(Reuters) - Jeb Bush will not sign any "no new taxes" pledges or any other pledges if he decides to seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, a spokeswoman said on Saturday.
The statement from Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell was in response to an appeal from anti-tax champion Grover Norquist for Bush to sign his Taxpayers Protection Pledge, in which candidates agree to oppose tax increases.
"If Governor Bush decides to move forward, he will not sign any pledges circulated by lobbying groups," Campbell said in a statement. "His record on tax cuts is clear. He didn't raise taxes."
Bush's opposition to such pledges is longstanding. He did not sign such pledges in any of his three previous campaigns for Florida governor, an aide said.
His father, former President George H.W. Bush, was defeated for re-election in 1992 after disappointing Republicans by breaking his "read my lips-no new taxes" pledge as part of a 1990 budget agreement.
Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, had told ABC News he believed Jeb Bush would eventually sign the pledge. Read more.
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