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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Capital District and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. "007" accounts, better known as member items, account for $200 million in tax payer dollars doled out to individual legislators each year. These pork barrel funds are not covered under New York State's Freedom of Information Laws. Do you support efforts to make the distribution of these funds public record?
Yes. I will fight to bring transparency to our state budget. Presently, our budgets are murky things. There is even no consensus between the leaders as to the total dollar amounts. The budget needs to become less of a text document and more of a spreadsheet for all to see.2. Legislative district boundary lines are drawn by the legislators themselves and are tied directly to the advantages of party politics. Would you support the establishment of an independent commission as a more open and ethical way to create districts?
Yes. Legislative districts most often are drawn to give incumbents an advantage. This is one of the biggest flaws in our democratic system. We can fix this for the next redistricting in 2012.3. Amid the recent reports that more and more young people are leaving upstate cities for better opportunities, what would you propose to reverse this trend?
Taxes are driving people and business out of our state and lessening economic opportunities. We can change that. To keep billions of dollars in our local economies and create significant good jobs, New York can and must become a world leader in the development, production and use of renewable energy.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.
- Original answers for a published Voters Guide were limited to 50 words and are presented as submitted. Candidates have since been invited to supply answers of any length for the Web.
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