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LWV League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton, Butler County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
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Suzanne Lekson
Answers Questions

Candidate for
Board Member; Northwest Local School District

 
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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 word limit)

Appointed to board 8/06 and have improved board's working relationships. Medical background and family values (mother of 4 attending schools in district) as well as deep roots in the community.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

Continue good working relationships with district administration and teachers, encourage increased community involvement in board activities, and continue conservative spending with responsible oversight.

3. What is your position on amending the Ohio Constitution with regard to the funding of public schools? (150 word limit)?

This is definitely needed, and the proposed amendment was a decent starting point, but the need to fix funding is so urgent that many districts, including Northwest, found themselves unwilling to support it since it would hurt ongoing efforts to pass a levy. This vicious cycle, the very thing that necessitates the amendments, makes it difficult to promote.

Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. Word limits apply for each question. Direct references to opponents are not permitted.

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