John Rutherford pledges to oppose tax hikes

John Rutherford

Former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford, frontrunner in the race for the GOP nomination in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, signed the Americans for Tax Reform “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” Monday.

The pledge is a written commitment to the citizens of Florida and to the American people to oppose all tax increases, claims ATR.

Grover Norquist, longtime head of Americans for Tax Reform, lauds Rutherford’s stance.

“We are ecstatic about Rutherford’s commitment to the taxpayers of Florida. I challenge all candidates for Florida’s 4th Congressional District to make the same commitment to taxpayers by signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge today,” said Norquist.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski



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