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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. There is growing support for reform of the Rockefeller drug laws. What will you do to: a.) Initiate significant reform of these laws; b.) Provide adequate financial support for programs, on the community level, designed to cope with the impact of such reform?
We need to initiate legislation that will not undermine the hard work of police, judges and prosecutors to remove violent drug dealers from our streets and neighborhoods. We should enact legislation that won't overload the already limited resources of our courts and prosecutors with retroactive sentencing for previously convicted felons.2. What programs and actions will you support to protect communities from the negative consequences of the state’s increasing dependence on gambling revenue?
Pataki has relied on gambling revenue to plug holes in the budget. If elected, I will work with Spitzer to find ways to boost NY's economy by revitalizing our manufacturing and agricultural industries, investing in new industries, like alternative fuels and biotechnology and promoting our state's travel and tourism.
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.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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