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Americans for Tax Reform congratulates Texas Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers on their successful re-election.  

Citizens deserve to know where their representatives stand on crucial issues such as taxes and spending. The Taxpayer Protection Pledge requires candidates to put their commitment in writing – making it harder to reverse course.   

Fortunately for voters, these Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers have made written commitments to oppose and vote against all tax hikes.  

Texas  

U.S. Senate candidate:  

  • Ted Cruz

U.S. House candidates:  

  • Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) 
  • Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) 
  • Keith Self (TX-03) 
  • Lance Gooden (TX-05) 
  • Jake Ellzey (TX-06) 
  • Morgan Luttrell (TX-08) 
  • Michael McCaul (TX-10) 
  • August Pfluger (TX-11) 
  • Craig Goldman (TX-12) 
  • Ronny Jackson (TX-13) 
  • Randy Weber (TX-14) 
  • Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez (TX-15) 
  • Pete Sessions (TX-17) 
  • Chip Roy (TX-21) 
  • Troy Nehls (TX-22) 
  • Tony Gonzales (TX-23) 
  • Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) 
  • Roger Williams (TX-25) 
  • Brandon Gill (TX-26) 
  • Michael Cloud (TX-27) 
  • John Carter (TX-31) 
  • Brian Babin (TX-36) 
  • Wesley Hunt (TX-38) 

State House candidates: 

  • Alma Allen 
  • Angie Chen Button 
  •  Briscoe Cain 
  • Candy Noble 
  • Carrie Isaac 
  •  Cody Harris 
  •  Dennis Paul 
  •  Jared Patterson 
  • Janis Holt  
  •  Jeff Leach 
  •  John Smithee 
  •  Keith Bell 
  •  Lacey Hull 
  •  Matt Shaheen 
  •  E. Sam Harless 
  •  Steve Toth 
  •  Todd Hunter 
  •  Tom Craddick 
  •  Valoree Swanson 

State Senate candidates: 

  • Angela Paxton 
  •  Joan Huffman 
  •  Phil King 
  •  Tan Parker 
     
     

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 191 Pledge signers in the U.S. House and 42 Pledge signers in the U.S. Senate. 85% 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.    

VP Kamala Harris and President Biden have vowed to raise taxes: they have both repeatedly pledged to “eliminate”, “get rid of”, “repeal” and “reverse” the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which cut taxes for all Americans. 

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.