Rep. Cindy Abrams Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

USTL's mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress.

(Harrison, Oh.) – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation.

Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress.

On Wednesday, Ohio State Rep. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrsion) committed her support for term limits on Congress by signing the term limits convention pledge.

USTL President, Philip Blumel, commented on Abrams's pledge saying, "Cindy's strong support of term limits shows that there are individuals who are willing to listen to the majority of voters who want term limits. America needs a Congress that will be served by citizen legislators, not career politicians.”

The U.S. Term Limits pledge is provided to candidates and members of state legislatures. It reads, “I pledge that, as a member of the state legislature, I will cosponsor, vote for, and defend the resolution applying for an Article V convention for the sole purpose of enacting term limits on Congress.”

In recent months, Indiana State Senator Randy Maxwell and State Rep. Alex Zimmerman pledged their support to USTL.

The Constitution allows for amendments to be proposed by either 2/3 of Congress or 2/3 of the states.

“While we’d like for Congress to take the high road and propose term limits on itself, we know they are too self-interested to do that without external pressure,” said Nick Tomboulides, Chief Executive of USTL. “More than 87 percent of Americans have rejected the career politician model and want to replace it with citizen leadership.”