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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Nassau County and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. Public education is financed through property taxes and state funds. What other means of raising revenue would you support?*
Raising more revenue to finance Long Island's public education is not the answer to ensure our children's education. Long Island school districts do not receive comparable state aid from Albany in return for the school property taxes we pay every year. I pledge to encourage the L.I. Assembly delegation to lobby the next governor to recognize the needs of L.I. schools as we grow to a more diverse population.2. Legislative districts have been determined on a partisan basis. Would you support establishing an independent commission as a more open and ethical way to create the districts? Please explain.*
The district lines defining the 13th Assembly District are a prime example why independent commissions should be established to determine legislative districts. My district is gerrymandered like a horseshoe from Roslyn to the tip of Farmingdale. If I'm elected, I would encourage the establishment of a commission equally represented by individuals of diverse political persuasions. This is one way to ensure that incumbent legislators are made accountable to their constituents.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.
- Original answers for a published Voters Guide were limited are presented as submitted. Candidates have since been invited to supply answers of any length for the Web.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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