As Texas Primary 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 Texas, these candidates have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and made written commitments to oppose and vote against tax hikes.
Current Elected Officials:
- Senator John Cornyn
- Rep. Nathaniel Moran (TX-01)
- Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02)
- Rep. Keith Self (TX-03)
- Rep. Lance Gooden (TX-05)
- Rep. Jake Ellzey (TX-06)
- Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11)
- Rep. Craig Goldman (TX-12)
- Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX-13)
- Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14)
- Rep. Monica De La Cruz (TX-15)
- Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-17)
- Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23)
- Rep. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24)
- Rep. Roger Williams (TX-25)
- Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26)
- Rep. Michael Cloud (TX-27)
- Rep. John Carter (TX-31)
- Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36)
Candidate for U.S. Senate:
- Rep. Wesley Hunt
Candidates for U.S. House:
- Brian Stahl (TX-06)
- Jay Fondren (TX-08)
- Brett Jensen (TX-08)
- Jessica Steinmann (TX-08)
- Jaimy Blanco (TX-09)
- Briscoe Cain (TX-09)
- Alexandra Mealer (TX-09)
- Dan Mims (TX-09)
- Crystal Sarmiento (TX-09)
- Dwayne Stovall (TX-09)
- Rob Altman (TX-10)
- Chris Gober (TX-10)
- Brandon Hawbaker (TX-10)
- Jessica Karlsruher (TX-10)
- Jeremy Story (TX-10)
- Robert Brown (TX-10)
- Jason Corley (TX-19)
- Donald May (TX-19)
- Matt Smith (TX-19)
- Tom Sell (TX-19)
- Daniel Betts (TX-21)
- Jacques DuBose (TX-21)
- Zeke Enriquez (TX-21)
- Weston Martinez (TX-21)
- Mark Teixeira (TX-21)
- Trey Trainor (TX-21)
- Mike Wheeler (TX-21)
- Trever Nehls (TX-22)
- Brandon Herrera (TX-23)
- Nils Walker (TX-30)
- Abhiram Garapati (TX-31)
- Ryan Binkley (TX-32)
- Paul Bondar (TX-32)
- Aimee Carrasco (TX-32)
- Jace Yarbrough (TX-32)
- Eric Flores (TX-34)
- Keith Allen (TX-34)
- Carlos De La Cruz (TX-35)
- Jay Furman (TX-35)
- Vanessa Hicks-Callaway (TX-35)
- Rod Lingsch (TX-35)
- John Lujan (TX-35)
- Lauren Peña (TX-37)
- Jon Bonck (TX-38)
- Shelly deZevallos (TX-38)
- Barrett McNabb (TX-38)
- Carmen Montiel (TX-38)
- Michael Pratt (TX-38)
- Larry Rubin (TX-38)
- Jennifer Sundt (TX-38)
- Jeff Yuna (TX-38)
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 on the federal and state levels are Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers.
There are currently 192 Pledge signers in the U.S. House and 44 Pledge signers in the U.S. Senate. 87% 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.
“Texas 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 backwards 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.