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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?*
I believe we must study all options to change the current funding method through property tax assessments based on current property value. It pits senior citizen against parent and business owner against educator. I have written legislation to change the school aid formula to insure greatly increased state aid to high cost regions, namely Long Island. I have called for developing the State's fully funding education, thereby addressing each homeowner's ability to pay.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.*
I support this initiative if a method guarantees the commission would not be chosen by political process or be appointed by elected officials or those with political agendas. The result must create an equal balance of Republicans to Democrats in total. It would be a flawed system if every district were not equal, including all districts within New York City. The Assembly contains 105 Democrats and 45 Republicans. This is a substantial problem especially for Long Island taxpayers.
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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