League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 2, 2004 Election
	Ann "Thompson" (Franks) Thompson Answers Questions Candidate for State Representative; District 30

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Ohio and asked of all candidates for this office.

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office?

A lifetime of service and experience; Family, Leader, Manager, Business owner, Educator, Member and Volunteer. I am an organizer, fiscal manager, negotiator, and Patriot. I bring honesty and integrity to the table. I can help solve the budget and school funding problems.

2. How would you implement your top priority?

Make each bill stand on it's own merits - no pork. Make schools perform more efficiently.

3. What do you see as the two most pressing issues you would address if elected? What plans do you have relative to those issues?

The Ohio budget Equitable taxation Adequate funding of Schools

4. What are your suggestions for reconciling state revenue shortfalls with increasing costs for state services?

Close tax loopholes. Update tax base.

5. How much of public education should be funded by the state? Explain your answer.

Most funding should come through the state via equitable taxation, grants, parents.

6. What Ohio state tax reforms would you support to re-develop existing older communities?

Abatement for updating property.

7. What plans do you have to promote a more balanced transportation system in Ohio?

Would like to promote rapid transit within older metropolitan areas.

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