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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 feel that too much funding for education comes from property taxes and that we must rely on too much local funding for schools. This structure prevents us from attaining economy of scale and creates an unfair funding situation where our districts receive less funding while taxpayers in those districts are over burdened with property taxes that are proportionally higher when compared to their incomes. What we need is for the state to assume a larger role in funding education while also providing an environment where school budgets may benefit from economy of scale.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.*
Absolutely. Furthermore, I would like to see restrictions on drawing district lines that are based on geographic features rather than demographics. This would force random demographic mixes in districts where the electorate would be more representative.
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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