signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, committing to oppose any and all efforts to raise taxes.
I will oppose any and all efforts to raise taxes.
Occurrences
I’ll fight to make prices affordable, and keep taxes low.
Evidence
During the roundtable, Congressman Ciscomani highlighted the Working Families Tax Cuts Act support of small businesses, one of the many reasons he voted YES on the bill in May of last year. The benefits for small businesses include lowering tax burdens, expanding investment incentives, and supporting workforce stability in a state with growing construction, manufacturing, and service industries.
Recent votes listed for 06/29/2026 and 06/30/2026 cover H.Res.1399, H.Con.Res.108, H.Res.1398, and H.R.7128, with no tax measure shown among the latest five votes.
Roll Call 190 recorded H.R. 1 as passed, 218-214; the member line lists Ciscomani, Republican, Arizona, as Aye.
Congress.gov states H.R. 1 became Public Law No. 119-21 on 07/04/2025 and that the act reduces taxes.
Section 70604 is titled Excise tax on certain remittance transfers and imposes a tax equal to 1 percent of the transfer amount.
The law's tax title includes extensions and enhancements of reduced rates, standard deduction, child tax credit, and qualified business income deduction.
Ciscomani said the Working Families Tax Cuts Act provides real relief, and the page says he voted YES on the bill in May 2025.
Assessments
Ciscomani took serious anti-tax action by voting for and promoting H.R. 1, a major 2025 law with broad tax-cut provisions. But the pledge was absolute: to oppose any and all efforts to raise taxes. Public Law 119-21 also created a new 1% excise tax on certain remittance transfers, and Ciscomani voted Aye on final passage. That means he did not fulfill the absolute promise, even though he materially supported tax-cut legislation. Because the decisive vote occurred in July 2025, after the 2023-2025 House term won in the 2022 campaign, the timing is later_term.
The supplied evidence shows Ciscomani took affirmative same-term action consistent with the promise by voting for and publicly promoting tax-cut legislation, including the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. However, the promise was absolute: to oppose any and all efforts to raise taxes. The record provided does not establish that he opposed every federal tax-increase effort during the relevant term, nor that tax increases were fully prevented. Because the evidence supports meaningful anti-tax effort but not complete fulfillment of an absolute pledge, partial credit is appropriate rather than full delivery.