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 California, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, and South Dakota, these candidates have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and made written commitments to oppose and vote against tax hikes. 

California

Current Elected Officials:

  • Rep. Kevin Kiley (CA-03)
  • Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05)
  • Rep. Vince Fong (CA-20)
  • Rep. David Valada0 (CA-22)
  • Rep. Young Kim (CA-40)
  • Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-48)

Congressional Candidates:

  • James Gallagher (CA-01)
  • Angela Griffiths (CA-10)
  • Vin Kruttiventi (CA-13)
  • Peter Coe Verbica (CA-19)
  • Ana Luz Acevedeo-Cabrera (CA-19)
  • Genevive Angel (CA-44)
  • Chi Charlie Nguyen (CA-45)
  • Chuong Vo (CA-45)
  • Dennis Feitosa (CA-30)
  • Stan Caplan (CA-51)

Iowa

Current Elected Officials:

  • Senator Joni Ernst
  • Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01)
  • Rep. Zach Nunn (IA-03)
  • Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04)

Congressional Candidate:

  • Joe Mitchell (IA-02)

Montana

Current Elected Officials:

  • Senator Steve Daines
  • Senator Tim Sheehy
  • Rep. Ryan Zinke (MT-01)
  • Rep. Troy Downing (MT-02)

Congressional Candidates:

  • Kurt Alme (SEN)
  • Aaron Flint (MT-01)
  • Christi Jacobsen (MT-01)

New Jersey

Current Elected Officials:

  • Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04)
  • Rep. Tom Kean Jr (NJ-07)

Congressional Candidate:

  • Joe Hathaway (NJ-11)

New Mexico

Congressional Candidate:

  • Ndidiamaka (Didi) Okpareke (NM-01)

South Dakota

Current Elected Officials:

  • Senator John Thune
  • Rep. Dusty Johnson (SD-AL)

Congressional Candidate:

  • Marty Jackley (SD-AL)

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 194 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.