GROVER G. NORQUIST
President, Americans
for Tax Reform
Mr. Norquist, a native
of Massachusetts, has
been one of Washington’s
most effective issues
management
strategists for over two decades.
strategists for over two decades.
Mr. Norquist is
president of Americans
for Tax Reform (ATR), a
coalition of taxpayer
groups, individuals and
businesses opposed to
higher taxes at the
federal, state and local
levels. ATR organizes
the
TAXPAYER PROTECTION
PLEDGE,
which asks all
candidates for federal
and state office to
commit themselves in
writing to oppose all
tax increases. To date,
172 House members, and
34 Senators have taken
the pledge. On the state
level, 7 governors and
over 1100 state
legislators have taken
the pledge.
Mr. Norquist
also:
- Serves on the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America.
- Serves on the board of directors of the American Conservative Union.
- Serves as a Contributing Editor to the American Spectator Magazine.
- Serves as president of the American Society of Competitiveness.
- Authored the book Leave Us Alone – Getting the Government’s Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives
In the past, Mr.
Norquist served as:
- A commissioner on the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce.
- A commissioner on the National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service.
- Economist and chief speech-writer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (1983-1984).
- Campaign staff on the 1988, 1992, 1996 Republican Platform Committees.
- Executive director of the National Taxpayers’ Union.
- Executive director of the College Republicans.
In the words of
Newt Gingrich,
Grover Norquist is “the
person who I regard as
the most innovative,
creative, courageous and
entrepreneurial leader
of the anti-tax efforts
and of conservative
grassroots activism in
America . . . He has
truly made a difference
and truly changed
American history.”
P.J. O’Rourke
says, “Grover Norquist
is Tom Paine crossed
with Lee Atwater plus
just a soupcon of Madame
Defarge.”
Arianna Huffington
calls Norquist “"The
dark wizard of the
Right's anti-tax cult"
Mr. Norquist holds a
Masters of Business
Administration and a
Bachelor of Arts degree
in Economics,
both from Harvard University. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Samah and his
daughters, Grace and Giselle.
*The event, originally scheduled as a dinner, was rescheduled to a breakfast due to a scheduling conflict.
both from Harvard University. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Samah and his
daughters, Grace and Giselle.
*The event, originally scheduled as a dinner, was rescheduled to a breakfast due to a scheduling conflict.