National Taxpayers Union
| National Taxpayers Union | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Top official: | Pete Sepp, President |
| Founder(s): | James Dale Davidson |
| Year founded: | 1969 |
| Website: | Official website |
The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. As of September 2025, the organization described its work as "[achieving] favorable fiscal policy outcomes using the most effective pro-taxpayer team on Capitol Hill and in the states. Our lobbying skills, media savvy, policy expertise, and reputation for advancing pragmatic solutions are unrivaled."[1]
Background
James Dale Davidson founded the National Taxpayers Union in 1969.[2] Davidson was a former Nixon campaign aide who would later become a supporter of the movement to call a constitutional convention to require that the federal budget be balanced. Davidson wrote financial analysis books including The Squeeze and Blood in the Streets.[3]
As of September 2025, the organization had the following mission statement:[1]
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NTU is the “Voice of America’s Taxpayers.” We work for a simple and fair tax system that enables prosperity for all and respects taxpayers’ civil rights, lean and efficient government services and regulations, sustainable fiscal policies to avoid national bankruptcy, and permanent limits on taxes, spending and debt. [4] |
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Leadership
As of September 2025, the following individuals held leadership positions at the National Taxpayers Union:[5]
- Pete Sepp, president
- Brandon Arnold, executive vice president, NTU
- Leah Vukmir, senior vice president of state affairs
- Al Canata, vice president of strategic partnerships
- Bryan Riley, director, Free Trade Initiative
- Joe Bishop-Henchman, executive vice president, NTUF
- Rachel Harden, vice president of marketing
- Demian Brady, vice president of research, NTUF
- Jess Ward, senior director of state affairs
- Thomas Aiello, senior director of government affairs
Work and activities
Legislative and policy work
As of September 2025, the National Taxpayers Union published research and advocacy articles in the following seven issue areas:[6] Links are provided to the organization's three most recent posts in each issue area as of September 26, 2025, as a sample of their work.
- Budget
- Economy & Commerce
- Regulation
- Spending
- Taxes
- Trade
- State Issues
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Affiliations
As of September 2025, the National Taxpayers Union had an affiliated 501(c)(3) educational organization, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF).[7] The National Taxpayers Union Foundation was, as of the same date, a partner organization to the State Policy Network.[8]
Finances
The following is a breakdown of the National Taxpayers Union's revenues and expenses from 2004 to 2023. The information comes from [1].
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
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| 2004 | $2.0 million | $2.7 million |
| 2005 | $2.2 million | $2.1 million |
| 2006 | $5.0 million | $5.4 million |
| 2007 | $3.0 million | $3.0 million |
| 2008 | $2.7 million | $2.4 million |
| 2009 | $2.4 million | $1.7 million |
| 2010 | $3.2 million | $2.2 million |
| 2011 | $1.7 million | $1.7 million |
| 2012 | $1.4 million | $1.5 million |
| 2013 | $1.2 million | $1.4 million |
| 2014 | $1.5 million | $1.1 million |
| 2015 | $1.4 million | $1.1 million |
| 2016 | $1.3 million | $1.1 million |
| 2017 | $4.7 million | $4.2 million |
| 2018 | $3.2 million | $2.9 million |
| 2019 | $6.8 million | $5.7 million |
| 2020 | $6.8 million | $6.5 million |
| 2021 | $3.3 million | $2.6 million |
| 2022 | $4.6 million | $2.7 million |
| 2023 | $4.0 million | $3.6 million |
See also
External links
- National Taxpayers Union official website
- National Taxpayers Union Foundation official website
- National Taxpayers Union on Facebook
- National Taxpayers Union on X
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Taxpayers Union, "About," accessed September 26, 2025
- ↑ National Taxpayers Union, "National Taxpayers Union 2019 Year in Review," accessed September 26, 2025
- ↑ Financial Freedom is a Journey, "Blood in the Streets: Investment Profits in a World Gone Mad," accessed September 26, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ National Taxpayers Union, "Staff," accessed September 26, 2025
- ↑ National Taxpayers Union, "Publications," accessed September 26, 2025
- ↑ National Taxpayers Union Foundation, "Home page," accessed September 26, 2025
- ↑ State Policy Network, "Directory," accessed September 26, 2025
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