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Taxpayer Protection Pledge
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Americans for Tax Reform.
Taxpayer Protection Pledge
Since 1986, ATR has sponsored the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written promise by legislators and candidates for office that commits them to oppose tax increases. All candidates for state and federal office, and all incumbents are offered the Pledge. Nearly 1,400 elected officials, from state representatives, to governors, to US senators, have signed the Pledge. There are separate versions at the national and state level.