Defending the American Dream Pledge

Now more than ever, it is critical for Texans to demand fiscal accountability from elected officials and those seeking elected office. Taxpayers simply cannot sustain the current explosive growth of government which is expanding well beyond population growth plus inflation. Property tax revenues are growing four times faster than population and inflation.

Ronald Reagan introduced the concept of tax and expenditure limitations and putting taxpayers in control of the level of government they wanted and were willing to pay for. Now, across the nation, advocates of responsible government have embraced meaningful Tax and Expenditure Limits (TEL's) as the most promising method of ensuring fiscal discipline and direct accountability to taxpayers. A meaningful Tax and Expenditure Limitation is a taxpayer protection and is based on two fundamental principles:

• First, the state government's budget should not grow faster than the family budget.
• Second, decisions about new taxes and spending projects should be made by taxpayers.

By signing AFP's Defending the American Dream Pledge, candidates and elected officials will demonstrate to Texas citizens that they support responsible government, fiscal discipline, and share the belief that the most important decisions about our state's future should be decided by the citizens themselves.

STATEWIDE

Candidates

Warren Chisum, Candidate for Texas Railroad Commission [Pledge]
Gregory Parker, Candidate for Texas Railroad Commission [Pledge / Release]

U.S. SENATE

Candidates

Lela Pittenger, Candidate for U.S. Senate [Pledge / Release]

U.S. CONGRESS

Candidates

Lou Gigliotti, Candidate for Congressional District 4 [Pledge / Release]
Ernie Beltz, Jr., Candidate for Congressional District 10 [Pledge / Release]
Eddie Traylor, Candidate for Congressional District 10 [Pledge / Release]
Michael Truncale, Candidate for Congressional District 14 [Pledge / Release]
Dianne Costa, Candidate for Congressional District 25 [Pledge / Release]
Brian Matthews, Candidate for Congressional District 25 [Pledge / Release]
Wes Riddle, Candidate for Congressional District 25 [Pledge / Release]
Michael Williams, Candidate for Congressional District 25 [Pledge / Release]
Al Lee, Candidate for Congressional District 33 [Pledge / Release]

TEXAS SENATE

Candidates

Bob Hall, Candidate for State Senate, District 2 [Pledge / Release]
Representative Ken Paxton, Candidate for State Senate, District 8 [Pledge]
Representative Rodney Anderson, Candidate for State Senate, District 9 [Pledge / Release]
Representative Larry Taylor, Candidate for State Senate, District 11 [Pledge / Release]
Daniel McCool, Candidate for State Senate, District 11 [Pledge / Release]
Donna Campbell, Candidate for State Senate, District 25 [Pledge / Release]

State Senators

Senator Dan Patrick, District 7 [Pledge]

TEXAS HOUSE

Candidates

Stuart Spitzer, Candidate for State Representative, District 4 [Pledge / Release]
TJ Fabby, Candidate for State Representative, District 10 [Pledge / Release]
Danny Pelton, Candidate for State Representative, District 59 [Pledge / Release]
Mike Brucia, Candidate for State Representative, District 64 [Pledge / Release]
Lib Grimmett, Candidate for State Representative, District 115 [Pledge / Release]
Norm Ley, Candidate for State Representative, District 136 [Pledge / Release]

State Representatives

Representative Dan Flynn, District 2 [Pledge]
Representative Leo Berman, District 6 [Pledge]
Representative Wayne Christian, District 9 [Pledge]
Representative James White, District 12 [Pledge / Release]
Representative Fred Brown, District 14 [Pledge]
Representative Brandon Creighton, District 16 [Pledge]
Representative Charlie Howard, District 26 [Pledge]
Representative Raul Torres, District 33 [Pledge / Release]
Representative John Kuempel, District 44 [Pledge / Release]
Representative Jason Isaac, District 45 [Pledge]
Representative Ralph Sheffield, District 55 [Pledge]
Representative Charles "Doc" Anderson, District 56 [Pledge]
Representative Phil King, District 61 [Pledge]
Representative Tan Parker, District 63 [Pledge]
Representative Jerry Madden, District 67 [Pledge]
Representative Tryon Lewis, District 81 [Pledge]
Representative Charles Perry, District 83 [Pledge / Release]
Representative Jim Landtroop, District 85 [Pledge / Release]
Representative Jodie Laubenberg, District 89 [Pledge / Release]
Representative Bill Zedler, District 96 [Pledge]
Representative Stefani Carter, District 102 [Pledge / Release]
Representative Linda Harper-Brown, District 105 [Pledge]
Representative Angie Chen Button, District 112 [Pledge]
Representative Jim Jackson, District 115 [Pledge]
Representative Patricia Harless, District 126 [Pledge]
Representative Allen Fletcher, District 130 [Pledge]
Representative Dwayne Bohac, District 138 [Pledge / Release]
Representative Ken Legler, District 144 [Pledge]
Representative Debbie Riddle, District 150 [Pledge]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Tanya Figliozzi, Candidate for BCMUD Board of Directors [Pledge]
Cheryl Johnson, Galveston County Tax Assessor/Collector [Pledge]

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