Brian White (H-6)
Annette Young (H-98)
Challengers
GreshamBarrett (Gov.)
Andre Bauer (Gov)
Nikki Haley (Gov)
Henry McMaster (Gov)
Ken Ard (Lt. Gov)
Bill Connor (Lt. Gov)
Larry Richter (Lt. Gov)
Eric Bikas (H-26)
Joseph M. Bustos Jr. (H-112)
Steve Cunningham (H-75)
Weldon Davis (H-33)
Nathan Earle (H-17)
Lee Edwards (H-119)
Sheri Few (H-79)
Butch Johnson (H-58)
Peter McCoy (H-115)
Barbara W. Mishoe (H-101)
Chris Murphy (H-98)
Andrew Patrick (H-123)
Sean Pike (H-116)
Joshua Putnam (H-10)
Rick Quinn (H-69)
Edwin Rumsey (H-3)
Charles H. Stoudemire Jr. (H-93)
Gary Taylor (H-69)
William Taylor (H-86)
Christopher Wilson (H-26)
Mande Wilkes (H-106)