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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of New York State and asked of all candidates for this office.
See below for questions on
Qualifications
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1. If elected, what are your qualifications to serve as Governor should you be called upon to do so during your term as Lt. Governor?*
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Answer from David A. Paterson:
Eliot Spitzer and I want to restore hope to New York. I'm running because the lessons I learned from my family, my hometown in Harlem and from working in Albany compelled me to try to address New York's critical problems. Together, we want to bring promise back to the state.
Answer from Alison Duncan:
My background is in economics and health care. My leadership positions include organization director, board member, and union delegate. As governor, I would use my leadership skills to enact universal health care, criminal justice reform, equal rights for LGBT, an end to the death penalty, and a renewable energy policy.
Answer from C. Scott Vanderhoef:
I have worked in the New York State Governor's Office, and then served as a business executive, and for the past nearly thirteen years as the Executive of a large county government. I am thoroughly familiar with governmental challenges confronting our state and it's diverse communities.
Answer from Donald Silberger:
I am a Ph.D. in mathematics with 50 years' teaching experience, forty eight of which are above the secondary level; I have directed 14 masters theses, and published about three dozen (mainly research) papers in my field. I am director of the M.A. in Math Program at SUNY-NP.
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.
The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.
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