Taxes and Budget

Corporate tax rate

42 public statements from 2026 candidates

§1The range of views

Why this matters: Corporate taxes affect how much companies invest, hire and pay workers, and how much money the government collects.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

The federal tax rate on corporate profits, which has been 21% since 2018.1,2

  1. Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
  2. Keep it at 21%
  3. Lower it below 21% (for example, 15% for companies that make products in the US)

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018 (21)

  • Eric Jones CA-4
    His campaign website calls for restoring what it calls fair corporate tax rates and closing loopholes that let large companies pay no tax.3,4
  • Ro Khanna CA-17
    His campaign website says his plan would restore the domestic corporate tax rate to 28%.5
  • Melat Kiros CO-1
    Her platform says the corporate tax rate should be raised back above 50%.6
  • Luke Bronin CT-1
    His campaign website says he would restore the corporate tax rate to 35%, or at least to 28%, and shut down offshore tax avoidance schemes.7
  • Seth Harp FL-3
    His campaign website proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 26%, which it says was the rate during President Reagan's second term, and using the revenue for programs such as Social Security, education, health care and veterans' services.8
  • Robert People FL-15
    His affordability plan says other countries' corporate tax rates average around 28% and that adopting that standard and closing loopholes would increase revenue.9
  • Kaylee Peterson ID-1
    Her campaign website says she will increase corporate tax rates.10
  • Sarah Zabel ID-1
    Her fiscal stewardship plan says she favors raising the corporate tax rate to 28 percent, with further analysis of 30 and 35 percent.11
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website says he will reverse Donald Trump's corporate tax cut and close loopholes that let corporations shift profits offshore.12
  • Jamee Decio IN-2
    Her campaign website says she would increase tax rates on large corporations and close corporate tax loopholes.13,14
  • Brad A. Meyer IN-9
    His campaign website says he would increase tax rates for large corporations.15
  • Pete Lynch KY-6
    His campaign website says he supports raising the corporate tax rate to 50% and using the revenue to fund a United States Profit Dividend distributed equally among all adult Americans.16
  • Moshe Y. Landman MD-6
    His campaign website says it would raise the statutory corporate tax rate to 28%.17
  • Donavan McKinney MI-13
    His campaign website says raising taxes on billionaires and corporations could fund investments in housing, education, clean air and water, jobs and healthcare.18
  • Jake Johnson MN-1
    His campaign website says he supports tax cuts for small businesses and working families, paid for by higher taxes on big corporations and the very wealthy and by closing their loopholes, and says he would undo tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.19,20
  • Matt Little MN-2
    His campaign website says he would raise the corporate tax rate.21
  • Sam Forstag MT-1
    His campaign website says he would increase the tax rate on corporate income to 35%, which it describes as the rate of about a decade ago.22
  • Valerie P. Foushee NC-4
    Her campaign website says she supports raising the corporate tax rate.23
  • Mark Cohen NE-3
    His campaign website says he supports higher corporate taxes, as in the Eisenhower years, and closing loopholes that let corporations shift profits offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.24
  • Zack Mullock NJ-2
    The tax plan says he would raise the corporate tax rate so that profitable corporations pay more.25
  • James Talarico TX Senate
    His campaign website says he supports raising the corporate tax rate.26

Keep it at 21% (1)

  • Carlos A. Gimenez FL-28
    His official House website says he opposes any effort to raise the corporate tax rate above 21%, and opposes raising tax rates on corporations and small businesses to pay for new spending.27

Lower it below 21% (for example, 15% for companies that make products in the US) (1)

  • Chris Dardzinski MI-13
    His campaign website’s single-rate tax proposal would apply the same 15% federal income tax rate to corporations and other businesses earning more than $39,000 a year.28

Statements that don't match one option (19)

  • Connie Chan CA-11
    Her campaign website says she would enact a federal corporate minimum tax, close corporate tax write-off loopholes and cosponsor a bill applying a higher corporate tax rate to companies whose CEO pay is far above their workers' pay.29
  • Samantha Mota CA-37
    Her campaign website calls for raising corporate tax rates, while also calling for a lower tax rate for small C corporations.30,31
  • Jessica Killin CO-5
    Her campaign website says large corporations should pay their fair share of taxes.32,33
  • Juliana Stratton IL Senate
    Her campaign's affordability blueprint says she would make sure corporations pay their fair share in taxes.34
  • Jay J Bowman KY-6
    His campaign website's tax plan applies a flat 20% rate to business profits above the first $100,000, and says multinational corporations that keep half or more of their supply chains overseas would pay 25% instead.35
  • Rasheed Nicholas Walters MA-8
    His campaign website says he will cut corporate tax rates for manufacturers that reshore and raise corporate taxes on multinational companies that offshore production.36
  • Andy Harris MD-1
    His official House website says the US corporate tax rate is among the highest in the world and that cutting it would stop large companies from moving jobs abroad.37
  • Nancy Wallace MD-8
    Her campaign website says all corporations should pay income taxes, and that she supports reforming corporate taxation so that corporations that pay no U.S. taxes are taxed at a fair rate.38
  • Charlotte Magoon MI-2
    Her campaign website says profitable corporations should pay their fair share and that offshore tax havens should be closed.39
  • William Lawrence MI-7
    His campaign website says billionaires and corporations should be taxed at least at the rate other people pay, and that no small business in the district should face a higher tax rate than multinational corporations do.40
  • Michael A. Chiaradio MS-3
    His campaign website says the corporate tax system should limit loopholes and stay competitive with other nations, and that if rates rise, companies meeting targets for broader stock ownership could avoid the higher rates.41
  • Brian J Miller MT-2
    His campaign website says raising revenue from corporations and wealthy people is part of the solution to the national debt.42
  • Michael D Eisenhauer MT-2
    His Issues page says it is unfair to cut taxes for the very wealthy and large multinational corporations when the middle class and small businesses keep carrying the tax burden, and says he will back bipartisan efforts to set reasonable tax rates for large and multinational corporations.43
  • Chuck Hubbard NC-5
    His campaign website says the tax base should shift further toward wealthy corporations, as well as wealthy individuals.44
  • Trygve Hammer ND-AL
    His campaign website lists tax fairness among his priorities, saying profitable corporations and the ultra wealthy should pay their fair share and that regular North Dakotans should not carry the tax burden alone.45,46
  • Helene Neville ND-AL
    Her campaign website's political platform lists taxing corporate gains.47
  • Chris Backemeyer NE-1
    His campaign website says he would rework the tax code so that corporations and billionaires pay a fair share.48
  • Robbie Mahrou NH-2
    His campaign website proposes a 23 percent minimum tax on companies with more than $5 billion in annual revenue, while family farms and small businesses keep their current rate.49
  • William B. Redpath OH Senate special
    His campaign website supports replacing the current taxes on corporate and pass-through business profits with a 20% tax on distributed profits.50