CampusElect.org 2018 Gubernatorial coverage: on Tax Reform

Andy Beshear: Add new revenue sources like casino gambling

Beshear: Opposes shift from income to sales taxes. Limit tax incentives for outside corporations. Add new revenue sources like casino gambling & legalizing & taxing medical marijuana. End tax incentives for companies that don't pay a living wage.

Bevin: Signed $106 million tax cut for banks & other institutions. Would shift revenue base to sales taxes: "I think the state income tax & state corporate tax should be zero." Offer tax incentives for corporations.

Andrew Gillum: Trump tax cuts put billions into richest coffers

DeSantis: Yes. "The reforms will better enable American companies to compete with foreign businesses & will help stem the tide of companies & jobs going overseas."

Gillum: No. Puts "billions of dollars in the coffers of our richest corporations, money that would otherwise protect Social Security & Medicare, & pay for roads & bridges."

Eddie Rispone: Yes on historic federal tax cuts; no on raising state taxes

Abraham: Yes. Voted for Trump tax cuts. "Will lead to a more prosperous America for all."

Bel Edwards: Mixed. Supports Opportunity Zones Program. Amend penalties on privately held agriculture companies and taxes on families of fallen U.S. service members.

Eddie Rispone: Yes. "In 2017, Donald J. Trump implemented historic tax cuts that produced real results for the people of Louisiana."

Taxes: Support increased/decreased taxes on specific constituencies, like on the wealthy?

Abraham: No to "raising any taxes." Eliminate federal estate tax. Across-the-board state corporate tax decrease.

Bel Edwards: Unclear. Negotiated with legislature for sales tax increase to address state deficits. Limits on Louisiana's industrial tax break program.

Rispone: No on increasing. "We're not going to raise taxes." Change state constitution so tax hikes are voted on by the general public.

Larry Hogan: Protect Marylanders negative effects of Trump tax cut

Hogan: Criticized for not taking stand at the time. Proposed legislation to protect Marylanders from being "negatively affected" after passage.

Jealous: No. Denounced the GOP tax law, calling it "disastrous legislation."

Taxes: Proposals on state taxes

Hogan: Has cut taxes in current term. Would exempt retirement income from taxation.

Jealous: Cut sales tax while taxing marijuana & creating new taxes on out-of-state retailers & hedge fund income.

Ron DeSantis: Tax cuts help US companies compete with foreign businesses

DeSantis: Yes. "The reforms will better enable American companies to compete with foreign businesses & will help stem the tide of companies & jobs going overseas."

Gillum: No. Puts "billions of dollars in the coffers of our richest corporations, money that would otherwise protect Social Security & Medicare, & pay for roads & bridges."

Adam Laxalt: Committed to not raising taxes on anybody

Adam Laxalt (R): "Will be committed to not raising taxes on anybody." End the commerce tax.

Steve Sisolak (D): Commerce tax was "very brave step," so preserve it. Explore increasing property tax caps to pay for education.

Bill Schuette: Cut taxes and make Michigan a growth state

Bill Schuette (R): Yes. "I will cut taxes like @POTUS did nationally and make Michigan a growth state." Reduce MI taxes from 4.25% to 3.9%.

Gretchen Whitmer (D): No. Trump cuts help millionaires & billionaires, not families just trying to get by." Repeal retirement tax. Increase state user fees to pay for infrastructure.

David Garcia: Arizona has one of the most regressive tax systems

Doug Ducey (R): No. Opposed initiative. "I don't support tax increase. Government should live within its means."

David Garcia (D): Yes. Arizona has "one of the most regressive systems" in the nation. Proposed initiative would help.

Gretchen Whitmer: Trump tax cuts help only millionaires & billionaires

Bill Schuette (R): Yes. "I will cut taxes like @POTUS did nationally and make Michigan a growth state." Reduce MI taxes from 4.25% to 3.9%.

Gretchen Whitmer (D): No. Trump cuts help millionaires & billionaires, not families just trying to get by." Repeal retirement tax. Increase state user fees to pay for infrastructure.

Jared Polis: Repeal Trump's tax cuts

Jared Polis (D): No. "I proudly wrote the bill to repeal @RealDonaldTrump's tax giveaways [to the wealthy]."

Walker Stapleton (R): Yes. "I was the only treasurer in the country with the courage to support Donald Trump's tax cuts."

Jeff Johnson: Trump tax cuts lower Minnesota taxes

Jeff Johnson (R): Support Trump tax cuts, would lower Minnesota taxes.

Tim Walz (D): No. Opposed 2017 tax cuts. Says 86 million middle-class families will see taxes increase while top 1% get 83% of benefit. Cutting MN taxes means cutting programs.

Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Trump tax cuts reward the wealthy & special interests

Michelle Lujan-Grisham (D): No. They resemble failed past policies that "reward the wealthiest people & special interests, while adding as much as $1.5 trillion to our national debt."

Steve Pearce (R): Yes. Will "give a shot in the arm to all manufacturers, & small businesses will be able to become a little more stable."

Mike DeWine: Supports Trump tax cuts; exempt capital gains taxes

Richard Cordray (D): No. A "terrible deal" that helps the wealthy. No current plan to increase OH taxes, but shift some allocations.

Mike DeWine (R): Supports Trump tax cuts. No tax increases for OH. Exempt capital gains taxes for investment in economically distressed communities.

Richard Cordray: Trump tax cuts were a terrible deal that helps the wealthy

Richard Cordray (D): No. A "terrible deal" that helps the wealthy. No current plan to increase OH taxes, but shift some allocations.

Mike DeWine (R): Supports Trump tax cuts. No tax increases for OH. Exempt capital gains taxes for investment in economically distressed communities.

Ron DeSantis: Keep Florida a low-tax state; super-majority to raise taxes

Ron DeSantis (R): Yes. "The reforms will better enable American companies to compete with foreign businesses & will help stem the tide of companies & jobs going overseas."

Andrew Gillum (D): No. Puts "billions of dollars in the coffers of our richest corporations, money that would otherwise protect Social Security & Medicare, & pay for roads & bridges."

Q: Increase taxes on corporations and/or high-income individuals to pay for public services?

Ron DeSantis (R): No. Keep Florida a low-tax state "by opposing tax increases & requiring a supermajority vote in the Legislature to raise taxes."

Andrew Gillum (D): Yes. Increase Florida's corporate tax rate by 2% to generate $1 billion for education funding.

Scott Walker: Cut $8 billion in taxes, mostly for higher earners

Tony Evers (D): Yes. Open to raising taxes on wealthy to pay for public services.

Scott Walker (R): No. Has cut $8 billion during two terms. Cuts skewed toward higher earners.

Steve Sisolak: Supported commerce tax; supports property tax increase

Adam Laxalt (R): "Will be committed to not raising taxes on anybody." End the commerce tax.

Steve Sisolak (D): Commerce tax was "very brave step," so preserve it. Explore increasing property tax caps to pay for education.

Tim Walz: Trump tax cuts go mostly to top 1%

Jeff Johnson (R): Support Trump tax cuts, would lower Minnesota taxes.

Tim Walz (D): No. Opposed 2017 tax cuts. Says 86 million middle-class families will see taxes increase while top 1% get 83% of benefit. Cutting MN taxes means cutting programs.

Tony Evers: Raise taxes on wealthy to pay for public services

Tony Evers (D): Yes. Open to raising taxes on wealthy to pay for public services.

Scott Walker (R): No. Has cut $8 billion during two terms. Cuts skewed toward higher earners.

Walker Stapleton: I had the courage to support Donald Trump's tax cuts

Jared Polis (D): No. "I proudly wrote the bill to repeal @RealDonaldTrump's tax giveaways [to the wealthy]."

Walker Stapleton (R): Yes. "I was the only treasurer in the country with the courage to support Donald Trump's tax cuts."

The above quotations are from CampusElect.org 2018 Campus Election Engagement Project. Click here for definitions & background information on Tax Reform. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Charlie Baker on Tax Reform.
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