Has your legislator signed the Repeal the Tax Hike Pledge?

by Brian Costin Just a few hours before a new legislature was sworn in, on January 12, 2011, at 1:30AM Illinois’s 96th General Assembly passed the largest tax hike in state history, raising the individual income tax rate by 67 percent and the corporate tax rate by 46 percent. The vote passed by a razor thin...

by Brian Costin

Just a few hours before a new legislature was sworn in, on January 12, 2011, at 1:30AM Illinois’s 96th General Assembly passed the largest tax hike in state history, raising the individual income tax rate by 67 percent and the corporate tax rate by 46 percent. The vote passed by a razor thin margins in both the Illinois House (60 votes) and Senate (30 votes), the bare minimums for passage in both chambers.

Since the income tax hike went into effect Illinois’s economy has lost more jobs than any other State in the union.

In response to the tax hikes the Illinois Policy Institute created the Repeal the Tax Hike campaign. So farover 9,300 citizens have signed the petition to repeal the income tax hike.

Additionally, a number of elected officials and candidates for office have signed the Illinois Policy Institute’s Repeal the Tax Hike Pledge as of November 1st, 2011.

Repeal Pledge Signers: Illinois State Senators 

• Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) 44th Dist.
• Sen. Dan Duffy (R-Lake Barrington) 26th Dist.
• Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) 51st Dist.
• Sen. Matt Murphy (R-Palatine) 27th Dist.
• Sen. Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove) 21st Dist.
• Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) 34th Dist.

Repeal Pledge Signers: Illinois State Representatives 

• Rep. Rich Brauer (R-Petersburg) 100th Dist.
• Rep. Jack D. Franks (D-Woodstock) 63rd Dist.
• Rep. Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) 112th Dist.
• Rep. Jerry Mitchell (R-Rock Falls) 90th Dist.
• Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) 54th Dist. Rep.
• Rich Morthland (R-Cordova) 71th Dist.
• Rep. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) 110th Dist.
• Rep. Pam Roth (R-Morris) 75th Dist.
• Rep. Jim Sacia (R-Pecatonica) 89th Dist.
• Rep. Angelo “Skip” Saviano (R-Elmwood Park) 77th Dist.
• Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) 69th Dist.

Repeal Pledge Signers: Candidates for State Office 

• John Bambenek (R-Champaign) 52nd Senate Dist.
• Deborah Boyle (R-Downers Grove) 82nd Rep. Dist.
• Glenn Nixon (R-Bourbonnais) 79th House Dist.
• Bill Albracht (R-Moline) 36th Sen. Dist.

With the 2012 elections just around the corner, we have asked every member of the General Assembly to sign the Repeal Pledge and commit to honest, sustainable, and accountable government. As candidates file their petitions to appear on the ballot we will be asking them to sign as well.

If your local legislator or candidate for office hasn’t signed the pledge you should ask them why they haven’t singed yet.

A Repeal the Tax Hike pledge can be downloaded here.

Pledges can be emailed or faxed to me at bcostin@illinoispolicy.org or 312-377-5755. Or mailed to 190 S. LaSalle Street, Ste 1630, Chicago, IL 60603.

As more elected officials and candidates for office sign the Repeal The Income Tax Hike Pledge this page will be updated within 24 business hours of our confirmed receipt of your pledge.