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ATR Releases 2010 list of Pledge Signers in Tennessee

Federal and state candidates join incumbents in making no-new taxes promise in upcoming election

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) released an updated list of
incumbents and challengers in Tennessee who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge . These
candidates have made a written commitment to their constituents to never raise their taxes. ATR
strongly encourages taxpayers to consider those who have made this commitment. The list of
incumbents and challengers who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge is as follows

Federal
Incumbents TN-07 Marsha Blackburn (R) TN-08 Stephen Fincher(R )
TN-Sen Bob Corker (R) TN-09 Charlotte Bergmann (R)
TN-Sen Lamar Alexander (R) Challengers
TN-01 Phil Roe (R) TN-03 Chuck Fleischman (R)
TN-02 John Duncan (R) TN-04 Scott DesJarlais (R)
TN-03 Zach Wamp (R) TN-06 Diane Black (R)

State
Incumbents Curtis Johnson (H-68) Herman L. Sawyer (S-29)
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (Lt. Gov.) Phillip Johnson (H-78) Chuck K. Williams (S-7)
Mae Beavers (S-17) Jon Lundberg (H-1) Joe Wilmoth (S-15)
Diane Black (S-18) Susan Lynn (H-57) Jerome Cochran (H-4)
Dolores Gresham (S-26) Debra Young Maggart (H-45) Jeremy Faison (H-11)
Doug Jackson (S-25) Steve K. McDaniel (H-72) Steve Hall (H-18)
Jack Johnson (S-23) Steve McManus (H-96) Jim Hardin (H-81)
Bill Ketron (S-13) Frank S. Niceley (H-17) Scott Hughes (H-8)
Randy McNally (S-5) Barrett Rich (H-94) Julia C. Hurley (H-32)
Steve Southerland (S-1) Donna Rowland (H-34) Christian R. Johnson (H-95)
Jim Tracy (S-16) Charles Sargent, Jr. (H-61) Kelly T. Keisling (H-38)
Mike Bell (H-23) Tony Shipley (H-2) Daniel T. Lewis (H-53)
Sam Stratton Bone, Jr. (H-46) Eric H. Swafford (H-25) Ricky Martin (H-64)
Harry Brooks (H-19) Michael Turner (H-51) Dennis Powers (H-36)
Kevin Brooks (H-24) Eric Watson (H-22) Dave Rosenberg (H-50)
Glen Casada (H-63) Terry Weaver (H-40) Heather Scott (H-57)
Bill Dunn (H-16) Ben West, Jr. (H-60) Arnold Weiner (H-91)
Joshua Evans (H-66) Kent Williams (H-4) Charles D. Williamson (H-51)
Johnny “Chad” Faulkner (H-36) Leslie Winningham (H-38)
Dale Ford (H-6) Challengers Rick Womick (H-34)
Beth Harwell (H-56) James Reesor (Gov) Teresa Wood (H-28)
Ryan Haynes (H-14) Donald McFolin (Gov)
Joey Hensley (H-70) Carl Whitaker (Gov)
Matthew Hill (H-7) Bill Ketron (S-13)

*List does not denote incumbents who are not running for reelection, who are termed out, or do not have an election this year.

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) is a non-partisan coalition of taxpayers and taxpayer groups who oppose all tax increases.
For more information or to arrange an interview please contact John Kartch at (202) 785-0266 or by email at jkartch@atr.org.
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