Republican gubernatorial candidates Leslie Rutledge and Sarah Huckabee Sanders said they favor eliminating Arkansas' income tax.
Rutledge, of Maumelle, announced Monday that she signed the "Taxpayer Protection Pledge" by nonprofit group Americans for Tax Reform to demonstrate that she "will work toward strong, common-sense proposals such as eliminating the state income tax to bring economic prosperity to Arkansas."
In signing the pledge, Rutledge, the current attorney general, pledged that she " will oppose and veto any and all efforts to increase taxes."
"I stand firm that this is a contract with Arkansas voters demonstrating my commitment to not only stop any future tax increases, but also eliminate the state income tax altogether," she said in a news release.
Three days earlier, Sanders tweeted her support for eventually getting rid of the state's income tax.
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