League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
Butler County, OH November 2, 2004 Election
	Shawn N. Webster Answers Questions Candidate for State Representative; District 53

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

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office?

Qualifications for office

19 consecutive years of school board
27 consecutive years as a small business owner
State Representative from the 60th and 53rd Districts - 4 years

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

Reduce state services.

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

Approximately 57% On average, this could fund teachers and transportation.

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of the original states participating in the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information exchange (MATRIX) program have withdrawn citing concerns of privacy, accuracy, legality, and cost.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?

(MATRIX) 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of the original states participating in the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information exchange (MATRIX) program have withdrawn citing concerns of privacy, accuracy, legality, and cost.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?

If two thirds have withdrawn, it is hardly multistate any longer. Therefore its original intent has been severely restricted and we should consider also withdrawing.

7. How would you implement your top priority?

Reduce services provided by the state

8. How would you implement your second priority?

Shift the funding of local government and social services to the property tax.

Fund schools with the resulting available income

and sales tax.

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