Ryan Ellis is the tax policy director for the Americans for Tax Reform organization. "ATR was founded in 1985 by Grover Norquist at the request of President Reagan." "The flagship project of Americans for Tax Reform is the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written promise by legislators and candidates for office that commits them to oppose any effort to increase income taxes on individuals and businesses. Since ATR first sponsored the Pledge in 1986, hundreds of U.S. Representatives, more than fifty U.S. Senators and every successful Republican Presidential candidate have all signed the Pledge. In the 111th Congress, 172 U.S. Representatives and 34 U.S. Senators have taken the Pledge never to raise income taxes." Source - http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=about To find out more please visit: www.ATR.org