As voters head to the voting booth, they deserve to know where their candidates stand on key issues such as taxes and spending.  

Fortunately for voters in Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin, these candidates have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and made written commitments to oppose and vote against tax hikes. 

Alabama Candidates for U.S. House:

  • Jerry Carl (AL-01)
  • Rhett Marques (AL-02)
  • Hampton Harris (AL-02)
  • Joshua McKee (AL-02)
  • Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06)

Minnesota Candidates for U.S. House:

  • Rep. Brad Finstad (MN-01)
  • Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06)
  • Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-07)
  • Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08)

Wisconsin Candidates for U.S. House:

  • Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01)
  • Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03)
  • Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05)
  • Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06)
  • Rep. Tony Wied (WI-08)

Alabama Candidate for State Senate:

  • Shay Shelnutt (R-17)

Alabama Candidates for State House:

  • Ernie Yarbrough (R-7) 
  • Brock Colvin (R-26) 
  • Mack Butler (R-28) 
  • Steve Hurst (R-35) 
  • Arnold Mooney (R-43) 
  • Susan DuBose (R-45) 
  • Steve Clouse (R-93) 

Connecticut Candidates for State Senate:

  • John Kissel (R-7)
  • Robert Sampson (R-16)

Connecticut Candidates for State House:

  • Anne Dauphinais (R-44) 
  • Mark Anderson (R-62) 
  • Vincent Candelora (R-86) 
  • Craig Fishbein (R-90) 
  • Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) 
  • Ben McGorty (R-122) 

Minnesota Candidates for State Senate:

  • Calvin Bahr (R-31)
  • Eric Lucero (R-30)
  • Glenn Gruenhagen (R-17)

Minnesota Candidates for State House:

  • John Burkel (R-1A)
  • Josh Heintzeman (R-6B) 
  • Shane Mekeland (R-27A) 
  • Jim Nash (R-48A) 

Vermont Candidate for State House:

  • Mary Morrissey (R-Bennington-5)

Wisconsin Candidates for State Senate:

  • Barbara Bittner (R-1)
  • Nic Cravillion (R-1)

Wisconsin Candidates for State Assembly:

  • Shae Alan Sortwell (R-2) 
  • Ron Tusler (R-3) 
  • David Steffen (R-4) 
  • Tyler August (R-31) 
  • Calvin Callahan (R-35) 
  • Travis Tranel (R-49) 
  • Scott Krug (R-72) 
  • Chuck Christopher Wichgers (R-84) 
  • Clint Moses (R-92) 
  • Barbara Dittrich (R-99) 

Candidates often make campaign promises not to raise taxes, only to abandon taxpayers once elected. The Taxpayer Protection Pledge requires candidates to put their commitment in writing – making it harder to reverse course.  

Americans for Tax Reform created the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in 1985 to solidify candidates’ commitments to taxpayers. President Reagan urged all candidates to sign the Pledge. He campaigned for and praised candidates who signed the Pledge. Today, over 1,400 elected officials and candidates at the federal and state levels are Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers.  

There are currently 195 Pledge signers in the U.S. House and 43 Pledge signers in the U.S. Senate. About 88% of Congressional Republicans have signed the Pledge and put their commitment to oppose tax increases into writing, contrasting with the ZERO congressional Democrats who have made this commitment. 

“Voters are looking for solutions that get Americans back to work and grow the economy. Signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and holding the line on taxes is the first step in that process,” said Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform.  

Unfortunately, Democratic candidates for office do not share this commitment. They seek to reverse course and implement tax-and-spend policies that would only stunt economic growth and take more money out of the hands of taxpayers.   

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.