2022 AR Governor's race: on Tax Reform


Anthony Bland: Definitely would not raise taxes, but oppose education cuts

Roughly 70% of state general revenue is spent on K-12 and higher education. "I would definitely not raise taxes," said Dr. Anthony Bland. "If 70% of it is going to education, who are we harming? If it's going to harm our teachers, our police officers, our students in school, our public education system, where we're now not even using all of the facilities that we have in our state for education. so I do not agree with taking away something that will cause possibly more harm than help."
Source: Talk Business & Politics on 2022 Arkansas Gubernatorial race Sep 5, 2021

Leslie Rutledge: Oppose all tax increases, eliminate state income tax

Rutledge announced that she signed the "Taxpayer Protection Pledge" by nonprofit group Americans for Tax Reform to demonstrate that she "will work toward strong, common-sense proposals such as eliminating the state income tax to bring economic prosperity to Arkansas."

In signing the pledge, Rutledge, the current attorney general, pledged that she " will oppose and veto any and all efforts to increase taxes."

Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette on 2022 Arkansas Governor race May 18, 2021

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: I will lower the state income tax

I will lower the state income tax to reward hard work, allow our businesses to compete, grow, and prosper, and create more good jobs.
Source: Rev.com e-zine on 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial race Nov 12, 2020

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Reduce cost and size of government, lower state income tax

Sanders outlined her plans if she wins the race for Arkansas governor. "I will take on the bureaucracy, reduce the cost and size of government, and make it accountable to you," Sanders, 38, said, adding a promise to lower state income tax.
Source: Fox News on 2022 Arkansas Governor race Apr 6, 2021

Tim Griffin: Eliminating state income tax should be our goal

Eliminating the income tax won't be easy, and it won't happen overnight. It could take 10 years or possibly even longer. How long it will take to achieve this goal will depend on a number of factors, including our rate of economic growth and our commitment to spending discipline and reform of state government. We must be responsible and do it in a way that protects funding for essential government services, especially for our most vulnerable citizens. But this goal should be our North Star.
Source: Arkansas Times on 2022 Arkansas Gubernatorial race Nov 22, 2020

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Candidates and political leaders on Tax Reform:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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