Washington (CNN) Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will not sign a pledge promising not to raise taxes, or any pledges from "lobbying groups," a spokeswoman said this weekend.

"If Governor Bush decides to move forward, he will not sign any pledges circulated by lobbying groups," spokeswoman Kristy Campbell said in a statement. "His record on tax cuts is clear. He didn't raise taxes."

His refusal comes in response to a call from Grover Norquist, head of the anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform, to sign his Taxpayers Protection Pledge, in which candidates commit to opposing tax increases.

The issue of taxes could hang over Bush's presidential bid, if he runs, as his father was famous for the strident campaign pledge — declaring, "read my lips: no new taxes" — that he broke.

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