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ATR Releases 2010 list of State Pledge Signers in

Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania 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

Incumbents Todd A. Rock (H-90) Joe Emrick (H-137)

Lisa Boscola (S-18) Samuel Rohrer (H-128) Matthew Franchetti (H-179)
John H. Eichelberger (S-30) Mario M. Scavello (H-176) Thomas Garman (H-96)
Mike Folmer (S-48) Rosemary Swanger (H-102) Mark M. Gillen (H-128)
Jane Orie (S-40) Katherine McDowell Watson (H- Melvin Howard (H-141))
Gene Yaw (S-23) 144) Theresa Kane (H-115)
Stephen Barrar (H-160) Fred Keller (H-85)
Kerry Benninghoff (H-171) Challengers W. James Kernaghan III (H-195)
Scott W. Boyd (H-43) Tom Corbett (Gov) Aaron Kime (H-45)
James E. Casorio, Jr. (H-56) Roberta Biros (S-50) William Kohler (H-196)
Jim Cox (H-129) Edward Gately (S-28) Frank Liberatore (H-27)
Brian Ellis (H-11) Rhashea Harmon (S-9) Scott MacNeil (H-162)
Camille George (H-74) Frank Scavo (S-22) David M. Maloney (H-130)
Richard Grucela (H-137) Besty Summers (S-14) Richard Mase (H-101)
Ted Harhai (H-58) Stephen Urban (S-14) Sue Means (H-42)
Susan C. Helm (H-104) Kris Vanderman (S-46) Tim Mullen (H-120)
Rob Kauffman (H-89) Thomas Anderson (H-109) Gerald J. Mullery (H-119)
Tim Krieger (H-57) Tom Bell (H-154) Terrance O’Connor (H-118)
Jim Marshall (H-14) Stephen Bloom (H-199) Jeff Pyle (H-60)
Daryl Metcalfe (H-12) Tom Bogar (H-153) Nick Sabatina (H-138)
Scott Perry (H-92) Abraham F. Brown, Jr. (H-199) Justin Simmons (H-131)
Joseph A. Petrarca (H-55) P. Joseph Corrigan (H-167) John Williamson (H-166)
Jeff Pyle (H-60) Thomas C. Creighton (H-37) Dan Wiseman (H-23)
Dave Reed (H-62) Alex Dubart (H-20) Richard A. Yeager (H-50)
Brad Roae (H-6) George Dunbar (H-56)
*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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