Calendar of Election Events

January 6, 2009 @5:00pm Qualifying Deadline
Primary Election, Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Primary Runoff, Tuesday, April 21, 2009
      (if needed)
General Election, Tuesday, April 21 2009
      (if no runoff needed)
General Election, Tuesday, June 9, 2009
      (If there is a primary runoff)

Committee to Elect Allan Rhodes

4092 South Memorial Parkway, Suite 1A
Huntsville, AL (256) 604-5923
Allan Rhodes, Chairman
Misty Kennedy, Treasurer
email: allanrhodes@allanrhodes.com

Campaign Manager

J. Holland
email: j.holland@thehdc.com

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The Taxpayer Protection Pledge

About the Pledge

"It has transformed American politics." -- Jonathan Alter, Newsweek

Politicians often run for office saying they won't raise taxes, but then quickly turn their backs on the taxpayer. The idea of the Pledge is simple enough: Make them put their no-new-taxes rhetoric in writing.

In the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, candidates and incumbents solemnly bind themselves to oppose any and all tax increases. While ATR has the role of promoting and monitoring the Pledge, the Taxpayer Protection Pledge is actually made to a candidate's constituents, who are entitled to know where candidates stand before sending them to the capitol. Since the Pledge is a prerequisite for many voters, it is considered binding as long as an individual holds the office for which he or she signed the Pledge.

Since its rollout with the endorsement of President Reagan in 1986, the pledge has become de rigeur for Republicans seeking office, and is a necessity for Democrats running in Republican districts. Numbers in Congress are approaching 50% in each house.

Today the Taxpayer Protection Pledge is offered to every candidate for state office and to all incumbents. More than 1,200 state officeholders, from state representative to governor, have signed the Pledge. Statehouse tax-and-spend interests have to contend with Pledge signers in every state.