John Tanner on Tax Reform

Democratic Representative (TN-8): Click here for 16 full quotes OR click here for John Tanner on other issues. Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008) Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007) Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005) Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004) Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004) Voted NO on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004) Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002) Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000) 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001) Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001) Rated 37% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003) Rated 83% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

Zach Wamp on Tax Reform

Republican Representative (TN-3): Click here for 17 full quotes OR click here for Zach Wamp on other issues. Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008) Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007) Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005) Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004) Voted YES on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004) Voted YES on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004) Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002) Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000) Overhaul income tax; end capital gains & inheritance tax. (Dec 2000) Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001) Rated 62% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003) Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006) Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

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Former candidates & officeholders:

Ed Bryant on Tax Reform

Republican (District 7): Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for Ed Bryant on other issues. Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000) Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001) Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Bob Clement on Tax Reform

Democrat (District 5): Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Bob Clement on other issues. Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)

Harold Ford on Tax Reform

Democrat (District 9): Click here for 13 full quotes OR click here for Harold Ford on other issues. Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005) Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004) Voted YES on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004) Voted YES on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004) Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002) Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000) 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001) Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001) Rated 23% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)

Van Hilleary on Tax Reform

Republican (District 4): Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for Van Hilleary on other issues. Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000) Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001) Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Bill Jenkins on Tax Reform

Republican (District 1): Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Bill Jenkins on other issues. Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005) Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004) Voted YES on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004) Voted YES on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004) Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002) Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000) Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001) Rated 62% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)

Don Sundquist on Tax Reform

Former Republican: Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Don Sundquist on other issues. No national sales tax or VAT. (Feb 2000) Let states independently determine estate taxes. (May 2001)

James Quillen on Tax Reform

Republican Former (1994-) (District 1): Click here for the full quote OR click here for James Quillen on other issues. Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Bob Clement on Tax Reform

Democratic Nominee (Former): Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Bob Clement on other issues. Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)

Tipper Gore on Tax Reform

Democratic Candidate (Former): Click here for Tipper Gore on other issues. No stance on record.

Rosalind Kurita on Tax Reform

Former Democratic challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Rosalind Kurita on other issues. Against income tax & sales tax increases. (Feb 2006)

Ed Bryant on Tax Reform

Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep: Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for Ed Bryant on other issues. Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000) Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001) Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Harold Ford on Tax Reform

Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep: Click here for 13 full quotes OR click here for Harold Ford on other issues. Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005) Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004) Voted YES on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004) Voted YES on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004) Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002) Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000) 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001) Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001) Rated 23% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)

Bill Frist on Tax Reform

Republican Senate Majority Leader (TN, retiring 2006): Click here for 14 full quotes OR click here for Bill Frist on other issues. Pushed compromise: reduce Estate Tax & raise minimum wage. (Nov 2006) Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006) Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006) Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006) Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006) Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005) Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003) Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001) Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000) Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999) Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998) Rated 72% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003) Member of the Congressional Flat Tax Caucus. (Nov 2007)

Van Hilleary on Tax Reform

Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep: Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for Van Hilleary on other issues. Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001) Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000) Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000) Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001) Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Fred Thompson on Tax Reform

Republican Sr Senator: Click here for 17 full quotes OR click here for Fred Thompson on other issues. Tax cuts raise revenues; so much for the experts. (Jan 2008) Preserve the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003. (Dec 2007) Two options: file as you do now, or flatter two-rate plan. (Nov 2007) Index the AMT for now; repeal it eventually. (Nov 2007) FactCheck: Top 40% do pay 99% of income tax, but not FICA. (Oct 2007) Phase out the AMT; lower taxes grow the economy. (Oct 2007) Tax code is broken: dissolve the IRS as we know it. (Sep 2007) Tax code hopelessly out of date & makes us less competitive. (Jun 2007) Progressive tax redistributes wealth without helping economy. (Jun 2007) Taxes burden production; keep rates as low as possible. (May 2007) Tax cuts stimulate the economy. (Apr 2007) Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001) Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000) Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999) Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998) Member of the Congressional Flat Tax Caucus. (Nov 2007)

Bo Heyward on Tax Reform

Independent challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Bo Heyward on other issues. Supports flat tax with no penalty for high income. (Apr 2006)