Taxes and Budget

Property taxes

87 public statements from 2026 candidates

§1The range of views

Why this matters: Property taxes are a big part of the cost of owning a home, can affect what renters pay, and help pay for local schools and services.

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.

How state and local governments tax homes and other property, and whether a state should cap or eliminate those taxes for homeowners.

  1. Eliminate property taxes on primary homes
  2. Cap yearly increases or expand homeowner exemptions
  3. No new state caps or exemptions; leave property taxes to local governments

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.

Eliminate property taxes on primary homes (8)

  • Scott Eckhard Jewett FL Governor
    His campaign website says he would eliminate property taxes on homesteaded homes.1,2
  • Charles Burkett FL Governor
    His campaign website says he would eliminate property taxes on homesteaded primary homes by phasing in larger homestead exemptions for longtime residents, with the benefit able to pass to the homeowner's children.3
  • Moliere "Moe" Dimanche FL Governor
    His campaign website says he would abolish property taxes on homesteads, saying the state can fund schools and public works without them.4
  • Anthony Hudson MI Governor
    His campaign website says he would eliminate property taxes.5
  • Donna Brandenburg MI Governor
    Her candidate statement says she would eliminate property taxes.6
  • Don Kissick OH Governor
    His campaign website supports the amendment to end property taxes, and prefers local funding based on consumption instead.7
  • Robert E Brooks Sr OK Governor
    His tax plan calls for phasing out property taxes imposed directly on individuals, replacing the revenue before the tax is eliminated.8
  • Gina Hinojosa TX Governor
    Her campaign website says she would end state subsidies for corporations and use the savings to cut property taxes, with the goal of eventually eliminating property taxes on homes.9

Cap yearly increases or expand homeowner exemptions (19)

  • Ritesh Tandon CA-17
    His campaign website sets a long-term goal of lowering property taxes toward 0.25% in phases tied to spending cuts and economic growth, and an earlier policy page still on the site says California's Proposition 13 should be changed so property tax is no more than 0.5% of market value and grows no more than 2% a year or half the rate of inflation, whichever is smaller.10,11,12
  • Mike Cargile CA-35
    His campaign website says property taxes should be cut in half for people over 65.13,14
  • Victor Marx CO Governor
    His campaign website says he would support freezing property taxes for seniors on fixed incomes, expanding the senior homestead exemption and inflation-based caps on property taxes for owner-occupied homes.15
  • Ryan Fazio CT Governor
    His campaign website says he would put caps on property taxes.16
  • David Jolly FL Governor
    His campaign website says he has proposed property tax relief for first-time buyers through a homestead exemption of up to $250,000 for qualifying households, with additional exemptions of $50,000 to $100,000 for seniors and first responders, and has called for a three-year statewide pause on property tax increases.17
  • Rick Jackson GA Governor
    His campaign website says he would freeze property taxes immediately to stop rising assessments from pricing families out of their homes, and his action plan says that before a local government raises property taxes, taxpayers would get specific notice, a public hearing and a recorded vote by an elected board.18,19,20
  • Keisha Lance Bottoms GA Governor
    Her campaign's property tax plan says she would fully fund the state's Homeowner Tax Relief Grant every year and seek a constitutional amendment raising it to $25,000 of assessed value, raise the statewide homestead exemption from $2,000 to $5,000, and raise the income limit for senior property tax exemptions to $100,000, indexed to inflation.21
  • Gary Cordery HI Governor
    His campaign website says he would freeze property taxes on the primary homes of seniors once they retire and create tax exemptions for Native Hawaiian homeowners.22
  • Cindy Holscher KS Governor
    Her campaign website says she would lower residential property tax assessment rates and add exemptions so property taxes do not push seniors and disabled veterans out of their homes.23
  • Rick Bennett ME Governor
    His campaign website says he would expand property tax relief for homeowners through stronger income-based protections and a larger homestead exemption.24
  • Robert B. Charles ME Governor
    His campaign website names a $100,000 homestead exemption plan as his flagship tax policy, and his property tax plan says he would raise the homestead exemption for all homeowners, with larger increases for seniors, veterans and first-time buyers paid for by the state, and roll back state mandates on towns.25,26
  • Hannah M. Pingree ME Governor
    Her campaign website says she would double the homestead exemption, expand the Property Tax Fairness Credit and let towns tax second homes owned by non-residents at higher rates.27
  • Jocelyn Benson MI Governor
    Her housing plan says she would expand the Michigan Homestead Property Tax Credit, raising income limits and benefit levels so more working families, seniors and fixed-income homeowners qualify.28
  • Lynne Walz NE Governor
    Her campaign website says she would target property tax relief to Nebraska homeowners, businesses, farmers and ranchers, expand the homestead exemption to the first $100,000 of a home's value, and slow valuation increases.29
  • Amy Acton OH Governor
    Her campaign website says she would expand the homestead exemption by raising its income limit for seniors to $50,000, and offer a rebate of up to $1,000 to qualifying homeowners whose property tax bill rises more than 4% in a year.30
  • David Hatley TN Governor
    His campaign website proposes expanding property tax relief for seniors, including a higher income limit and 50% off, and ending property taxes for permanently and totally disabled veterans.31
  • Lauren Pinkston TN Governor
    Her campaign website supports fully funding programs that freeze property taxes for low-income seniors and capping how much cities can raise property tax revenue each year.32
  • Tom Tiffany WI Governor
    His campaign website says he would end what it calls the 400-year property tax increase and put a freeze on property taxes.33
  • Rebecca Bextel WY Governor
    Her campaign website says she would propose permanent property tax reform that limits large increases in assessments and protects primary residences, with added relief for seniors, veterans and people on fixed incomes.34,35

Statements that don't match one option (60)

  • April A. Verlato CA-28
    Her campaign website says she opposes tax increases and is committed to revitalizing the provisions of Proposition 13.36
  • Amy Chai CT-1
    Her campaign website says property taxes must be capped.37
  • Mike Haridopolos FL-8
    His campaign website says that in 2008 he sponsored Florida's constitutional amendment that reduced property taxes and let homeowners take their tax savings with them when they move.38,39
  • Mark Davis FL-16
    His policy platform says Florida property taxes should not be eliminated without a replacement for the revenue and that he supports reform and replacement.40
  • Curtis Gibson FL-18
    His campaign website says he will support policies protecting homeowners, seniors and working families so they are not taxed out of stability.41
  • Alexander Cooke FL-21
    His campaign website lists lowering insurance costs and property taxes among the issues where he stands.42
  • Byron Donalds FL Governor
    His campaign website says he would keep property taxes in check so that seniors and working families are not taxed out of their homes, and would make annual property tax notices show clearly which local offices receive the money.43,44
  • Frank J. Russo FL Governor
    His campaign website says he would pursue additional property tax relief for owner-occupied homes and explore added protections for seniors, veterans and longtime homeowners, while protecting essential services and cutting waste.45,46
  • Dean Ocean Abrams FL Governor
    His campaign website says he would eliminate property taxes on homesteaded homes worth up to twice their county's median home price and reduce them on homes above that level.47,48
  • Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto FL Governor
    His campaign website says that if landlords receive property tax cuts, renters should get a proportional cut in rent.49
  • Matt Day GA-2
    His campaign website’s American Elder Bill would have states and counties exempt up to $500,000 of assessed value on a senior’s primary residence, with the federal government reimbursing participating states, and an earlier campaign-promises page still on his website lists eliminating property taxes for senior citizens.50,51
  • Zach Lahn IA Governor
    His campaign website says he would reduce the property tax burden on Iowa families and farms, partly by raising property taxes on out-of-state investors and increasing taxes on data centers.52
  • Rob Sand IA Governor
    His campaign website says he would tax out-of-state landowners at a higher rate, and his health plan calls for a per-acre property tax credit for farms that use approved nutrient plans.53,54
  • Jim Risch ID Senate
    His campaign website says that as governor he cut Idaho property taxes by 20%.55,56
  • Pro-Life ID Governor
    His campaign website says Idaho should eventually eliminate property taxes, after eliminating sales and income taxes.57
  • Paul Sand ID Governor
    His campaign website argues against ending property taxes, saying they fund local governments and public services.58
  • Brad Little ID Governor
    His campaign website lists school facility investments that also serve as property tax relief among his accomplishments.59
  • Michael Scott Noack IL-2
    His campaign website says he will fight to roll back Illinois's property taxes, which it says are the highest in the nation.60
  • Tommy Hanson IL-5
    His campaign website lists lower real estate taxes among his objectives.61
  • JB Pritzker IL Governor
    His campaign website lists cutting property taxes for military veterans, and consolidating local police and fire pension plans to save taxpayers money, among his accomplishments.62
  • Darren Bailey IL Governor
    His campaign website says no family should pay more in property taxes than on their mortgage, and that he would rein in government waste to deliver property tax relief.63
  • Collin Corbett IL Governor
    His campaign website says he would lower property taxes by cutting state mandates on local governments, fully funding schools and local government aid, consolidating overlapping local governments and creating a fund that pays rebates to homeowners.64
  • Ty Masterson KS Governor
    His campaign website says he proposes a Homeowners Bill of Rights to protect homeowners from fast-rising property taxes and give taxpayers a stronger voice.65
  • Dan Cox MD Governor
    His campaign website says he would use state law and executive action to limit, cap and, where possible, eliminate property taxes so seniors are not taxed out of their homes.66
  • Robin Ficker MD-6
    His campaign website says he passed ballot initiatives that included limits on property taxes.67
  • Tyler Bass MN-3
    His campaign website says property taxes keep climbing and that he wants to take Washington’s influence, including the effects of Federal Reserve rate decisions, out of local property tax bills.68,69
  • Lisa Demuth MN Governor
    Her campaign website says she would provide $150 million in property tax cuts, let schools and local governments opt out of some unfunded state mandates, and return part of future surpluses as property tax rebates.70
  • Rick Brattin MO-5
    His campaign website says he has fought for legislation to place limits on property taxes in the Missouri legislature.71
  • Michael D Eisenhauer MT-2
    His Voter Contract page lists property-tax relief for eligible homeowners and first-time buyers among housing policies he will support, and his Issues page also lists higher property tax rates for corporate and large private-equity landlords.72,73
  • Jack Codiga NC-12
    His platform page says he supports a nationwide ban on property taxes and lists property taxes among the taxes that should be abolished.74
  • Brinker Harding NE-2
    His campaign website lists three votes on the Omaha City Council to lower the city's property tax levy among his accomplishments.75
  • Jim Pillen NE Governor
    His campaign website says he will keep leading efforts to fix property taxes, and his Pillen Playbook 2.0 calls for transformative property tax reform.76,77
  • Brett Lindstrom NE Governor
    His campaign's policy framework calls for averaging property valuations over several years to reduce swings and for valuing farmland more on what it produces, and sets a long-term goal of reducing schools' reliance on local property taxes by cutting the local effort rate from one dollar to fifty cents.78
  • Josh Gottheimer NJ-5
    His campaign website's About page says he is focused on bringing federal investment back to New Jersey so towns and counties can lower property taxes. A tax cut plan linked from its issues page, written for his run for governor, says he would lower New Jersey's average property tax rate to Connecticut's level, which it describes as about a 14.4 percent cut.79,80,81
  • Sean Kirrane NJ-5
    His campaign website lists, under a section on lowering property taxes and the cost of living, getting New Jersey's fair share back from the federal government and changing federal policies that push up local property taxes.82
  • Hillary Herzig NJ-6
    Her campaign website says she will fight for lower property taxes and a lower cost of living so that people keep more of their paychecks.83
  • Thomas H. Kean Jr. NJ-7
    His campaign website's Meet Tom page says that during his 14 years as Republican Leader in the state Senate he led his caucus in passing property tax relief.84
  • Carmen Bucco NJ-10
    His campaign's message page lists property tax control among his priorities, saying he would hold back overdevelopment to protect homeowners from rising and confusing taxes.85
  • Joe Hathaway NJ-11
    His campaign platform says he would push for federal incentives that get counties and towns to lower or hold down property taxes for people buying their first home.86
  • Alan B. Bond NJ-11
    His campaign story on property taxes says state relief programs can help, that eligible residents should know about them, and that keeping taxes affordable over time also means holding down the costs behind local taxes.87
  • Andres Jinete NJ-12
    His campaign website says schools and after-school programs should be paid for by the federal government rather than property taxes.88
  • Winston Jordan NJ-12
    His policy platform website lists addressing the property tax burden to ease costs for New Jersey residents.89
  • Bruce A. Blakeman NY Governor
    His campaign website says he did not raise county property or sales taxes as county executive, and that as governor he would deliver tax relief to homeowners and renters.90
  • Vivek Ramaswamy OH Governor
    His campaign website says he would immediately roll back property taxes to their levels before the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, without affecting new construction or existing debt obligations.91,92
  • Mike Mazzei OK Governor
    His campaign website proposes ending property taxes on the homes of seniors 65 and older and of veterans, paired with county spending controls, with local voters deciding whether to replace the lost revenue.93,94
  • Christine Drazan OR Governor
    Her campaign website says she would lower property taxes for veterans, disabled veterans and seniors over 65.95
  • Stacy Garrity PA Governor
    Her campaign website proposes a HOPE for PA initiative that would redirect existing state money into property tax rebates for homeowners, with the goal of cutting the property tax burden by one-third within two years.96
  • Ken Krawchuk PA Governor
    His campaign website says that privatizing the schools would allow school property taxes, which it says make up the bulk of property taxes, to be eliminated.97,98
  • Jermaine Johnson SC Governor
    His campaign website says he would work with local governments to reduce property taxes for working families.99
  • Alan Wilson SC Governor
    His campaign website says he supports exploring every way to reduce and eliminate personal property taxes for seniors and veterans, and that he would work to eliminate the car tax for them.100
  • Larry Rhoden SD Governor
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments what it calls the largest property tax cut in state history, reducing property taxes by 25% to 45% depending on the county.101
  • Yoshi D. Matthews TN Senate
    Her campaign website says no Tennessee senior should lose their home to property taxes.102
  • Jerri Green TN Governor
    Her platform opposes state-imposed caps on local property taxes and proposes lowering property taxes for veterans based on their service-connected disability rating.103
  • Victor L. Scoggin TN Governor
    His campaign website calls for property tax reform and no property tax for people after they retire.104
  • Greg Abbott TX Governor
    His campaign website proposes a constitutional amendment letting voters decide whether to eliminate school district property taxes on homesteads, and it would lower the yearly cap on homestead appraisal increases from 10% to 3% and extend a cap to all property. It would also require two-thirds voter approval for local property tax increases and let voters force an election to lower local tax rates.105
  • Pat Dixon TX Governor
    His campaign website says property taxes fund local governments, questions promises to eliminate them without naming spending cuts, and says he favors reforming the appraisal system where possible while respecting local control over tax policy.106
  • June Goodband VT Governor
    Her campaign website says schools should be paid for through progressive taxation instead of homestead property taxes, and that taxes should rise on buildings that could be used for housing but sit empty most of the year.107
  • Amanda Janoo VT Governor
    Her campaign website says she would change Vermont's property tax system so primary homes and affordable housing get more protection while luxury second homes, vacation rentals, vacant investment properties and large corporate owners pay more, using the revenue to lower residents' property taxes.108
  • Dean Roy VT Governor
    His campaign website proposes higher taxes on short-term rentals, second homes and large corporations, along with higher water extraction fees for bottling companies and data centers, to lower property taxes for lower-earning households and pay for affordable housing.109
  • David Crowley WI Governor
    His campaign website says he would change how local governments are funded so they have the money they need while lowering property taxes and returning more decisions to local communities.110