League of Women Voters of New York Education Foundation
Orange, Ulster County, NY November 7, 2006 Election
	Christopher P. "Chris" McBride Answers Questions Candidate for State Senator; District 39

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Questions & Answers

1. What programs and actions will you support to protect communities from the negative consequences of the state’s increasing dependence on gambling revenue?

Bring jobs to the area that provide quality pay, benifits and insurance. I intend to work with our next Governor and create a Research Triangle type location in the lower Hudson Valley to support the Tri-State Pharmacuetical Industry

2. Legislative district boundary lines are drawn by the legislators themselves and are tied directly to the advantages of party politics. Would you support the establishment of an independent commission as a more open and ethical way to create districts?

I would vote in favor of legislation that would establish an independent commission that would create a more open and ethical way to create districts.

3. Amid the recent reports that more and more young people are leaving upstate cities for better opportunities, what would you propose to reverse this trend?

Lower propery and school taxes. Bring quality jobs to the area. Develop training program in state BOCES to train young people in the basics of the Pharmacuetical industry. Create affordable housing to convince our youth from leaving.

4. 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 would vote in favor of legislation that would establish an independent commission that would create a more open and ethical way to create districts.

5. Do you support joint committees to reconcile differences between bills on the same issue passed by both houses of the legislature?

Yes.

The more communication that exist between the State Assembly and Senate the better.

6. New York State Legislators did not address the pending CFE (Campaign for Fiscal Equity) suit during the 2006 session. What would you propose to expedite the resolution of the CFE case?

Work with our new Governor and pass his tax reform bill, which will cut wasteful spending and allow for CFE to be properly addressed.

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