Senators are very responsive to small issues like this. The elected official will listen to polls or their own values on the big issues like healthcare or abortion. On the little issues that are extremely important to a small group of people but largely unimportant to the rest, the senator will hop onboard with the vocal minority very quickly. 99% of the state might prefer the tax but it doesn't real change their vote, and 1% might vehemently oppose it and it will change their vote, the official will almost always go with the 1%.

I've been part of that vocal minority and had elected officials intervene in tiny issues. You'd be very surprised by what can be accomplished by 20-100 angry people.