Candidate for State Senate District 17 Jim Banks signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge today to never support tax increases if he is elected to the Indiana General Assembly. The Taxpayer Protection Pledge is sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform and can be found at www.ATR.org.

The pledge states “I, Jim Banks, pledge to the taxpayers of the 17th District of the State of Indiana that I will oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes.” Banks joins seven current Indiana State Senators and over 1100 legislators nationally who have signed the taxpayer pledge. “When I ran for Whitley County Council I committed to the voters I would work against raising taxes and would strive to cut spending,” said Banks, who currently serves as a Whitley County Councilman At-Large. “I kept my word and am signing this pledge today to make the same commitment to fiscal responsibility if I am fortunate enough to serve my district in the Indiana State Senate.”

Jim Banks signed the pledge in front of the Conservative Breakfast Club, a group he co-founded nearly two years ago (along with yours truly), this morning. “As a fiscal and social conservative, I look forward to advancing conservative principles in the statehouse,” said Banks. “For too long, Republicans and Democrats have grown government and are spending our tax dollars on programs government was never intended to perform in the first place. In signing this pledge, I am not only committed to opposing tax hikes but will also work to cut and eliminate wasteful government spending in our state budget.”

Banks is running to replace State Senator Gary “Doc” Dillon who is retiring at the end of his term this year. Banks has been endorsed by many conservative organizations and leaders including American Family Association of Indiana PAC, Allen County Right to Life PAC, Patriots Project, Opportunity Project of Indiana, State Representative Jackie Walorski, Marion Mayor Wayne Seybold, Wabash Mayor Robert Vanlandingham, and the incumbent State Senator Gary Dillon.

Learn more about Jim at his web site.

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