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Butler County, OH November 2, 2004 Election
Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues
State Representative; District 55

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Oxford and asked of all candidates for this office.

See below for questions on Qualifications, State Revenue shortfalls, Education Funding, Tax Reform, Transportation, MATRIX, Top Priority, Second Priority

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1. What are your qualifications for office?

Answer from Tyrone Sims:

(Prev.) Occupation: Police Officer Prev. Political Exp.: no prior elected office

2. What are your suggestions for reconciling state revenue shortfalls with increasing costs for state services?

(No candidates submitted answers to this question)

3. How much of public education should be funded by the state? Explain your answer.

(No candidates submitted answers to this question)

4. What Ohio state tax reforms would you support to re-develop existing older communities?

(No candidates submitted answers to this question)

5. What plans do you have to promote a more balanced transportation system in Ohio?

(No candidates submitted answers to this question)

6. Two-thirds of the original states participating in the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information exchange (MATRIX) program have withdrawn citing concerns of privacy, accuracy, legality, and cost. Do you feel that Ohio, as one of only 5 states remaining, should continue to participate? Why or why not?

(No candidates submitted answers to this question)

7. How would you implement your top priority?

(No candidates submitted answers to this question)

8. How would you implement your second priority?

(No candidates submitted answers to this question)

Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. The answers must not exceed 75 words. Direct references to opponents are not permitted.

The order of the candidates is random and changes daily.

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