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League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 • 1 FEDERAL OFFICES Carly Fiorina (Withdrew) DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEMOCRATS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. U.S. PRESIDENT Mike Huckabee (Withdrew) Hillary Clinton Duties: The President is the head of state John R. Kasich Biographical Info: of the United States of America and is the Occupation: Former U.S. Secretary of State Chief Executive Officer and the Commander Website: www.johnkasich.com Campaign Website: http://www.hillaryclinton. in Chief of all military forces. The powers of com the President are described in the Constitution Candidate has not yet responded. Campaign Email: [email protected] and federal law. Subject to Senate approval, Campaign Phone: (646) 854-1432 the President appoints the members of the Campaign Address: Hillary for America Cabinet, ambassadors to other nations and Rand Paul (Withdrew) PO Box 5256 New York, NY 10185 the United Nations, Supreme Court Justices and federal judges. The President, along with Questions: the Cabinet and its agencies, is responsible Marco Rubio Q: How do you propose to address the most important challenges facing our country? for carrying out and enforcing the laws of Biographical Info: the United States. The President may also A: I have laid out four fights to face our Campaign Website: http://marcorubio.com greatest challenges: we must create an recommend legislation to the United States Campaign Address: Marco Rubio for President Congress. economy that raises pay and creates good PO Box 558701 Miami, FL 33255 jobs, ensuring those at the top pay their fair share. We have to support families by expanding How Elected: Every four years, political Candidate has not yet responded. parties nominate candidates to run for access to health care and other vital services. President of the United States in a general We must maintain our leadership for global election that is held on the first Tuesday, after Rick Santorum (Withdrew) peace and security. Finally, we must stop the flow of secret money that corrupts our politics. the first Monday in November. Although all parties use conventions to nominate their Donald Trump Q: In building a vibrant U.S. economy, would candidates, in most states the Democratic and you emphasize helping companies expand and Republican parties also run state-wide primary Biographical Info: earn more or addressing income inequality? elections or caucuses. The results of the Occupation: Businessman A: The deck is stacked against ordinary primary influence how the delegates to their Campaign Website: http://www.donaldjtrump. Americans. That is why I have laid out plans to respective party’s convention will cast ballots com/ raise the minimum wage and to close unfair tax for candidates for Campaign Email: [email protected] loopholes that benefit companies that shift jobs President. The degree to which the result of Campaign Phone: (646) 736-1779 overseas. I will make investments that create the primary influences the votes of delegates Campaign Address: Donald J. Trump for jobs, including in infrastructure, research, and at conventions varies from state to state. President, INC education. I’ll fight for equal pay, paid leave, and 725 Fifth Ave New York, NY 10022 lower taxes for working Americans—asking those Base Salary: $400,000 per year at the top to pay more. Term: Four years. Limit of two terms. Questions: Q: How do you propose to address the most Q: Please explain why you support or oppose . Ground Rules: All qualified presidential important challenges facing our country? using more U.S. military power to resolve the candidates were invited to provide A: I think the most important issues facing this situation in the Middle East. biographical information and responses to five country are economic recovery, immigration and A: Like President Obama, I do not believe we specific questions. Candidates qualified if they national security. I have proposed an excellent should again have U.S. troops in combat in met the following criteria: 1. The candidate the Middle East. If we have learned anything must have made a public announcement of pro-growth tax policy, have taken the strongest stance on immigration reform and have addressed from 15 years of war, it is that we cannot her/his intention to run for her/his Party’s substitute for local forces in missions to secure nomination for President; and, 2. The how we will recapitalize our military to attain the their own communities. Our strategy must be candidate must meet the Presidential Election readiness necessary to achieve and protect our Campaign Fund Act’s minimum contribution national interests. A strong economy must be comprehensive—embedding our mission against threshold requirements for qualifying for first. ISIS within a broader fight against radical matching funds, based on the most recent jihadism that is bigger than any one group. data publicly available on the FEC website. Q: In building a vibrant U.S. economy, would you emphasize helping companies expand and earn Q: What measures do you support to protect Americans from domestic acts of terrorism? . Responses were limited to 400 characters and more or addressing income inequality? were truncated thereafter. A: Good economic policy will help both companies A: We have to shut down ISIS recruitment in grow and invest in America, and improve wages the U.S. and stop foreign terrorists from coming . If a candidate did not respond by the date of and living standards for all Americans. A smart here. We must disrupt plots before they are publication, “Candidate has not responded.” is trade policy, a competitive tax policy, and a carried out by ensuring local law enforcement printed. national-interest immigration policy, will all boost works with national counterterrorism experts. © 2016 League of Women Voters Education Fund. the quality of life for Americans and make the We must build on our successes in securing country stronger and more prosperous. loose nuclear materials and other WMD. And we Questions asked of all candidates for need to empower American Muslims, who are U.S. President who met Ground Rules: Q: Please explain why you support or oppose key to the fight against radicalization. 1) How do you propose to address the most using more U.S. military power to resolve the Q: Please explain why you do or do not think important challenges facing our country? situation in the Middle East. it is important to reduce the role of money in 2) In building a vibrant U.S. economy, would A: The Middle East really presents three sets of American elections. you emphasize helping companies expand and issues. The Muslim Brotherhood is making great A: Campaign finance reform is needed to restore earn more or addressing income inequality? headway in the African littoral, we have the issues a government of, by, and for the people—not 3) Please explain why you support or oppose with Syria and Iraq and we have the challenges just the wealthy and well-connected. On issues using more U.S. military power to resolve the offered by Iran. Each of these requires different from climate change to equal pay, Washington situation in the Middle East. solution sets. Military power should only be won’t work for us unless we address the outsized 4) What measures do you support to protect used to achieve our national interests, and until role of money in politics. As president, I will Americans from domestic acts of terrorism? such time as we have a better economy, we are appoint Supreme Court justices who value our 5) Please explain why you do or do not think limited. right to vote—and I will work to end secret, it is important to reduce the role of money in Q: What measures do you support to protect unaccountable money in politics. American elections. Americans from domestic acts of terrorism? A: In a Trump administration, we will keep REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES Americans safe while safeguarding their Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente REPUBLICANS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. Constitutional rights. This would mean that I Candidate does not meet the participation would insist that all federal agencies cooperate criteria with state and local law enforcement to ensure Website: www.rocky2016.com Jeb Bush (Withdrew) that we have the broadest network possible working on collecting, and acting upon, Ben Carson (Withdrew) intelligence that will suppress any attempts at Bernie Sanders domestic terrorism. Biographical Info: Chris Christie (Withdrew) Q: Please explain why you do or do not think Occupation: United States Senator it is important to reduce the role of money in Campaign Website: http://berniesanders.com Ted Cruz American elections. Campaign Email: info@bernie A: Politicians have become puppets for their Campaign Phone: (802) 862-1505 Biographical Info: donors. I am the only candidate who is self- Campaign Address: Bernie 2016 Campaign Website: http://www.tedcruz.org funding. The best way for voters to rebel PO Box 905 Burlington, VT 05402 Campaign Address: Cruz for President against the influence of money in politics is with PO Box 25376 Houston, TX 77265 their votes: a Trump Presidency will return this Questions: government to the people. Q; How do you propose to address the most Candidate has not yet responded. important challenges facing our country? A: I will address the most important challenges

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facing our country by bringing people together 5. ENVIRONMENT: Energy and the battle to reinvigorate democracy. Middle class and REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES of what is good or not good. It is everyone’s working families and low income people. White, REPUBLICANS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. responsibility to always improve our Black, Hispanic, and Native American. Men environment. We don’t always get it right, but and women. Straight and gay. Native born and Chris Chaffee we can always clean it up and do better. It immigrant. This is the only way to address Campaign Website: http://www. starts with personal responsibility and corporate the major economic, political, social, and chrischaffeeforussenate.com environmental challenges facing our country. responsibility, and ends with constantly 1. QUALIFICATIONS: My experience includes updating acceptable lawfully passed legislation Q: In building a vibrant U.S. economy, would being a son, husband, father, grandfather, and regulations. It is a tough balance. you emphasize helping companies expand and Catholic, coach, union worker, state worker, 6. INEQUALITY: Redistribution of Politicians, earn more or addressing income inequality? business owner, volunteer and a lifetime and a campaign of Individual Personal A: To rebuild the middle class and reduce Maryland resident. All of these have given me Responsibility. Much of this is due to career income and wealth inequality, we must unlock politicians, and their coziness with special the economic potential of all Americans. As the skills, compassion, understanding, and insight necessary to address the needs of the interests. Much is due to people not being President, I will: demand large corporations thoughtful, respectful, and considerate in pay their fair share in taxes; boost wages by people I will represent. everyday interactions. Honest pay for honest increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour, 2. ECONOMY: I would abolish the affordable fight for pay equity for women, create 13 million care act. It is keeping employers from giving work, treat people as you would be treated, new jobs by investing $1 trillion to modernize workers a forty hour work week. I would oppose dont worry about the “Jone’s”. our crumbling infrastructure, and more. the H1B Visa that is using cheap high tech labor 7. TAX REFORM: Remove Federal Income Tax, to replace American jobs. The student visas and reduce the IRS and Treasury Department. Q: Please explain why you support or oppose should have a defined exit strategy upon their If that is not achievable, I would support either using more U.S. military power to resolve the graduating to return home. a flat, fair, or sales tax Stay At Home Parenting situation in the Middle East. Tax credit. Utility Bills and car payments would A: I deeply believe that the test of a great and 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Our first step is to have a new commander and chief who would enforce be tax deductible just like a mortgage powerful nation is not how many wars it can 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Promote Volunteerism engage in, but how it can resolve international a strong foreign policy. We need to stand united in current existing non profit organisations conflicts in a peaceful manner. We must move and defend our allies. All foreign policies must away from using unilateral military action, and have what is best for America as the priority. We Student Debt and the exaggerated cost toward diplomacy. War must always be the last must defeat ISIS. of Education Engage businesses to have resort. As Pres., I will defend this nation, its 4. IMMIGRATION: We have immigration laws apprenticeships for those not suited to a people, and America’s strategic interests, but I in place that are not being enforced. We must Liberal Arts Education. Repeal and replace the will do it responsibly. identify and verify who is entering our country Affordable Care Act, and de-couple Healthcare with a competent screening process. We must from businesses, make it open and competitive Q: What measures do you support to protect control our borders. If you are not here legally across all the States. Strengthen our Military...it Americans from domestic acts of terrorism? has been weakened. A: We must root out terrorist funding networks, you are breaking the law. provide logistical support to better coordinate 5. ENVIRONMENT: I am a lifetime Maryland local and federal law enforcement, and disrupt resident and have seen the Chesapeake Bay go Richard J. Douglas online radicalization. While our intelligence and from being polluted to on its way to recovery. Campaign Website: http://www. law enforcement agencies must have the tools We need common sense regulations to protect douglasmaryland.com they need to protect the American people, there our resources. This needs to be done by the must be legal oversight and they must go about states not the EPA in Washington. Let the free 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I would bring five years their work in a way that does not sacrifice our market determine the best energy sources. Stop of prior U.S. Senate experience to the post. I basic freedoms. allowing Washington to pick winners and losers. also have armed forces, diplomatic, intelligence, and law enforcement experience which no other Q: Please explain why you do or do not think 6. INEQUALITY: We need to strengthen family it is important to reduce the role of money in values, support education, treating each other candidate in the race can match. I will use my American elections. as equals and with respect. There is only one command of Senate rules, my national security A: There is no issue more important than race; the human race. and business experience, and my real-world reforming our broken campaign finance system, 7. TAX REFORM: I would simplify the tax plan seasoning to give Maryland something in the which is increasingly controlled by billionaires and support a 10% flat tax across the board. I U.S. Senate it lacks today: a voice. and special interests. We must give Congress would keep the mortgage deduction, increase 2. ECONOMY: My primary objective as a U.S. and the states the power to regulate money in the education deduction, reduce the size of the Senator will be to unshackle the U.S. economy. elections, and we must require full disclosure of IRS and abolish the affordable care act. There is no higher national security priority. all campaign contributions. Ultimately, we should 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: My other priorities are My approach will be to seek to purge the U.S. move toward public funding of federal elections. term limits for congress and senate; stop the Code of statutory obstacles to U.S. success, and special interest group’s money from going to revise basic statutory authorities which enable politicians. Ensure our President, congress and regulatory bloat. To accomplish this, I will work U.S.SENATOR senate are following the constitution and stop with Annapolis and across the aisle wherever using executive orders. possible. Duties: U.S. Senators make laws along with 3. FOREIGN POLICY: The most important the House of Representatives, ratify treaties, Sean P. Connor foreign policy threat to the United States in and conduct investigations on issues of Campaign Website: http://www.seanconnor.us 2016 is a U.S. Congress which will tolerate an national importance. The Senate confirms Iranian nuclear program. Such a Congress will Presidential appointments. 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I meet all the tolerate anything, including the destruction of qualifications as provided for by the US American alliances, the American workforce and How Elected: In 2016, Maryland voters will Constitution. Maryland has been my residence American liberties. I am running for the U.S. elect one Senator. Voters elect two Senators for all my life, I have always lived and worked Senate to put a stop to it, and I will begin on from each State who serve six years. About in Maryland, and I am raising my family in the day after my general election victory. one-third of the 100 members of the Senate Maryland. I have never run for office but I am 4. IMMIGRATION: Above all, Congress must is elected every two years. Senators must be tired of the same people being recycled and restore U.S. citizen and lawful permanent at least 30 years old, have been citizens of the elected. I work in IT, customer service and resident workers to first place on our nation’s United States at least 9 years and be residents patience have been honed to consider all sides priority list. I served in Juarez, Mexico, in the of the state they want to represent. of an issue. Foreign Service. I have more immigration 2. ECONOMY: It is criminal the amount of debt experience than anyone in Congress or the Term: Six years that is currently being accumulated and passed Maryland race. U.S. workers must recapture Base Salary: $174,000 on to the next 2, possibly 3 generations. I will their rightful place at the top of Congress’s be part of making the Executive and Legislative priority list. Today they aren’t on the list at al QUESTIONS branches accountable to a balanced budget, 5. ENVIRONMENT: Maryland’s most pressing wise spending bills Marylander’s are forced environmental problem is ineffectiveness of its 1. QUALIFICATIONS: How does your to live within their means, why shouldn’t the U.S. congressional delegation. The Bay and the experience prepare you for the duties of a Federal Government? Smarter spending and people are hurt by such passivity, as unfinished Senator? defeating the fraud. projects like storm water repairs in Baltimore, 2. ECONOMY: What economic policies would you 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Terrorism and Trade As the Conowingo Dam cleanout, and Chesapeake/ support to assist low and middle income citizens? a Veteran, Citizen, Father, Husband, Brother, Delaware Canal dredging languish. Meanwhile, 3. FOREIGN POLICY: What are the most Son, Uncle, Neighbor and Friend, I support the EPA runs roughshod over farmers as Maryland’s important foreign policy issues and how would strongest national defense achievable. I do congressional delegation slumbers. No more. you address them? not support any military action without clearly 6. INEQUALITY: The most effective antidote to 4. IMMIGRATION: What changes, if any, would defined goals, and no intent for decisive victory. economic, racial, and social inequality is upward you support in immigration policy? If we are not going in to win, why are we there mobility for all Marylanders and the hope of 5. ENVIRONMENT: What is the most pressing in the first place? Trade agreements need to be a dignified job, a home, and a future. The environmental problem and what measures more equitable to bring back US businesses. Maryland General Assembly could have taken would you support to address it? 4. IMMIGRATION: I support legal a step toward that goal at the beginning of its 6. INEQUALITY: What policies would you Immigration, and I support having better 2016 session, but instead chose marijuana. Not support to address increasing concern about control of our borders. First, we address border a word was heard about this from Maryland’s economic, racial, and social inequality? security, then those here illegally. We bring Capitol Hill delegation. That’s unacceptable. 7. TAX REFORM: What changes, if any, would them out of hiding, assist and embrace those 7. TAX REFORM: Lower. Easier. More you support in federal tax policy? who want to be Americans while weeding out equitable. Now. 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: What other issues are those nefarious individuals that are destructive 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: My highest priority priorities for you? and harmful to Maryland and America. in the U.S. Senate will be to bring economic League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 • 3 prosperity to Maryland. Our state has the culture of violence that is destroying the sense Mark McNicholas human capital and the geographic position to of community needed to provide the best Campaign Website: http://www.mark4md.com/ accomplish this. But our U.S. congressional opportunities for the people who need them delegation lacks the will. I will change that. the most, especially our young people who are 1. QUALIFICATIONS: At some point being People losing homes on the courthouse steps currently simply trying to survive everyday life. a leader may have meant you were the one in Upper Marlboro aren’t thinking about ISIS or 7. TAX REFORM: What government can do with the loudest voice or biggest muscle, but Sergey Magnitsky. They need a U.S. Senator to help this process is to stop raising taxes on today being a leader means building the best who gets that. individuals and instead find ways to reward relationships. I have built relationships in the businesses to provide as many incentives business world and look forward to building as possible to succeed. We need to build relationships in Washington to make Maryland a John R. Graziani partnerships with the business community to put better place to live, work and due business! 1. QUALIFICATIONS: No response received by as many people to work as possible, and we need 2. ECONOMY: I would reduce governmental deadline. to find ways to reward businesses for creating regulations and taxes. When these are 2. ECONOMY: No response received by deadline. and implementing fair compensation policies. introduced to a free market economy it comes 3. FOREIGN POLICY: No response received by 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Gerrymandering is, in with a cost. The increase is passed on to the deadline. my opinion, one of the most offensive practices consumer in the price of the product or service. 4. IMMIGRATION: No response received by in politics and all voters should be incensed In the end the more regulations the government deadline. at the mere mention of the word. We need a adds the more it increases prices. Increased 5. ENVIRONMENT: No response received by redistricting process that places communities in prices have a much greater effect on the lower deadline. common sense, fair and symmetric boundaries and middle class than it does on the wealthy. 6. INEQUALITY: No response received by so that no person, public servant or community 3. FOREIGN POLICY: The most important deadline. leader is unfairly deprived of the opportunity to foreign policy issue facing our country is our 7. TAX REFORM: No response received by help make a difference. national defense. We have to make sure we are deadline. guarded against any attacks on our country. This means increasing our defense spending to 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: No response received Chrys Kefalas by deadline. better secure our borders, ports and coastlines. Campaign Website: http://www. Having troops stationed abroad is necessary to chrysformaryland.com our safety at home. Being an isolationist is not a Greg Holmes 1. QUALIFICATIONS: As a business leader and successful foreign policy. 4. IMMIGRATION: It certainly does not sit well 1. QUALIFICATIONS: No response received entrepreneur with a long history of success, I know what it takes to build opportunity, create with me that in many American businesses we by deadline. have citizens working and paying income taxes 2. ECONOMY: No response received by deadline. jobs, and give a voice to our middle class. As a high-ranking official with the U.S. Justice while someone doing the same job is not paying 3. FOREIGN POLICY: No response received by income taxes. The best solution is a gradual deadline. Department and as Deputy Legal Counsel to Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., I’ve led on approach with the first step being to stop the 4. IMMIGRATION: No response received by influx of undocumented workers with a wall. We deadline. politically-charged issues, such as criminal justice reform, to forge consensus and get need to document the undocumented workers 5. ENVIRONMENT: No response received by already in our country and make them tax deadline. results. 2. ECONOMY: I will fight to restore payers. 6. INEQUALITY: No response received by 5. ENVIRONMENT: The US should be leading deadline. manufacturing in Maryland--with lower taxes, sane regulations, and America-first trade. Too the efforts to research the impacts of climate 7. TAX REFORM: No response received by change and deforestation and we should be deadline. much of Maryland has been left behind by our flat-lining economy. Since 1990, we’ve lost recruiting partners in these efforts. These are 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: No response received global issues and they require global solutions. by deadline. 100,000 manufacturing jobs. Like my friend and former colleague, Gov. Larry Hogan, I can One thing that we can do on a national level is fix this because I’ve helped create jobs in the to clarify the labeling of our food. We need to Joseph David Hooe private sector. take a close look at the FDA’s practices and our Campaign Website: http://www.joehooe.org 3. FOREIGN POLICY: ISIS, radical Islamist use of fertilizers and pesticides. terrorism, nuclear states, and cyber-attacks 6. INEQUALITY: Being in the mortgage 1. QUALIFICATIONS: As a business owner, are America’s greatest threats. I will support industry for 14 years I have seen first-hand the Johns Hopkins graduate, past volunteer international coalitions to defeat ISIS and radical impact federal regulation has had on the housing firefighter, political activist, I have advised various Islamist terrorism; ensure that immigrants industry. The effects of FHA “redlining” can still organizations on how to maximize transportation are screened and vetted so we know who is be found today in Maryland’s housing market. efficiency. I have fought for the rights of small coming into our country; keep our military and Examples like these are why I believe the businesses. I took on Goodyear over their use of intelligence community strong while protecting Federal Government is rarely the best institution my business’s name and phone number, and I civil liberties; and prioritize cyber-security. to address social inequalities. Student loans are won. I’ve also served as a Political Liaison-Aid for 4. IMMIGRATION: As your Senator, I will: an instance where we can make changes. the Finnish Foreign committee delegation. reform the broken system and secure our 7. TAX REFORM: I believe the system we have 2. ECONOMY: I believe that we need more borders--to reaffirm legalized immigration; today needs to be simplified but we should apprenticeship programs that allow businesses enforce immigration laws in the workplace; maintain a progressive tax at its core. I have no to hire employees at lower wages and develop implement effective visa tracking systems; interest in further taxing the middle class with them into skilled workers worthy of higher market enhance the H-2B visa program; and end a head tax or a flat tax. The consumption taxes wages after a specific period of time. Employer- sanctuary cities. we have in place now are already regressive sponsored apprentices would gain access to 5. ENVIRONMENT: For Maryland, we need so the last thing we need to do is implement a valuable on-the-job training, “earn while they to do better in protecting the Bay. As your program that shifts more of the tax burden onto learn” and avoid costly vocational training schools. Senator, I will ensure that we are not placing middle class working Americans. 3. FOREIGN POLICY: ISIS and Iran are the most barriers on the innovations that will ultimately 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: The citizens of MD important foreign policy issues. There are four solve our challenges; convene a monthly care about are the people of Flint, MI. People players involved in the Syrian crisis: The United task force meeting of industry, agriculture, living in the US without clean drinking water States, Russia, Arab Sunni governments, including fishing, environmental leaders to hear their is beyond upsetting. Maryland has some aging Syria, and the Shiite majority governments of concerns and proposals; and propose a 5-year infrastructure currently in a state of disrepair. Iraq and Iran, who all have a different agenda comprehensive plan to improve the health of the Last year 28 bridges were called “structurally and ultimate vision of the future for the Middle Bay. deficient” and I think that is unacceptable. East region. We need to stop the flow of money to 6. INEQUALITY: Improving education and Today it is MI, tomorrow it could be MD. Building terrorists and protect ourselves. expanding economic opportunity will reduce relationships will help secure the funds needed. 4. IMMIGRATION: I have developed an inequality in the Maryland and in the Unites immigration reform plan that will raise billions States. That’s why I will lead in Washington to of dollars annually, resources that can be used Lynn Richardson create jobs, renew manufacturing in Maryland, to pay down the debt, make infrastructure Campaign Website: http://www. and better our schools. I trust the people of improvements and improve border security. I’m richardsonforussenate.org Maryland to get our education system right. proposing an immigrant pay-to-work program, 1. QUALIFICATIONS: My experience as 7. TAX REFORM: The 74,000 pages of the whereby all 11 million illegal immigrant workers in a reasonable, considerate business owner tax code are unreadable. Only those who can the U.S. would be required to purchase an annual makes a strong argument for a regular citizen afford legal teams can discover the myriad of temporary right to work for $1000.00. to become senator. Each day, it is my job to loopholes and write-offs, meaning we have a 5. ENVIRONMENT: Protecting our national define the goals of my client, the scope of the virtual pay-to-play system that rigs the system resources must become a top priority. I also problem and to formulate a practical solution against working families.As your Senator, I will believe that we should reevaluate our focus on based on needs, budget and timeframe. Our fight to lower taxes and overhaul the tax code to the Middle East and instead prioritize securing long term representatives easily forget that simplify personal income and business taxes. our borders and protecting our allies. We should they are making decisions that wholly affect 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: People in our state also move toward supporting domestic alternative other people’s lives. can’t see the American Dream because they’re energy programs and by extension supporting our 2. ECONOMY: Federal government has to get stuck in a nightmare. That’s why criminal farmers, who are vital to achieving the goal of out of the way of small & emerging businesses justice reform is close to my heart. I had the American energy independence in the future that will directly create job opportunities that, honor of leading on this issue with Governor 6. INEQUALITY: In America, truly anyone in turn, create more income. I support vast Ehrlich--long before it was politically popular can succeed. We need senators who can build change in the stifling entitlement programs to do--and with our nation’s last Democratic partnerships with the business community in that need to encourage and SUPPORT Attorney General. As your Senator, I will work order to create jobs, which will help end the individuals by providing a pathway out of aggressively to end the epidemic of drugs. 4 • League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 dependency and into independent, successful 4. IMMIGRATION: The immigration policy the world are the most free. China, Russia and jobs that can support them. has to stop immediately. To many people are other Socialist ‘paradises’ are among the most 3. FOREIGN POLICY: We must repair our allowed into this county and are not kept track polluted places on earth. The United States relationships with strong allies, like Israel, who of. Immigrants are to enter out country by invented environmental protection, and nobody will be instrumental in fighting our war with being under a sponsor or a having a job so they protects their own environment better than Islamic terrorists. We must also stand on the tails will not be a burden on the taxpayer. All illegals private owners. The joke in Bernie Sanders’ of countries that laugh in the face of our policies are to be deported. beloved Soviet Union was “when everyone owns and treaties-North Korea and Iran, for examples- 5. ENVIRONMENT: Our environment is a it, nobody owns it.” Ownership equals care. and be prepared to make them comply, for our serious matter. Our country has worked hard 6. INEQUALITY: Inequality is the result of safety and the safety of the world. on this problem to water and air pollution. We anti-competitive tax and regulatory laws. 4. IMMIGRATION: Before we can deal or need to work with nations around the world, Cutting taxes and regulations will allow ultimately manage the millions of illegal but many nations have no about this problem. businesses to hire and prosper, and that is the immigrants, we must be able to contain and Our big problem is our country itself. Our water ticket to restoring the middle class. There is control our own borders. Once that step is taken, lever is going down and we are drilling deeper little that can’t be cured with a 5% growth rate. we can then assess what to do next. It is quite to find it, using it faster then we can replace it. The Obama-Bernie Sanders-Chris Van Hollen- complicated with families involved, but we can All states need to work together. Donna Edwards ‘tax-spend-and-food stamp’ most certainly begin to weed out and deport 6. INEQUALITY: Increasing concern about agenda leads straight to national bankruptcy those who break even more of our laws right inequality, I believe is coming from a few who and poverty. away. It should not take years to become a preach hate and they get all the news coverage. 7. TAX REFORM: Our economy is terribly citizen here. I believe people working together can make burdened by having the highest corporate 5. ENVIRONMENT: In Maryland, the health things peaceful. We need to work together taxes in the developed world, making any other of the bay is probably the most critical issue. with our state officials, county officials, our country more attractive in this global economy. Our biggest problem is what comes to us from neighborhood leaders and church officials to I will lead legislative efforts to cut this tax neighboring states. We can regulate our farmers, make things better. burden as well as encourage the repatriation of our urban run-off, trash, and septic systems, but 7. TAX REFORM: Let us have the government foreign income. That will help bring jobs back to if the junk coming out of PA keeps polluting the and IRS collect the taxes that are owed from Maryland from China, and make American-made bay, all of our efforts won’t make any difference. the people that owe them. It is not always owed products cheaper. 6. INEQUALITY: Economic disparity comes by the American citizens. The Constitution said 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: You can trust that from a serious lack of opportunity available for the American citizen does not owe a direct tax. on the first day, I will introduce legislation to several regions of our state. Some people think 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: To make certain we completely repeal Obamacare, and replace it the government must provide all their answers, have clean water, to return back to a gold and with sound conservative market-based reforms needs and wants. It is not the job of the federal silver standard with coin money, regulate the so you CAN keep your policy and your own government to do this. Each jurisdiction must value thereof, and of foreign coins, and fix the doctor—and don’t have to be afraid Obamacare define and solve matters as they pertain to their standard of weights and measures. death panels will deny care for your loved ones. own area, because they are better equipped to That’s the American way. know what they need. 7. TAX REFORM: While proposed in many ways Kathy Szeliga over the past 20 years (ineffectively,) why would Campaign Website: http://kathyformaryland. Garry Thomas Yarrington it be so hard to eliminate federal income tax, for com 1. QUALIFICATIONS: No response received the currently shrinking workforce, and just have 1. QUALIFICATIONS: No response received by deadline. a 10% national sales tax on all consumer goods? by deadline. 2. ECONOMY: No response received by deadline. The IRS workers become sales tax collectors and 2. ECONOMY: No response received by deadline. 3. FOREIGN POLICY: war, we don’t need to 20 million underground workers and criminals are 3. FOREIGN POLICY: No response received get in any wars, only if they are declared and suddenly contributing to the income. They all eat by deadline. support by our congress and all the peoople of food. 4. IMMIGRATION: No response received by the u.s.a. and supported by the united nations 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Health care that deadline. . we need to stop drugs being inport to the makes sense is a very important to solve. 5. ENVIRONMENT: No response received by united states period. we must keep our bubget National security is vital, but it must be done deadline. reasonable. without crushing our constitutional rights. It is 6. INEQUALITY: No response received by 4. IMMIGRATION: we must stop all the law critical. to our survival as a strong nation, that deadline. breakers that comein to ouyr country that are our representatives once again begin to build 7. TAX REFORM: No response received by not legeal period. how can we let than break relationships and consensus. One can’t go there deadline. our laws. period to just fight the other guys. It’s been too long 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: No response received 5. ENVIRONMENT: we need to stop all green since important matters are actually solved. by deadline. house warning . period we are during a good job. but we need to do a little better. Anthony Seda Dave Wallace 6. INEQUALITY: No response received by deadline. 1. QUALIFICATIONS: No response received Campaign Website: http://www.davewallace.us 7. TAX REFORM: No response received by by deadline. 1. QUALIFICATIONS: As a successful deadline. 2. ECONOMY: No response received by deadline. businessman, I brought prosperity to my 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: we need to have a 3. FOREIGN POLICY: No response received employees and quality products to my better mental heallth issue and programs to stop by deadline. customers, which also allowed me to give back the killing of our own people. get hold of the se 4. IMMIGRATION: No response received by to our community and nation. I work closely isswues and deal with same . .more jobs here in deadline. with Congress and national policy makers, this country and make sure we require that we 5. ENVIRONMENT: No response received by supporting effective economic and foreign make other countrys spend as much from us as deadline. policy answers to reverse the devastation here we buy from than period. we can ‘t do the wrlds 6. INEQUALITY: No response received by and abroad from Obama’s policies. You can fighting for than they must do there fair share of deadline. trust I will fight the establishment for you. fighting, period. don’t let our wo 7. TAX REFORM: No response received by 2. ECONOMY: The best way to help the poor deadline. is with a paycheck and the reward of having a 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: No response job--not a welfare check and the accompanying received by deadline. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES loss of self respect. The best way to bring jobs DEMOCRATS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. to everyone is sound economic reforms which Richard Shawver will bring back to life our cities and economy. Tax cuts and deregulation will un-strangle Freddie Donald Dickson, Jr. 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I have 30 years in the business so they can create new jobs. Campaign Website: http://dickson4ussenate. military, 8 years in the US Marine’s, 22 years 3. FOREIGN POLICY: President Ronald com in the US Air Force. I worked at Hecht Co for Reagan brought peace to a troubled world, 38 years as project manager and being in and ended the bloody Soviet empire. Not by 1. QUALIFICATIONS: As a outside the charge of the visual carpenter shop. I studied being nice and disarming our country, but beltway business and advisor in Politics for 30 constitutional law at SAP and at the Institute by rebuilding our defense. ‘Peace through years.My advice has been helping politicans on the Constitution. Also I ran for US Senate in strength’ works. Obama’s weakness brought in all parties.This seat has been locked d up 2010 against Senator Mikulski. terrible civil wars and dictatorships to the for decades!! We need a non mainstream 2. ECONOMY: Our economy is so far out of Middle East, while encouraging tyrannies like Senator with real life experience, with the control it will take time to straighten out. We China, Russia, Iran and North Korea to take education,business background. Working my have more American’s out of work with more advantage of our weakness. Mechanical, stone,Kitchen and bath businesses illegals working that do not belong in our 4. IMMIGRATION: As your Senator, I will since 1968 I have worked with the poor and country. We need to deport them and give introduce legislation to build the full 2,000 mile billionaires same RESPECT !! our citizens those jobs and help improve out border fence and end ‘magnet’ benefits that 2. ECONOMY: I have a plan for after a 40 economy, low and middle income citizens. encourage those who do not want to work. hour work week,the employee recieves Time 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Our foreign policy Just as you have a door, a lock and walls on and a half tax free for employee and employer should be working with the League of Nations. your house or business, and let in only those including state,Federal,local tax This will Sanctions and not trading with the nation or you trust, we must protect our borders in this encourage extra work over 40 to compete with nations will some time have them trying to era of terrorism and letting foreigners displace illegal and under the table competition Federal work with others nations to help to keep their American workers and drive down wages. intern working system for high school and economy working. 5. ENVIRONMENT: The cleanest nations in college

League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 • 5 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Foreign Aid needs to be 6. INEQUALITY: The fight to alleviate country. This is a growing problem. An amnesty reduced on a country to country evaluation!! economic inequality starts by investing in our program to start documenting these people into The technology we have today can be a global nation’s urban core. That means targeted the fabric of the U.S. going back to the time supply of need and excess of commodities. investments for neighborhoods in need by they came here is my proposal. Export taxes and import taxes need to be a census tract in infrastructure, education, and 5. ENVIRONMENT: Global warming happens sliding rule wraparound services necessary to help working twice as fast in the Artic as anywhere else in 4. IMMIGRATION: We need immigration/ families get ahead. Federal disinvestment the world. In order to combat this, a major as a grandson of a immigrant my family came in our nation’s urban core is tantamount to environmental impact study is needed to to America the hard and correct way it makes Congress ignoring the problems that beset examine a plan to redirect flooding waters across you appreciate this country and its love for cities like Baltimore. the U.S. to those extremely dry areas preventing immigrants!! Legislation for illegals that have 7. TAX REFORM: We must make affordable the huge forest fires as in the past. survived more than 5 years and own houses, childcare available for families. I authored H.R. 6. INEQUALITY: I have mixed relatives within cars,businesses need a fast track to LEGAL 1492, the Child CARE Act, to expand the Child my extended family I am reminded that no one 5. ENVIRONMENT: We need a reform and Dependent Care Tax Credit and ensure side is more innocent or essential than the other. protection bill for private Wells and our public more families benefit. We need to use the tax I believe people are aware of this in their hearts. water systems!! We need new communities code to incentivize job creation tax credits such We need a strategy of sensitivity to start, since under construction to have 2/4” sewer lines as the Research and Development tax credits sensitivity with each other is all we have. one for water and the other for waste this linked to domestic manufacturing, prioritized 7. TAX REFORM: IRS is the only organization waste can be held in a storage tank and the towards small and medium businesses and that collects money to keep the government methane can be used to generate electricity innovators. working. Each tax report is different. People and pumped back as gas heat and fuel 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: We must stand do not want to invest time in preparing these 6. INEQUALITY: This starts in the MIND of up to the NRA once and for all and pass forms. Turbo Tax and other applications make it our children !! Our educational systems and commonsense gun legislation. That means easier to fill out these forms. More information is the homes of our kids dictate the actions of passing real gun laws that will actually prevent needed to answer the deductions available. our children who then become employees!! gun violence in our country, including banning 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Other priorities are We need a tax break for businesses that hire high capacity magazines, military style assault security, jobs, health, safety, women’s issues, minorities both black corperations Asian and weapons, and getting guns out of the hands of education and peace. Informing constituents Caucasian domestic abusers. Washington politicians on of all current legislation being considered for 7. TAX REFORM: I think we need to down both sides of the aisle need to end the empty passage, and initiating a system for constituents size The IRS not increase stop loop holes and talk, and take action. to be able to reply back either positively or give tax credits to coaching staff of all sports negatively are the other priorities from this U.S. for fuel/equipment/expenses OUR KIDS NEED Senator’s office. THIS TIME AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA GAMES Ralph Jaffe TO GET TEAMWORK AND UNITY NOT TAUGHT Campaign Website: http://www. IN SCHOOL fedupwithcrookedpolitics.com Charles U. Smith 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: I am deeply 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Political science 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I served the state Concerned with the homeless/drug inflicted/ teacher. In Baltimore County, initiated new of Maryland for thirty five years / advisor to And mental illness!! I want to bring federally teaching strategy, STUDENT ACTIVISM IN THE four Governors as Adjutant General Maryland funded sports facilities to the city more!! CLASSROOM. Bill born in my classroom, signed national Guard /aide to Warfield ,Hodges Last but foremost the fight of cancer to treat into law by Present Nixon. Made national news, .fretted , before ordered back to active duty us and our families more humanly then documented in Reader’s Digest. This strategy is regular army. Register with the state medical currently DONATE TO CANCER NOT MY OR the foundation for governing the people. board. ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN Nano Cellular - 2. ECONOMY: Get the federal, state, and 2. ECONOMY: a fair wage above minimum for Technology warefare is more important than local government off the backs of people in every one . Nukes !! NANOTECHNOLOGY IS THE FINAL the business world - be they small or large 3. FOREIGN POLICY: it sure will not be like FRONTIER!! companies. Let the private sector take its course. they are addressing foreign now. 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Topic is too complicated 4. IMMIGRATION: that every one should be Donna F. Edwards to answer in small amount of space. Please call here legally Campaign Website: http://www. me and I’ll be glad ti discuss it with you in detail. 5. ENVIRONMENT: the Chesapeake bay . donnaedwardsforsenate.com 4. IMMIGRATION: Topic is too complicated to 6. INEQUALITY: enforce the laws fairly in the 1. QUALIFICATIONS: My experience passing answer in small amount of space. Please call me present not like they did in the past. legislation that positively impacts the lives of and I’ll be glad ti discuss it with you in detail. 7. TAX REFORM: tax every one fairly . Maryland’s hardworking middle class families is 5. ENVIRONMENT: Topic is too complicated to 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: most important is what best prepares me to represent our state answer in small amount of space. Please call me veterans rights to me . in the U.S. Senate. In the House, I’ve authored and I’ll be glad ti discuss it with you in detail. legislation that now provides meals to children 6. INEQUALITY: Topic is too complicated to Violet Staley in need, fines big healthcare companies when answer in small amount of space. Please call me and I’ll be glad ti discuss it with you in detail. Campaign Website: http:// they take advantage of consumers, and supports violetstaleyformarylandsenator.com 10,000 Maryland jobs at NASA Goddard. 7. TAX REFORM: In favor of a flat tax system. 2. ECONOMY: To start, we should raise the Against any tax increases, period. I will try to 1. QUALIFICATIONS: As a Military Spouse minimum wage, ensure equal pay for equal abolish the IRS. with over forty (40) years of volunteerism and work, make childcare and college more 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: I’m a teacher, not a advocacy for children and Military families, affordable, and make significant investments politician. Leading the Jaffe Movement whose I have learned to work with people from all in STEM education. I’ve led the fight on these mission is getting money out of politics and backgrounds and ages. I have volunteered with issues in the House, and will do so in the career politicians out of business. They’re local government from California to Maryland Senate. We should invest in job training and messing up our country. We need a new and South Carolina, continuing my education infrastructure to ensure that children graduate standard of behavior for politicians. They need while working as a Child Development Specialist. high school or college prepared for a job in to focus on doing what’s right for the people I know what works to build strong communities. today’s economy. rather than themselves. Check out my website, 2. ECONOMY: I support job creation with a 3. FOREIGN POLICY: The United States fedupwithcrookedpolitics.com “living wage” as opposed to a minimum wage must engage with multilateral institutions to and equal pay for women for equal work. I bring stability to troubled regions of the world, Theresa C. Scaldaferri support affordable, quality early childhood development. I advocate for clean, safe public including the fight to combat the plague of Campaign Website: http:// in the process of schools with good teachers who deserve a international terrorism. We must also focus on creating implementing the Iran deal, establishing a two- pay increase, and “state of the art” books state solution between Israel and Palestine, and 1. QUALIFICATIONS: For over 45 years while and technology. I advocate for job training & bolstering our allies and ideals in Asia to combat working for the government, I lived under laws internships to begin in 12th grade. I support a rising China and unpredictable North Korea. and budgets Congress legislated. That makes paid family leave 4. IMMIGRATION: The Congress must take me well qualified to proficiently handle the 3. FOREIGN POLICY: To address the recrution the lead on passing comprehensive immigration duties of a Senator. With all the education and of Americans by terrorists over the internet, we reform. We must place a premium on policies experience each Senator has had, they still are need strong, secure guidelines that will prohibit that prioritize families, safety, and our economy, unable to clear up these inadequacies. access, as a matter of Homeland Security. and that includes a pathway to citizenship for 2. ECONOMY: Fair wages or, for a better word, Military leaders should work with internet undocumented immigrants. I am an original co- living wages, affordable housing and a real providers to establish parameters when free sponsor of this incredibly important legislation universal health care act will help a great deal speech threatens U.S. citizens. Accountability is in the House, and was proud to join the fight for to lighten the burdens of the lower and middle needed and enforcement critical. Trade policies the passage of the Maryland DREAM Act. class citizens. should protect American workers jobs and rights 5. ENVIRONMENT: Maryland is the third most 3. FOREIGN POLICY: The Middle East, 4. IMMIGRATION: I support a legal path vulnerable state to rising sea levels. I led the Afghanistan, Africa, Ukraine, Russia, China, to citizenship by lessening the time and cost fight for critical environmental programs: the and Korea are matters most important to involved. English classes should be taught, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Program and the which the U.S. must deal. Mending fences with as well as job training and support services Harbor Trust Maintenance Fund. I wrote the Israel and Saudi Arabia and dealing with the provided to families. After the immigrant has law to institute green infrastructure techniques ISIS crises are equally important. a job, he or she can pay taxes and support for water systems, and have fought for 4. IMMIGRATION: The U.S. loses over their families. Many have opened up their own transportation and public transit investments to $18,250,000,000 in various taxes a year businesses and furthered their education. help reduce emissions and create jobs. due to 15+ million illegal immigrants in this 5. ENVIRONMENT: Our standards and

6 • League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 regulations on clean air emissions should be Government; convince States to do likewise to Chris Van Hollen encorced. Efforts to clean up the Chesapeake fund their governments. As it is now, personal Campaign Website: http://www.vanhollen.org Bay continued and reviews on the results of income is taxed TWICE: first in full, and second “fracking” extended. Applicable divisions of when it is spent. That is inherently unfair by its 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Like Senator Barbara county government should make keeping very nature. It should be taxed as spent, not Mikulski, I believe in delivering results. In drains open a priority as well as encouraging as earned en toto. Congress and the General Assembly, I’ve worked neighborhood involvement in the anti-litter 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: We find ourselves together with grassroots activists and community campaigns. Clean, attractive neighborhoods like a trio of runaway trains, all running leaders to make a positive difference. I know should be rewarded. simultaneously down parallel tracks toward when to stand and fight for what we believe in, 6. INEQUALITY: Restrengthening the Voting the same brick wall upon which all three will and when to find common ground to achieve Rights Act that the Supreme Court recently collide and be destroyed: Warfare State, results for Marylanders. I’ve been endorsed by weakened is a priority. Once it addresses all Welfare State, and Police State. History shows Maryland groups like SEIU, MD Firefighters, and concerns, a provision should be included that that Republics fall in all three, resulting in UAW. it doesn’t have to be ratified again; it should dictatorships and world wars. That is the 2. ECONOMY: I have a plan that cracks down on be law. School staff should be reflective of the direction we are embarked upon now, and have Wall Street’s risky financial dealings and boosts communities in which they serve, this should been since 1945. Reversal! paychecks of working Americans with a Paycheck also apply to the Police departments and Bonus Tax Credit, with a savers bonus to help managers in the restaurants and stores. families prepare for retirement. We must also 7. TAX REFORM: Tax breaks should not Ed Tinus strengthen the safety net, raise the minimum be given to companies who send their jobs Campaign Website: http://united-us.org wage, improve access to affordable childcare, and put their money in banks outside of the 1. QUALIFICATIONS: In looking for the ideal provide earned paid sick leave and family leave, U.S. The middle class should get more tax resume, You may ignore the ideal candidate. and ensure equal pay for equal work. breaks, because they spend more money. The The frame work of this country is designed 3. FOREIGN POLICY: I opposed the Iraq millionaires and billionaires should pay their to allow the farmer to come out of the field War from the start and believe we must work fair share. An equitable policy will help the and hold any office. A candidate would have with and support our allies in the Middle East lower class move up, and the middle class have to be a genius if they were not to follow the to defeat ISIL. I oppose putting troops on the more cash to spend in the upper class. frame work our fore fathers established. The ground there and risking Iraq 2.0. We need to 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Our Veterans should voters will govern my leadership. I have served support our soldiers and returning veterans be respected and appreciated for the sacrifices for the public good all my adult life and will by providing healthcare, education, and job they have made for our country. They should continue. opportunities, and ending veteran homelessness. receive the highest level of service for their 2. ECONOMY: First and foremost ask the 4. IMMIGRATION: I support comprehensive needs, in a timely manner. The VA should voters if my intentions are for the public good. immigration reform to strengthen border hire more Veterans and Veterans should Subsidize minimum wage to earn $15.00 per security, streamline our visa system, and create receive more educational credit towards a hour. Return funds to social security Collect an earned path to citizenship to bring the degree for the job skills they’ve acquired. tariffs on all imports and exports of goods to undocumented out of the shadows. This strategy Logistics, computer technology, and personnel support our federal government. Eliminate the will boost job growth, reduce our deficits, mangement are a few. temporary income tax. Create jobs through increase the Social Security Trust Fund, and infrastructure maintenance, restore the strengthen our national security. I’m pleased to Chesapeake bay. Enact term limits on property be endorsed by CASA de Maryland. Blaine Taylor tax. 5. ENVIRONMENT: Every community must be Campaign Website: http://none 3. FOREIGN POLICY: First and foremost safe from toxic pollutants and chemicals like lead. The Sierra Club endorsed me because I 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Congressional press I would ask the voters what is their most fight for environmental justice and have a plan secretary on Capitol Hill, 1991-92; successful important foreign policy issues. As their to address climate change by cutting carbon winning campaign press secretary for MD House representative I would glean the will of the pollution while also putting money back in the of Delegates, 1974; MD State Senate 1978; voters. Through transparency inform them as pockets of middle class families. I’ve fought to Baltimore County Executive, 1990; and MD to what the most uniform way is to address stop oil drilling in the Chesapeake Bay watershed Presidential Primary 1992. In private sector, those concerns. Any candidate that can address and for federal support for clean-up efforts. 1968-92, worked in banking, public relations, foreign policy issues through their opinion is 6. INEQUALITY: Our country must meet its advertisihg, retail sales, newspapers and a National Security risk and should not hold promise of equal opportunity and justice for all, magazines statewide and nationally. At 12, office. but we’re not there yet. Our system is rigged worked in saw sharpening. 4. IMMIGRATION: First and foremost I would for the wealthy and privileged. I want to stop 2. ECONOMY: I would introduce the Credit Card ask the voters what changes, if any, they would CEOs from writing off big bonuses if they don’t Forgiveness Act of 2017 as its main sponsor support in immigration policy. I would disclose give employees raises. We have to open the whereby debtors would be given a one-time- to the voters all the issues in place. Such doors of opportunity to all - with early education, only clean slate, never to charge again. The issues as the large fee’s collected by the fed to debt-free college, and job training. We must end lenders would receive tax credits to offset said become a citizen, The ability to speak and read unjust mass incarceration. losses. A Balanced Federal Budget as we had on English, and listen to what other immigration 7. TAX REFORM: Our tax code is rigged for Jan. 20, 2001, pay off the National Debt, and policy concerns the voters may want me to those who make money off of money instead of no more foreign wars without Congressional address. Communicating through the internet . working Americans. My plan would eliminate tax declaration; Senior Citizen Rent Ceiling Act ‘17 5. ENVIRONMENT: Locally restoring the breaks that reward corporations that move jobs 3. FOREIGN POLICY: End all foreign aid, Chesapeake Bay. If it would be the will of overseas instead of creating jobs here at home, repeal current nuclear treaty with Iran, prepare the voters, I would reorganize all efforts for and close loopholes that benefit hedge fund to destroy ISIS/ISIL with all military means, a healthy bay. My plan is a sound approach managers. I also support a Wall Street trading with allies if possible, but without if necessary. that actually will restore Maryland’s National fee to crack down on risky trading. Seal off our border with Mexico by all means Treasure. I would ask the voters what are their 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: 1.Protect and expand necessary. Adopt a firmer stance with Red most pressing environmental concerns? I then Social Security and Medicare to guarantee China in the Pacific than we have now. Enact all would seek council from the voters . Through retirement security 2.Invest in education in possible financial sanctions to prevent further transparency design a sensible plan . every neighborhood so every child gets a fair Russian aggression. End world pollution. 6. INEQUALITY: I would only address the opportunity 3.Reform the criminal justice system 4. IMMIGRATION: Deport all 14 million illegal concerns of policies that do not conflict with to treat drug addiction as a health issue and aliens now. Either the US is a Sovereign State or the power that the Constitution grants to the improve ex-offender reentry to help people it is not. Right now, it is not. History shows that federal government. I would act as a overseer rejoin their communities 4.Reform the campaign any state that doesn’t control its own frontiers to the State to insure uniform assist to all the finance system to get big and secret money out will fall, and thus, so will we. There is still time citizens needs. I would continually search for of politics. to correct our current disastrous non-policies. the will of the voters to protect them from 5. ENVIRONMENT: That is to work to make any legislature that does not give uniform China and India do MORE. Failing that, nothing concession to the voters. Lih Young we do here in the US will matter one iota. One 7. TAX REFORM: Repel the free trade act. Campaign Website: http://vote-md.org/ thing that we might do jointly with the People’s Eliminate the federal income tax, and collect intro.aspx?id=mdyounglih Republic of China is to produce pollution-free a tariff on all imports and exports of goods. cars, trucks, buses, aircraft, and both maritime/ This is the Constitutions method for the federal 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Reformer/advocate/ naval vessels. It’s far better than World War 3! government to support its needs. activist. Promote fairness/freedom/justice/ Tax all domestic offenders until they quit or go 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: To open a line of peace; productivity/accountability/cost- out of business. communication to the voters that has never effectiveness. Identified “socio- economic- 6. INEQUALITY: Equal pay for equal work all been seen before, modernize the voting political- election- media- budget- legislation- across-the-board. As with Parade magazine each process ,making voting safe and secure system problems”; local- global; testify/ year, we can Federally mandate that ALL salaries from your own home, protect the Right that recommend to officials, law enforcement, 3 of everyone be published as both the best and all voters can vote in every election even branches. TV programs producer speaker; quickest way to end this disparity for good. I’ll primaries, protecting restoring social security, field/studio. Expertise, commitment: intensive/ introduce the National Trade School Bill of 2017. investing in transportation, creating jobs, extensive/diversified civic services To end student debt, we need first to know its strengthening small business, stop terrorism 2. ECONOMY: Prosecute/eliminate “ official source, by auditing all collegiate institutions re: through educating women to have value misconduct-government gang-MURDER- spending. Start with TU. FRAUD-CRIME-INJUSTICE NETWORKS” 7. TAX REFORM: Abolish the Federal Income operation, unjust/false/misleading practices; Tax of 1912 in 2017, and replace it with National private-public; 3 branches, local- global, Sales Taxes on income spent to fund the Federal inc. non-profit, think tanks. Protect people/ families/businesses: lives, rights, reputation, League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 • 7 assets, vehicles, resources. Promote productivity, CONGRESSIONAL Pat McDonough public interest, cost-benefits, social needs, budget Campaign Website: http://www. constraints. patmcdonoughforcongress.com 3. FOREIGN POLICY: SUPPORT drawdown of DISTRICT 2 US combat forces overseas; promote diplomacy. 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Eighteen years serving No War. No Assassinations; OPPOSE: unfair free in the Md. General Assembly introducing, trade agreements, genocides, land-grabbing; not REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES reviewing and voting on legislation. Also, for the best interest of general public for usa and REPUBLICANS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. representing constituents with their problems foreign countries; not to benefit: warmongers; and sitting in committee listening to information banking, automobiles, military industrial from the public about legislation. complex, related “official misconduct-government Bill Heine 2. ECONOMY: Small business creates 75% of gang- MURDER- FRAUD- CRIME- INJUSTICE Campaign Website: http://www. the jobs in America. 300,000 small businesses NETWORKS”. voteforbillheine.com are started every year, but 400,000 fail. An 4. IMMIGRATION: SUPPORT: Comprehensive economic growth stimulus tax program is the 1. QUALIFICATIONS: No response received immigration reform. Promote humanity, most important step. For example, zero corporate by deadline. productivity, justice, peace. Protect people, taxes on all small business start-ups for 5 years; 2. ECONOMY: No response received by deadline. families, environment. Prosecute “official Zero Corporate Taxes on manufacturing in order 3. FOREIGN POLICY: No response received misconduct-government gang- MURDER FRAUD- to create a manufacturing super-power. Reform or by deadline. CRIME- INJUSTICE networks”; unjust practices, elimination of the Dodd-Frank law. 4. IMMIGRATION: No response received by victimization, deprivation, destruction; threat, 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Global terrorism must be deadline. coercion; unjust arrest, detention, torture. recognized as a war against America and must be 5. ENVIRONMENT: No response received by Reduce fees, speedy processing of citizen prosecuted with the full power of the U.S. military. deadline. application/replacement . The growth of China as a military threat must be 6. INEQUALITY: No response received by 5. ENVIRONMENT: End: dependence/subsidies acknowledged and answered by smart national deadline. for fossil fuels, coal, nuclear energy, offshore oil security and defense programs. Cyber warfare 7. TAX REFORM: No response received by drilling, spills. Curb carbon pollution, medical and potential space weapons – the U.S. should deadline. costs. Improve regulation/oversight. Promote promote making our country the number one 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: No response received clean air, water, renewable energy. Protect cyber warfare and defense system in the world. by deadline. public health, environment. Promote efficiency, 4. IMMIGRATION: Total border security technology, research. Reduce unjust practices, including the wall; domestic enforcement hacking, manipulation, obstruction; false excuses, including e-verify in order to protect jobs; . distortion. Prosecute wrongdoers. Carl H. Magee Jr elimination of sanctuary city policies; removal of Campaign Website: http://www. 6. INEQUALITY: Equal protection, non- Obama’s unconstitutional executive orders; and CarlHMageeJr.com discrimination; employment/business/activities; rejection of any amnesty program. rights/homes/vehicles/resources/reputation/ 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Well, I am proud to 5. ENVIRONMENT: We must begin Innovative freedoms/ affiliation, environment; document, say that I am not a politician. I am a former recycling and restoration initiative regarding our evidence. Equal pay, sick paid leaves. Prosecute Baltimore City Police officer who has been in water supply. This program should include the “official misconduct-government gang- MURDER- harm’s way many times. And over the past few recycling of waste water such as the program FRAUD- CRIME- INJUSTICE NETWORKS” years I have become more “politically aware” used in Singapore and other nations. The operation; threat/coercion/victimization; physical/ and I have become very much disenchanted by desalination plants should be located on our mental/financial/medication/litigations/levies/ what I see. The two political parties put politics east and west coasts, like the programs used in foreclosures over people and are very self serving. I am here Saudi Arabia. Exploration and Recovery of our 7. TAX REFORM: Prosecute “official misconduct- to become part of the clean up process. underground aquifer systems could be in initiated government gang- MURDER-FRAUD- CRIME- 2. ECONOMY: The answer to that is the age 6. INEQUALITY: The spreading schism between INJUSTICE NETWORKS” operation, unjust old answer of lowering taxes and creating the wealthy, the middle class, and the working practices= ROBBER-ISM; false/misleading/abuse/ jobs. We live in a State that has some of the families is a result of poor economic policies. deprivation; inc. civic non- profit, think tanks. highest taxes in the country, and where almost Wages have been static, good jobs have been lost Reduce tax burden/increase revenues. Promote half of the people living here would rather live which has caused a decrease in the middle class, productivity, accountability, public interest, social somewhere else if they could. In the same and loss of jobs and the emerging super-wealthy needs; solve socio- economic-political- election- breathe companies leave this State in record elitist class. Much of the racial strife has been media- budget- legislation-system problems. numbers. We need be more “tax friendly” to caused by reckless dividers within our nation. 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Prosecute/eliminate attract businesses here as well as new new jobs. 7. TAX REFORM: One reform would be to “official misconduct-government gang- MURDER- 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Defeating the ISIS threat prohibit large corporations from tax aversion FRAUD- CRIME- INJUSTICE NETWORKS”= “cruel would be at the top of the list. We need to go in programs where they relocate in foreign countries tyranny”= “robbery machine”= “ROBBER-ISM”= to win, not to appease. Our allies in the region which is becoming more prevalent and dangerous. “super classes of crimes, parasites, welfares, MUST get heavily involved as this cannot be I would also place a huge transfer tax on any disservices”; public-private; 3 branches, local- viewed as just an American War. foreign company that wants to purchase an global. Promote accountability, social needs. 4. IMMIGRATION: This needs to be a multi American company, for example, China now owns objective evaluations. Televise candidate debate; prong approach. First and foremost our borders Smithfield Meat Products and Sparrow Point was maintain/disseminate accurate meaningful must be secured. Every sovereign nation in previously owned by the Russians. records. the world protects it’s borders. Then American 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Repeal of ObamaCare; companies must be stopped from hiring “Second Amendment Protection” first class illegal immigrants through fines and criminal treatment of our veterans. Initiatives to end U.S. REPRESENTATIVE proceedings if need be. The taking of American Alzheimer’s and Dementia; legal immigration jobs must stop. Third, all freebies need to stop. program that will encourage the best and Our welfare system is for American citizens brightest from around the world to come to Duties: Representatives make laws along with PERIOD! America and make our country an intellectual the members of the Senate, and may conduct 5. ENVIRONMENT: If you referring to climate superpower; Tax deduction incentive programs investigations on issues of national importance. change I don’t believe it exists. The world is permitting families to invest in their children’s Laws that impose taxes always begin in the burning right now. People are being beheaded. IRA-type investments. House of Representatives. Representatives People are being burned alive. Kids are being determine whether a public official should be blown up. Sorry, climate change is on the back tried, if accused of a crime. Yuripzy Morgan burner. Campaign Website: http:// 6. INEQUALITY: In addressing economic and How Elected: Each of the 435 Representatives yuripzymorganforcongress.com social inequality in a free market society you is elected to a two-year term, serving a are always going to have it. Remember, you are 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I am a 31 year old wife, specific district. Each State has at least one always going to have those that rise above the mother and attorney. My father is from Mexico, Representative, but the total number is based rest, and those who squander. When it comes to and my mother fled the civil war in El Salvador on the population in the most recent census. racial inequality we just need to stop worrying in the early 1980’s. They settled in East Texas Representatives must be at least 25 years old, about and stop talking about it. We elected a where I was born, and from their experiences I have been citizens of the United States for at black man for President for goodness sake. So learned to never take our rights for granted. I least 7 years and be residents of the state they let’s stop being so PC and grow up. will work every day to ensure that my daughter want to represent. 7. TAX REFORM: Simple. Go to a flat tax. and all Americans have the same rights and 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: I feel that one of the freedoms as every American before them. Term: Two years most pressing issues is immigration. There are 2. ECONOMY: There are over 28 million Base Salary: $174.000 many Americans out of work right now because small businesses in America, and those small they lost their jobs due to illegal immigration. businesses account for 54% of our sales and Our building industry has been crushed. And I 55% of all jobs. However since the 1980’s, don’t believe for one second that the illegals are the rate at which new business have started has decreased by 28% due largely to federal The League of Women Voters is where taking jobs that Americans don’t want. Tell that to the roofer, or the contractor, or the drywall regulations. I will work to remove those hands on work to safeguard democracy guy that can’t find work now. barriers and ensure that all Americans have the leads to civic improvement. Learn more at opportunity to invest in themselves. www.howard.lwvmd.org 3. FOREIGN POLICY: National security must be at the forefront of our foreign policy. Terrorist groups have become an insidious evil, so we must strengthen our military and

8 • League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 intelligence community, allow them to do 6. INEQUALITY: There are already policies in lower individual and corporate tax rates and their jobs, and must be smart about how we place and I do not support additional policies have fewer tax brackets. We should get rid do these things. We must rebuild American as they really don’t change things. What I of unfair loopholes and tax breaks for certain confidence of in our government, our law support is education and business development industries such as oil and gas companies. I enforcement, and reintroduce our nation to so that everyone has an opportunity or the supported extending the Bush tax cuts for the community accountability. chance to be economically stable and have vast majority of American households. 4. IMMIGRATION: We must introduce the equality that everyone deserves. Outside 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Cybersecurity immigration reform that prioritizes securing the of that I do support the 15th amendment - is one of the single biggest challenges our border from further illegal immigration. Then we meaning I support everyone’s right to vote country faces today. It also presents a can decide on an approach that acknowledges including felons. tremendous opportunity for Maryland because the humanity of the situation without 7. TAX REFORM: Having worked at the IRS, we are home to so many federal agencies, compromising our laws or our Constitution. the I understand the complexities of the tax contractors and military instillations – so humanity of the situation without compromising system and recognize that the tax system any investment in cybersecurity means jobs our laws or our Constitution. must change. I support simplification of the for our region.I have championed a national 5. ENVIRONMENT: Our environmental future tax system and I support the concepts of flat strategy since my first days in Congress. is precariously balanced on overregulation and taxes. I would actually start with business poor management by the federal government. taxes and implement a structure for a flat tax The Chesapeake Bay for example is home to based on revenue, not profit. CONGRESSIONAL a vital ecosystem that is best protected and 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Sentencing reform, managed by the people of Maryland who call government budgeting reform, and developing DISTRICT 3 the area home. cures for Cancer and Diabetes. 6. INEQUALITY: All Americans deserve the REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES opportunity and pride that goes along with REPUBLICANS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. being able to earn a decent wage and provide CONGRESSIONAL for their families. This requires a strong economy that provides good paying, stable jobs DISTRICT 2 Thomas E. “Pinkston” Harris from manufacturing to professional work to vocational work and everything in between. 7. TAX REFORM: Our tax code is a bureacratic DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I have a diverse and mess that threatens Americans and jobs. DEMOCRATS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. varied education. I studied business and We are being overtaxed by an irresponsible economics in a Johns Hopkins MBA program. I government. I would support lowering taxes, owned and operated my own successful financial simplifying the tax code, and creating tax C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger services firm. I know how to create jobs. Campaign Website: http://www. incentives particularly for small business that 2. ECONOMY: We need to cut personal income dutchforcongress.com encourage job creation and growth. taxes and corporate taxes. The people will spend 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Education is a 1. QUALIFICATIONS: An attorney by trade, more because they have more The US has the cornerstone of our nation. We must prepare all I began my career as a prosecutor and highest corporate tax rates in the world. That’s generations to be world leaders and it starts managed a payroll in private practice. I have why many of our wealthiest companies opt to in the classroom. Teachers and students must served as a Baltimore County Councilman, stash a lot of their cash over-seas.With less be properly equipped and supported. We must then as Baltimore County Executive, where taxes they will bring this money home because maintain the integrity and heart of the Second I managed a workforce of 20,000 and was they want to bring it home and invest here. Less Amend. while also ensuring the safety of the required to submit a balanced budget each taxes results in a greater gov .income. American public by enforcing tailored, common year. Since, I have served seven terms in 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Reassert our selves as sense laws and strengthening public education Congress and have developed a reputation as the world Number 1 super power Our enemies on mental health. a “centrist” for my bipartisanship. must know that we will l defend our interest by 2. ECONOMY: I am supporting efforts to whatever means necessary. And our allies need gradually raise the federal minimum wage to know that we will live up to the terms our Mark Gerard Shell from $7.25 to $12 by 2020. Today, the top 1 treaties and stand by them to the nth degree. Campaign Website: http://www.democracy. percent of the population owns 35 percent of We must wipe out ISIS & al-Queda even if com/markshell the country’s wealth. If we evened out this it means boots on the ground.We also must restore our Israel friendship and an cancel the 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I have experience in disparity, the paychecks of the lower-wage Iran deal. the following sectors: military, manufacturing, earners would get pumped right back into 4. IMMIGRATION: We must get serious about government, and financial services. My the economy and other local businesses. immigration. We don’t need new laws. Just education includes a BS in Business, MBA, MS Consumer demand goes up, there is greater enforce the old ones. Ban sanctuary cities and in Information Systems and a MS in Finance. I productivity and less turnover. states. Strengthen the border. am also an entrepreneur with experience with 3. FOREIGN POLICY: ISIS and Iran. We 5. ENVIRONMENT: Man-made climate change immigrations, language services, IRS ITIN must continue air strikes with our allies and a hoax, It’s just a skam so that Obama and processing, film making, and much more. I am using U.S. Special Ops. But we cannot be the his cronies can raid the treasury and to take able leverage my knowledge, skills, and abilities sheriff of the world; we must engage other away our freedoms. The President’s climate to get things done. countries in dealing with ISIS. Regarding change conference,they spent 300,000 tons 2. ECONOMY: I support business development Iran, we must focus on implementation of of fossil fuels.Gore has a 10,000 sq ft house. and entrepreneurship as well as education the recently-passed agreement designed to They’re hypocrites. The ice in Antarctica is and support initiatives to increase economic prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon getting thicker. We’ve had ice ages and another development in underserved communities. for at least 10 years. Iran exports terrorism is predicted 15 years.The windmills kill 1000’s I support lowering of tuition rates to make and can’t be trusted. birds. education more affordable. I support a fair and 4. IMMIGRATION: I support comprehensive 6. INEQUALITY: Most of the economic, racial, equitable minimum wage and my plan includes immigration reform, not amnesty. We must and social inequality is self imposed. We must two components: a federal minimum and locality first work to prevent illegal immigration impress upon our children that it’s their personal pay (same model the government uses for the by securing our borders and deporting responsibility to rise above their circumstances. GS salaries). immigrants who have committed crimes. Not make babies out of marriage. Get as much 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Since 1990 all I have But can’t deport our way out of the problem. education as they can.And to strive for their seen is war, death, and destruction; specifically We should establish a rigorous “legal status” highest heights. Most of the racial and social in the middle east. While I served in the military, process similar to the system established inequality imaginary. Fear and paranoia stirred I do not support ongoing wars. We must stop by the bipartisan Senate bill, which included up by the Democrats to keep power. ongoing wars and return to peace and prosperity paying back taxes and a penalty. 7. TAX REFORM: I favor a national sales tax. and invest the “war money” into things like 5. ENVIRONMENT: In Maryland, the most This would mean everybody would have some education, business development, healthcare, pressing environmental problem is cleaning skin in the game.Even the blackmarketeers, housing, and more. Invest in what’s important up the Chesapeake Bay, which contributes dope dealers and those flourishing in the to the long term success of the country. $1 trillion to the economies of its 6-state underground economy would pay a tax. 4. IMMIGRATION: As a business owner that watershed. I supported one of the most 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: We must rebuild deals with immigration, yes I would make aggressive Bay clean-up bills in decades, our military.Rehire all the warrior Generals significant changes to the immigration policies which requires states to meet pollution caps Obama fired.Stop using the military for social to remove bureaucracy. I recognize that there and authorizes new funding to reduce run- experimentation. Obama’s obsession with are significant issues and concerns with illegal/ off. genitalia issues is weakening our military.We undocumented immigrants and I recognize that 6. INEQUALITY: Raising the minimum wage have huge supplies of fossil fuels.Everybody you can’t simply build a wall or throw people could go a long way toward leveling economic else is using theirs.We must use ours.Approve out. I want to create a path to citizenship. inequality.We also have to work harder to the Keystone pipeline.It’ll create over 20,000 5. ENVIRONMENT: The most pressing make sure all children have the opportunity jobs. environmental issues are with water (access to receive a quality education, which to water and quality of water). I want to translates to greater economic opportunity protect our water sources and ensure every down the road. We have seen tremendous American has access to quality water. As for racial unrest in Baltimore and across our “Global Warming”, the human contribution is nation in the past year and it needs to be negligible (less than .00035C/year) and CO2 is addressed by every level of government. not the main issue. However, I do have a plan 7. TAX REFORM: Our tax code is too to increase solar power in homes to reduce old and too complicated. It needs to be consumption of fossil fuels. systematically overhauled. We should have League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 • 9 Mark Plaster 4. IMMIGRATION: I would build a wall along CONGRESSIONAL Campaign Website: http://www. the Mexican border. I would mainstream the plasterforcongress.com Hispanic Population that already lives in the U.S. DISTRICT 7 1. QUALIFICATIONS: My experience is 5. ENVIRONMENT: I would continue to practical, real world rather than inside the support the cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES bubble of politics. I’ve had successful careers 6. INEQUALITY: No Comment. REPUBLICANS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. in the military, medicine, and business. I saw 7. TAX REFORM: I support the Tax Code as is! the cost of freedom while I was deployed twice 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: I would like to see in Iraq. As a physician, I know the importance our kids have the educational tools to compete Ray Bly of working as a team and listening to people’s in tomorrows U.S. Economy. Campaign Website: http://raybly.com problems. I took a business from my basement to a multimillion dollar publishing company. 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I’ve had to fight all my 2. ECONOMY: Small business is the economic John Sarbanes life to survive 46 years. Fighting red tape and engine that creates jobs and allows upward Campaign Website: http://www. unconstitutional laws against our government, mobility. Lower taxes overall and a streamlined johnsarbanes.com and I’m still fighting my illegally obtained regulatory environment will help more criminal conviction. See FB Ray Bly videos. Americans achieve their dreams of owning their 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Prior to entering 2. ECONOMY: Do away with most of the EPA own businesses. More government involvement Congress, I had nearly 20 years of experience laws that prevent businesses from opening, feels benevolent, but ends up stifling the real in the private, public and non-profit sectors. I expanding or growing. potential of economic growth. Access to capital worked with the MD State Dept of Education, 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Cut off aid to everybody is also essential to growth and opportunity. represented non-profit hospitals and senior but Israel, renegotiate ALL trade agreements 3. FOREIGN POLICY: As a twice-deployed living providers and championed efforts to and sit back and do nothing when people Iraq War veteran, I know the human cost of protect consumers and ensure fair treatment are dying in the world like the other NATO war. Diplomatic and economic measures should in the workplace. This prepared me well for countries are doing. always be exhausted before resorting to force. the diversity of issues one must manage as a 4. IMMIGRATION: National ID card, no work, However, if armed conflict is necessary for member of Congress. no rent, no buy, no school, no health care, no American security and liberty, then our military 2. ECONOMY: We must create good jobs drivers license, without proof that your here and allies must have the resources, direction, and support policies that grow the middle illegally, which is what the National ID card will and rules of engagement required to bring the class. This includes ending tax breaks for show. Triple quotas so it doesn’t take 15 years fight to our enemies. We should not wait to corporations that ship American jobs overseas, to bring your spouse, children, or mother and fight at home. investing in national infrastructure and raising father here. 4. IMMIGRATION: Securing our borders and the minimum wage. I also strongly support 5. ENVIRONMENT: Get a more sensible EPA. ports of entry is the top priority and first step access to and affordability of health insurance First there was climate warming, that didn’t towards a workable immigration reform plan. and education as well as paid sick and family prove out. Now it’s climate change. What, do The Border States and governors are struggling leave. all of these people own stock in wind and solar? to pick up the pieces because of Washington’s 3. FOREIGN POLICY: The threat from ISIS is We have one thousand years of coal, we should failure to enforce existing laws and work real and the US and international community be supporting coal-burning power plants to towards reform. We need to take these steps so must address it. I support a strategy that help them put in scrubber chimneys instead those who want to come here the right way can would build a broad and diverse coalition of of wind and solar that doesn’t work very well do so in a respectable and fair process. international partners to protect the US and (common sense from a mentally ill person). 5. ENVIRONMENT: Protecting our home its allies and to destroy ISIS. While the US 6. INEQUALITY: To preach tolerance instead is the first responsibility of mankind. But military can be used to stem the violence, it of hatred by all of these groups. Take away we must not do it at the expense of our is up to the Arab nations to create and ensure their non-profit status if they preach hatred, fellow man. I will support enacting sensible a long-term strategy for a safe and secure and that includes churches. environmental protections while trimming the region. 7. TAX REFORM: Flat tax and No deductions, excesses of the EPA that strangle commerce 4. IMMIGRATION: I support a policy that at each level of business or personal. and manufacturing. We can have a clean bay considers both national security and economic 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: -Term limits - Take and clean energy, and we can have it without interests, as well as the need to provide a fair, away 99% of Immunity laws, especially to choking our ability to prosper. legal and humane framework for people who police, prosecutors, and judges. 6. INEQUALITY: Equal opportunity is the want to come to America. I support improved foundation of what makes America great. border security and law enforcement, a focus But everyone does not start at equal places. on punishing employers who knowingly hire William T. Newton Rather than hold someone back, I will support undocumented workers, and a practical Campaign Website: http://www. policies that give everyone the opportunity to approach to addressing undocumented newton4congress.com/ workers currently in the country. compete equally to achieve the full measure of 1. QUALIFICATIONS: The founder of a their potential and effort. Further, I will support 5. ENVIRONMENT: The most pressing non-profit volunteer organization engaged restrictions on policies that favor one group environmental problem is climate change in working within the community on various over another. and the government can do many things to social and political issues for over 28 years 7. TAX REFORM: Congress needs to streamline address it: invest in clean energy technologies; developing many avenues to address local regulations and the tax code so the innovative, cap and reduce greenhouse gases; require and state problems. including working with entrepreneurial potential of the American people utility companies to generate energy from members of the state legislature, crafting can flourish. The tax code needs to be simplified renewable sources; develop capabilities to bills, grass roots coordination and providing and flatter so that government gets out of capture and store carbon emissions; and researched testimony during hearings and the business of picking winners and losers. advance smart grid technologies so electricity managing politically active campaigns. The corporate tax code should be globally is delivered efficiently.. 2. ECONOMY: Once the manufacturing competitive and the death tax should end. 6. INEQUALITY: Inequality is among the companies return so will our standard of living 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Health care insurance most pressing issues facing our nation today. rise. Eliminate the corporate tax rate to end premiums and deductibles continue to spiral We must lift up every struggling community the flight of money and jobs overseas. Keep upward. I will support policies that open up & provide hope and opportunity to those them in America. Support “Fair Trade” and competition and innovation that lowers the Americans who feel left out and left behind. “Free Enterprise”. Eliminate all the regulations cost of healthcare while improving quality and This includes policies that would strengthen for small and home-grown entrepreneurial maintaining universal coverage for everyone. voter protections, raise the minimum wage, business. Leave people alone who are willing to expand the affordability and accessibility of create business opportunities, income and jobs! health insurance and improve our K-12 and 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Our Constitution CONGRESSIONAL higher education systems. requires our government to do ONLY a few 7. TAX REFORM: The tax code should reflect things and among them is to ‘provide for the DISTRICT 3 our nation’s values— encouraging private common defense’. The military is not a dirty enterprise and innovation, strengthening word and must be returned to an appropriate DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES communities and ensuring that the shared level to accommodate that duty; it will also costs of government are distributed equitably. DEMOCRATS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. provide jobs and skills. That’s a start. We can Changes to the current tax structure must continue to be “all things to all people” but first be undertaken with the greatest caution so we have to be able to negotiate from a position John Rea as not to cause unanticipated consequences of strength. for American taxpayers or compromise the 4. IMMIGRATION: Enforce current 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I have worked on Nation’s overall fiscal outlook. immigration law especially regarding illegal campaigns. I have Interened at the State House. 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: One of my top aliens. Fine employers who hire them. Direct I have run for office. I am a 25 year private priorities is to end the reign of big money jobs back to our millions of unemployed.The sector businessman. in our political system that has corroded main cause of unemployment particularly 2. ECONOMY: I would help with education our institutions of democracy. That’s why I among inner city youth is our country has vouchers. I would push to increase the minimum introduced the Government By the People Act lost the vast surplus of entry level jobs we wage to 12 to 15 dollars an hour. which would amplify the voices of everyday have had in our local communities for many 3. FOREIGN POLICY: I support our stance Americans by empowering grassroots decades to those entering our country illegally. against the existing Syrian regime. I support supporters, providing a tax credit for campaign Opportunity for Americans First Ben Cardins policy against Iran. I believe in a contributions and supporting candidates when 5. ENVIRONMENT: Enable exploration of tough stance against North Korea. they are up against Super PACs. our own natural resources and require the Government to prove the activity causes

10 • League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 personal harm or an environmental concern 7. TAX REFORM: Reagan and Kennedy proved Adrian Petrus and by not forcing the industry to prove it lowering business & citizen taxes GROWS our doesn’t. Make Government work for us “for a economy. The tax code is ridiculous to the point 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Open mind and real change” as they should! almost no one can do their own taxes anymore. understanding of what need to be done. 6. INEQUALITY: With every survey question I will fight for real tax reform using a simple, 2. ECONOMY: We need to invest 5% of the the answer must begin by a return to a flat tax approach. There are several which could federal budget on inner cities. • Better education. Constitutional Republican form of government be implemented. A Flat Tax will provide low & • After school programs to offer kids other expressed by our Framers. Teach civics in our middle-income greater opportunities through chances. • Creating Jobs. • Equal Pay. • Paid schools again to understand the responsibility minimal taxes & better, higher paying jobs. vacations and sick days. • Prescription reform, of every citizen to defend the Constitution,our 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: I have many on my everyone should afford medication. • Criminal laws and a sense of pride will follow. All people website vaughn4congress.com. My passion for Justice reform. • Stop helping other nations, we should experience that reality and believe priorities such as the Economy, Jobs, Proper care need to take care of American people first. • Term in those words found in the Declaration of for our veterans, Education at all levels, Second limit. Independence Amendment rights, Health care, Social Security, 3. FOREIGN POLICY: Middle East, we need 7. TAX REFORM: Make tax rates permanent, National security, Border security, Cyber- to work with everyone to sign a peace treaty freeze the capital gains rate and lock security, Family Values, and the Federal debt will between Israel and Arab Nations, then we can the government in at a spending level be high on my list of efforts from Day 1 as the finish ISIS and other groups. Peace will benefit us commensurate with and does not exceed Congressman from Maryland’s 7th District. more than wars. it’s collected amount. Initiate zero-based 4. IMMIGRATION: • If a person paid taxes while budgeting-starting fresh each time – like most working illegally here, then they should get a families have to do. In the meantime we can CONGRESSIONAL path to citizenship. • If they worked illegally and work on a simpler and fairer tax system that not paying taxes but did not commit crimes, they abolishes the IRS using simple accounting DISTRICT 7 should pay a fine and get green card. • If they methods (example: money in/money out) came illegally in the country and joined gangs, 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: TERM LIMITS! One DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES criminal activity, and committed crimes, then of my biggest hang-ups is the years and DEMOCRATS MAY VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 1. those people should be deported. years elected representatives spend in the 5. ENVIRONMENT: We need more clean energy, job. The people are best served when their Elijah Cummings and we need to take care of our planet. representatives are selected from within 6. INEQUALITY: No matter of color, sex, faith or the community from fellow neighbors. The Campaign Website: http://www. cummingsforcongress.com nationality, we are all Americans and should be population remains enslaved by this elite class treated equal. I’m for any policy that will be equal of rulers and politicians. World history shows 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Howard Univ.(Phi pay, equal employment ( remove race and sex us where that will end. The elected must not Beta Kappa 1973). Univ.Maryland Law from applications). We need to stay together as be chosen “for us” but “from us”! School(JD 1976). Md General Assembly one, no devided by color, nationality and faith. (14 years - Speaker Pro Tem). U.S. House 7. TAX REFORM: We need a flat tax rate for Corrogan R. Vaughn of Representatives (1996 - ). Oversight & everyone. Campaign Website: http://vaughn4congress. Government Reform (Ranking Democrat), 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Taking care of American com Joint Economic, Transportation and Benghazi people first before the rest of the world. Committees, Congressional Black Caucus (Past 1. QUALIFICATIONS: • Served in leadership Chair). Lifetime 7th Dist. Maryland resident. in many businesses and organizations; church, 2. ECONOMY: Creating more 21st Century faith-based, non-profit, etc. State Chair, jobs by investing in American manufacturing, Republican Assemblies. Currently Vice Chair exports, sustainable energy and innovation of PNBC Board, (Progressive National Baptist while ensuring a living wage, protecting Convention with 2.5 million members). Raised union organizing, expanding worker training, NOTE: in the strong faith of my parents and family, making higher education affordable for all, Under Maryland law, the and inspired by my teachers to give back to solidifying the social safety net, fighting pay my community, I will be a servant-statesman, discrimination, and improving corporate order of candidates on the not a celebrity. governance. ballot is determined first by 2. ECONOMY: See my “Vaughn Plan for 3. FOREIGN POLICY: The central issues we the party of the governor, Baltimore” www.vaughn4congress.com The confront (armed conflict, terrorism, economic then by the principal entire 7th District will benefit from my plan. deprivation, environmental degradation & minority party, then by I propose creating an “Inner Harbor” style climate change) challenge both our security aggressive modification mission to bring and our humanity. Multilateral engagement other minority parties in economic and societal revolution to Baltimore must lead our efforts to manage and resolve descending order based on through private enterprise, government & non- these issues, with the hard power of military statewide party registration. profit partners utilizing existing facilities and force being reserved as a last resort. The order of listing in this structures for jobs, education, economic, & 4. IMMIGRATION: I support comprehensive community growth. immigration reform to better secure our Voters’ Guide follows that 3. FOREIGN POLICY: A) ISIS: ISIS only boarders, protect workers against abuse, limit directive. understands and responds to force. We use the downward pressure on wages, and unify whatever force necessary to insure “We Win, families – policies that are both realistic and they lose.” B) Trade: Free trade only works humane toward the millions of undocumented if it’s reciprocal. Too many countries cheat families who currently are within the U.S. with slave-labor wages, child labor, currency 5. ENVIRONMENT: I support efforts to manipulation, irresponsible environmental (1) limit carbon pollution from power plants practices, dishonest labeling, etc. They’ve and other major sources; (2) strengthen stolen millions of our jobs & entire industries. federal efforts to clean our air and water; We must have Fair Trade. (3) strengthen and implement national and 4. IMMIGRATION: Immigration is an international climate change agreements economic issue! Income inequality in America and (4) protect the Chesapeake Bay and our is tied to the wave of illegal alien immigrants natural heritage. who keep wages depressed and jobs scarce, 6. INEQUALITY: Advance “Living Wage” especially in minority and low and moderate & “Equal Pay” legislation. Expand federal income communities. Americans know our education funding. Defend workers’ right to unemployment is high because illegals take organize. Limit incarceration and support our jobs. The real cure for the problem is “reentry” initiatives. Expand the fight against immigration enforcement and border security. racial, gender and other discrimination. See, 5. ENVIRONMENT: Everyone wants clean air, also, my leadership of our “Middle Class water, land, & food. So yes, we need to clean up Prosperity” initiative (http://democrats. the Bay, upgrade our local treatment plants, etc. oversight.house.gov). But consider a different environmental problem: 7. TAX REFORM: Reform should make the unaccountable bureaucrats which abusively tax code more progressive, assuring that create & enforce regulations The responsibilities no American family is taxed into poverty. In & rewards of environmental stewardship belong addition, we should limit counterproductive with property owners & the States, which are “tax expenditures” like the preferential more knowledgeable than federal bureaucrats “carried interest” tax treatment afforded 6. INEQUALITY: “We hold these truths to hedge fund managers. self-evident, that all men are created equal.” 8. OTHER PRIORITIES: Expanding federal The American Dream is not about success, but funding of public education - including college, rather opportunity. In Congress I will initiate, defending our voting rights, supporting job support & fight for any measure which protects creation and home ownership, protecting the equality of opportunity. We must do better our environment, advancing criminal justice in guaranteeing opportunity. We can do better reform, making further progress toward when we focus on the input of opportunity and universal access to healthcare, advancing not the output of politically correct equality. campaign finance reform.

League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 • 11 investigate instances of discrimination in student that: every building utilized by students or HOWARD COUNTY discipline. I also favor alternative discipline staff is inspected regularly for environmental options. hazards; maintenance schedules are kept and OFFICES 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: As a Board documented; updated equipment is compatible member, I will be responsive to the community’s with infrastructure already in place; procedures BOARD OF EDUCATION concerns. I will raise all concerns with HCPSS are in place to inform the public and pre- ALL VOTERS MAY VOTE administration, and follow through until they’re selected locations are available to continue the resolved. Many on the current Board are failing delivery of instruction. FOR NO MORE THAN 3. in this regard. The Board needs to share vital DUTIES: The Board of Education of Howard information with the community and provide County is responsible for setting local education oversight of the Superintendent’s responsibility Kirsten Coombs Campaign Website: http://www. policy consistent with state and federal laws to deal with the evolving challenges facing the kirstencoombs.org governing public education. At the direction HCPSS. of the Board, the Superintendent and the 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: While we may not 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I have been a volunteer school system’s administrative staff develop be able to provide computers to every student in several capacities at my daughter’s schools. procedures and administrative regulations to keep in their home, we need to improve the I worked on the Citizens’ Operating Budget to support policy decisions. The Board is current B.Y.O.D. policy to allow students that do Review Committee (COBRC) in Spring 2015. I composed of seven members elected at-large not have devices to access computers during and have a BS in Accounting and used my financial for four-year terms, and a student member after their day at school. All students deserve skills to analyze the budget and present elected by students for a one-year term. the same learning experience, and technology is the committee’s findings to stakeholders. an important factor. We should consider providing I also have a BA in History and an MBA SALARY: $15,000 chair, $12,000 individual tablets and laptops for all classwork use. in International Business, so I appreciate 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: This is an issue educating the whole child. TERM: 4 years, no term limit of responsibility to the public. Board members 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: My priorities are: were contacted about this issue and failed to HOW ELECTED: Elected countywide Providing oversight of the superintendent; respond to the public’s concerns. Each Board Adequate staffing & resources for a growing QUESTIONS member needs to be a point-of-contact for student population; Building maintenance & community concerns, and if it relates to the upkeep in a proactive manner to avoid issues 1) What qualifications and experience do health of students or staff, it needs to be dealt such as mold and failing roofs; Addressing you that qualify you for a position on the with quickly and competently. The Board needs decreased morale among educators and staff Board of Education? to provide oversight of the administration’s to make sure we’re attracting & retaining high- 2) What do you feel are the most important performance. quality staff; and, Implementing new programs issues the Board will face in the next 2-3 in a thoughtful manner. years? Marcelino Michael Bedolla 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): 3) What will need to change in Howard HCPSS needs to continue to ensure that County Schools to comply with the Every low-income and minority students have high 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Retired Drug Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that was quality educators. I feel my background in Enforcement Administration. Teacher in signed into law in December 2015 to accounting will help with ESSA compliance, as Baltimore City. Worked with Conexiones guarantee all low income and minority the Act addresses the need for transparency in in its’ early years, I served on the OBRC, students are taught by qualified teachers? budgeting. School-level financial information Equity Council and various school policy 4) As a Board of Education member, how should be made available so that taxpayers committees. My three children went through would you ensure that the public has access know what the funding sources are and where the school system, two with IEPs and I have to accurate data about the number and they are going. a granddaughter in the 8th grade. I bring reasons for suspensions by race, gender, 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: In general, all common sense, will ask questions, have disability, and sexual identity? MPIA requests should be tracked, logged and managerial experience and want the best for 5) What policies or procedures would you reviewed by the Board on a periodic basis for all student support to respond to citizens’ concerns responsiveness. In particular, HCPSS should 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: Cyber bullying is and complaints? set up a reporting system as soon as possible huge & not adequately addressed. School 6) In an increasingly digital world, how do using Excel or Access to gather this data & maintenance and security,issues of diversity, we provide resources for students who may have monthly deadlines for administrators to lack of verbal communication skills for not have access to computers at home? submit. More importantly, though, I would look students are only a few of the important issues 7) What should be the role of the School for solutions – what are we doing to address the Board will face, hopefully with common Board members when environmental the disparities? sense. These and the lack of transparency, loss issues on school property could cause 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: As noted above, of confidence by the community and political health issues for our students and staff? all requests should be catalogued and Board leaders are issues Board must face. For example, the recent mold problem at members should receive periodic reports 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): Glenwood Middle School. on the status, cost and subjects of them. Additional staff in elementary grades to If information is not protected, i.e. student support smaller classes with a teacher and names & health data, the Board could post it Corey Andrews a para-educator in the lower grades, more Campaign Website: http://www. to the public website, in addition to providing experienced teachers in schools with high a andrewsforhocoboe.com statistics on requests and their turnaround, to FARM enrollment. To be fair, placement testing provide complete transparency. 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I have served on HCPSS for English Language Learners be done in 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: Obtaining policy charter committees, participated in native language or after English proficiency computers for home use should be explored various community groups in the Elkridge area, is attained. Additional resources for English through community and business partnerships. and have been an active advocate for public Language Learners where needed. However, the Digital Divide does not just education in Howard County. I have experience 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: Ask the Superinten- include the physical resource, but the ability in government contracting and client service as dent to task the individual schools to timely to use it at home. HCPSS should work with the well. I bring a different perspective as a current inform the parent or guardian and to list this County Technology office to provide Internet college student and the most recent graduate of data, by the categories’ listed above with on the ICBN. High school students could assist the HCPSS of all of the candidates. no names on the schools profile under the with troubleshooting this process and obtain 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: The Board needs to heading: MSDE Individual School Performance volunteer service hours. work on its relationship with educators and Report or the individual schools profile and 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Board provide them with the support and compensation require the school system to aggregate the members should be made aware when staff/ they deserve. It needs to work on respecting data by elementary, middle and high schools. parents/students notify the administration the values of the community as well. We need 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: There is a of facility issues. The Board should require to focus on working to close the achievement breakdown in communications system wide updates on the impact on people and the and discipline gaps as the diversity of our school that needs to be repaired. I’d support an open mitigation/solution of the underlying problem. system grows. We will also have to work on door policy particularly at the school level The Board member for that cluster should be building adequate facilities as our county grows. but also at the main office for community invited to meetings and allowed to stay up to 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): members and stakeholders. I’d encourage the date on a first person basis. We won’t see major changes in the classroom PTA at the school and the principal to hold with ESSA. ESSA will require HCPSS to put town hall type meetings with Board members plans in place to help low income and minority and main office staff on common concerns and Vicky Cutroneo students who are falling behind. However, we complaints and open to the community. Campaign Website: http://christinaandvicky. tend to evaluate student progress using test 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: The school system com scores, and that has proven to be ineffective needs to develop partnerships with the Library and harmful. The administration of these to provide a dedicated area and time frame 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I have served as parent accountability measures is being moved to the only for students to utilize their computers volunteer for years at my children’s schools state level, but the testing will remain. and with big box stores to donate computers as well as volunteer youth sports coach and 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: In the HCPSS, for use by homeless students, of which in Girls Director of WHC youth basketball. Recent African-American and Latino students are seven FY 2014-15 there were 470 in the system, experience advocating for healthy air quality times more likely to be suspended than their Partnerships with the business community at Glenwood MS inspired me to run for BOE. white peers. We have a major discipline gap. The and County Office’s is one way to address this I learned first hand that the qualities most HCPSS must closely monitor suspension data inequity. Or is BYOD too much? important for a BOE member are my strengths: based on demographics at each school and make 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Hold the ability to communicate, collaborate and it public. We need to set procedures in place to Superintendent responsible for insuring advocate.

12 • League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: Given the current assessable and be constantly analyzed parents and remedy the problem in an open climate a priority will be building back 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: I believe the and transparent manner. the trust with stakeholders. Many of the New Maryland Public Information Act recently important issues exist because of a lack of passed strengthens requirements to provide transparency and data driven decisions based the public with information. A response is Mavis Ellis on collaboration with parents and teachers. In required within 10 days. The State has now Campaign Website: http://www. addition, we also need to refocus our energy established a State PIA Compliance Board to MavisEllisBOE.org and budget back into the classroom, doing resolve disputes over fees over $350; and all we can to support and empower both our has created a new Public Access Ombudsman 1. QUALIFICATIONS: My 30 years in educators AND students. within the Attorney General’s Office to mediate education includes being a PTA president, 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): disputes. high school administrator, and educational The new law allows for new state teacher 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: HCPSS provides evaluator. Currently, as a Pupil Personnel degree granting academies and alternative technology to students who lack access during Worker, I daily advocate for students, their programs. HCPSS will need to address concerns the school day. Our foundation, the Bright families, school staff, and others in the areas that these teacher preparation programs are Minds Foundation, can and does work with of special education, discipline, and education accountable to K-12 student achievement nonprofits, businesses, and other community policy. I represent 70,000 Maryland educators and that all teachers and paraprofessionals partners to provide additional resources. One on both National and State Board of Directors working in schools receiving Title I funds meet example is the Comcast Internet Essential (NEA/MSEA). certification and licensure requirements. program, where some families can receive 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: Transparency, 4. SUSPENTION DATA: Public should have internet access for $9.95 per month, low cost communication, and collaboration with all access to the raw data, not just the school computers and free online tutorials. stakeholders and elected officials are key system’s interpretation of the data. I believe 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: BOE members issues that must be addressed by the Board. that all school system documents, studies, can guide the public to the proper reporting They also face the issues of our student reports should be easily available to the public procedures for the newly established Indoor population becoming more diverse ethnically (with respect to student privacy) Suspension Environmental Quality process (IEQ). HCPSS and economically; the fiscal challenges to our rates, bullying reports, even achievement will hire an IEQ Coordinator. Each building will increased enrollments; providing equitable reports need to be presented in a way that is establish a walk-through team with designated technical education to all; and making many truthful. Image should match the reality. tasks and include classroom-based personnel. new decisions defined in ESSA. 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: I would support Finally, clearly defined communication protocols 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT open forums, town halls throughout the county have been established and must be maintained. (ESSA): In working with Congress to pass and reinstitution of the ombudsman program. ESSA, I learned that the inclusion of classroom We should look at ways to streamline how teachers in decision-making processes for the BOE responds to concerns and ensure Christina Delmont-Small staff training, school improvement and other Campaign Website: http://www. adequate followup. issues is key. HCPSS will have to work more ChristinaAndVicky.com 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: The media collaboratively in the future. Teachers need more professional development is in the areas center is a necessary resource for many of 1. QUALIFICATIONS: My 2 children are in of cultural competence and about the whole our students and decreasing availability by HCPSS schools. I served as PTA Council of child’s social-emotional growth to be effective. reducing para educators has had a profound Howard County president for 3 terms & also 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: The Maryland effect. For many students, this is the place on the Operating Budget Review Committee. I State Department of Education requires that where they get their homework done and we worked for the U.S. House of Representatives data on suspensions be collected by HCPSS for need to reassess to look for ways to make & have experience leading successful each school. That data may not include sexual it more available. Expansion of after school collaborations between stakeholders that I’ll identity. However, it should not be a problem to homework clubs and computer labs is another bring to the BOE. I’ll continue to advocate for share suspension reports with the public on on way to address this. complete & accurate information to improve an annual basis. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: School board accountability & transparency. 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: I believe in members are the students and staff advocate. 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: Collaborating with trans-parency, collaboration and oversight They should be reaching out to the community parents and the community on key decisions. for all education stakeholders. I will support to get information, not rely on facts from Meeting the challenges of providing an policies for citizen participation in the budget central office, the superintendent or other individualized education to each and every process and having independent audits. I will board members. The burden of proof should be child. The rising costs of education. Facility also support creation of a timeline to respond on the school system, not the community. BOE maintenance and construction needs. to citizen concerns. Board members should members work for the community and have Overcrowding in our schools. periodically attend community meetings just to the responsibility to do everything possible to 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): listen. assist their constituents Standards set under the ESSA should be 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: All students should viewed as a floor and not a ceiling and we must have access to technology in the classroom on continue to set higher standards in HCPSS. We Ann DeLacy a regular basis. They should also have access should continue to be a leader in education, Campaign Website: http://anndelacy.com to technology after school for doing their and hire and retain exceptional teachers to homework or projects. Investment in hardware 1. QUALIFICATIONS: As well as having address every student’s unique needs and and internet access should be researched for its undergraduate and graduate degrees in challenges. HCPSS should support our teachers cost effectiveness. This is a national issue and education, my entire working career has been through meaningful professional development. HCPSS should be able to locate success stories in the Howard County Public School System. 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: I believe that to inform its decision-making on this issue. I taught Family and Consumer Science for 30 complete and accurate suspension data should 7. ENVIRONEMENTAL ISSUES: When years in middle schools and 3 years at Mt. be made available at HCPSS.org in a format environmental/health issues are brought to Hebron HS. After serving as President of HCEA that provides information to the public, but the Board, the Board should go into crisis for 6 years, I retired and was elected to the protects individual privacy. By providing the mode. Some issues will require an immediate/ HCPSS Board Education in 2012. I volunteer information, all stakeholders can engage in comprehensive response, while others may weekly in two elementary schools meaningful discussions and work together require a policy-based process. HCPSS staff 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: The major challenge towards reducing these incidents. should be required to investigate, deal with facing us will be fiscal. Each student, 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: Policies that the situation, and update the Board and the irrespective of social economic status, ability, promote transparency and accountability are community in a timely manner on the status of or zip code must receive a world class important to a well-run organization. Citizens the problem’s resolution. education. These are some initiatives that will need an easy way to provide input/feedback be needed: universal PreK, the expansion of so we can better meet the education needs World Languages and ESM, greater cultural of all students. Every person who contacts Ellen Flynn Giles awareness for our employees, curricula that the BOE with a concern should receive a Campaign Website: http://efg4boe.com better reflects our County’s ethnic diversity timely response. I would recommend the PLUS a comprehensive HS. BOE implement a 10-day policy for providing 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Analyst and editor in 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): responses to citizen inquiries. the energy and environmental policy & finance All HCPSS students in Title I schools are taught 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: First, identify how sectors. Serving on community boards of by highly qualified teachers. The current many students do not have access at home and directors: Friends of the Library, Arts Council. waivers from the old NCLB law will expire on then formulate a plan to meet this challenge. Volunteer judge for MESA, Battle of the Books, 8/1/2016. The federal role in public education Then we can seek public/private partnerships, STEM Fair, Middle School Debate, and the 5th has been diminished and greater control has grants and other avenues to provide access. Grade - We the People program. 30+ years given to the state and local Boards. Race to The BOE should make library media centers advocating for education on budget, curriculum the Top is over but we still have to worry about more accessible by allowing students to use & policy as part of PTA and CAC. Mother of four mandates from the governor appointed state them outside of school hours and restoring the AHS graduates. board and the General Assembly media secretary positions they eliminated in 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: Secure adequate 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: HCPSS provides the FY16 budget. funding - Diversify and grow our workforce an annual report to the public on suspensions 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: The BOE is - Develop relevant curriculum to prepare and access to the Maryland State Board report responsible for ensuring our schools provide a students to build their futures - Close the can be easily accessed through our website. healthy learning environment. If problems arise achievement gap - Repair public trust and Given the testimonies I have heard recently that could impact health/safety the HCPSS has increase community engagement - Improve from many of our students and parents an obligation to immediately notify parents/ access to public information and increase about discriminatory practices and injustices, staff. When the BOE was informed about the transparency - Expand student opportunities there must be greater oversight by our mold issue it became their responsibility to for experience-based learning - Add classrooms administrators. The data must be made more ensure proper steps were taken to inform to meet continued enrollment growth League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 • 13

3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT would dictate returning all calls, emails, and the Superintendent to share the information on (ESSA): Currently HCPSS meets this ESSA texts within a 24-hour period. If not possible, the extent, the root cause and remedial steps. standard. Our responsibility is to ensure contact should be made to confirm receipt Hiding facts or restricting information is never that we support teachers with professional and by when further communication can be an solution. development and classroom resources - expected. Full communication should be made current and relevant for 21st Century learners within a maximum of three days, and should - so they remain at the top of their profession. continue in a similar manner until resolution/ Janet Siddiqui Campaign Website: http://janetsiddiqui.com The ultimate objective, however, is to ensure closure is reached. US mail contact would be that these students have access to all classes similar plus delivery time. 1. QUALIFICATIONS: Pediatrician, - Honors, GT & AP - in each school and at each 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: For appropriate Experienced BOE member since 2007, level. students, options should include home or past Chairman, Vice-Chairman. Over 30 yr 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: All Maryland local internet access, possibly involving a resident Howard County. 21 years at Johns school systems collect and report suspension partnership between HCPSS and a telecom/ Hopkins, Medical Director & Faculty Teaching data annually to the MD Dept of Education cable company. For those students, HCPSS medical students/physicians. PTA, Volunteer, or publication on the MSDE website. HCPSS could supply tablets/laptops, also investigating Demonstrated Leadership in handling BOE staff also issues a public report to the Board. partnerships. HCPSS should explore pros/cons responsibilities. Has a Unique perspective, truly Unfortunately, the Board cannot authorize of loaning devices to all students who would understands the “Whole Child”. Advocate for individual reporting of data in some of the use them for school as opposed to having Children, their Education, Health and Future. areas requested, since these categories are students bring their own; then decide. 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: Student Achievement protected under the Family Educational Rights 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Act as an and Achievement Gaps continue to be the and Privacy Act (FERPA). ongoing liaison between community members #1 issue in our society. We must ensure that 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: Redefine and appropriate staff members until problems ALL students achieve their academic potential Ombudsman position to better connect are solved; maintain open, transparent, and to be Career and College Ready. This can the community with information and honest communication with stakeholders only be achieved with having Highly Effective support. Revise Family Involvement Policy regarding concerns and actions; visit sites teachers and staff in our system who are paid 10000 to include procedures to improve when appropriate; allocate funding to rectify competitive salaries and provided resources to system response to concerns. Promote a issues when appropriate; accommodate needs succeed. A Diverse staff should represent our simplified process for request and delivery of stakeholders during remediation, including student population. of public information. Expand current Coffee individuals with special circumstances. 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): & Conversations to provide additional HCPSS must continue to maintain our high opportunities for communities to speak directly standards and a work force that is Highly with the Board. Pravin Ponnuri Campaign Website: http://www. Qualified and Highly Effective. The school 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: Student pravinponnuri.com system must conduct an assessment of local access is supported by loaned technology in needs for professional development & hiring, school. Outreach by the BOE’s Bright Minds 1. QUALIFICATIONS: My global experience & submit a plan to address those needs and Foundation delivers refurbished computers and understanding of two distinct school monitor data. Look for grant opportunities for along with basic instruction to families lacking systems, along with my private and public recruitment, hiring and retention practices, computer access. Software options to convert sector experience as an Information class size reduction and professional surplus HCPSS computers to cloud-based Technology Project & Portfolio Manager, and development. systems would make more hardware available my experience with the Howard County Central 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: The public should for distribution: partnering with the county to Committee in understanding the workings of have full access to reported suspension data. provide WiFi completes the package. the local government will help me in effectively As important, is how the data is interpreted 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: In response setting the vision, mission & policies of the and used to make the required changes & to recent environmental concerns, new Indoor school system & monitor it. necessary improvements. Data must also be Environmental Quality (IEQ) Procedures, 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: Important issues used to address the Diversity in our schools & developed with the community are now in would be restoring Transparency, Accountability provide training for teachers in helping them place. These cover the monitoring, reporting, & Empathy towards the students, educators make positive changes towards how they investigating and remediation of any issues and parents. Complying with Every Student approach students in handling challenges in the and communicating the action steps to the Succeeds Act. Brining racial diversity & classroom. public. When informed of any such issue, a tolerance at all levels, and addressing the race 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: While Current Board member should refer the matter to the based disparities in the suspension rates and guidelines are in place for Parental Concerns, new HCPSS IEQ Coordinator for investigation. performance gaps. Reviewing the rigor of our awareness seems to be lacking, therefore curriculum to ensure our kids are competitive improvement in responsiveness and in a global workplace. accountability is needed. These guidelines Robert Wayne Miller 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): should be publicized & streamlined to provide Campaign Website: http://www.miller4boe.org By law we would be required to report better access through multiple media tools & achievement levels by sub groups to help 1. QUALIFICATIONS: I recently retired improve accountability & timely resolution of identify the underperforming groups, and come after 34 years of teaching in HCPSS parental concerns. The Boards Ombudsman up with an evidence based plan to address elementary, middle, and high schools. My can continue to guide and handle disputes. the disparity. We would need to reallocate son and daughter attended HCPSS schools 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: Digital equity is resources to ensure that these groups perform from K-12. I have a BS and M.Ed. in Music a concern and another area to eliminate gaps. on par with the rest of the student population Education and a BS in Psychology from UM Computer access at home is an issue which or risk the school being taken over by the College Park. My perspective from “inside” needs to be addressed. This can be achieved state. and “outside” the school system positions me with continued work with county government, 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: The main reason to prioritize initiatives, anticipate unintended non-profits and community groups in for the current lack of data is due to lack of consequences, and enable positive change. eliminating this gap so a student continues transparency. The Board can collectively direct 2. PRIORITY ISSUES: Regain community to learn at home. Thanks to Bright Minds, the Superintendent to release the information and staff trust; reduce the achievement gap the HCPSS education foundation continues to subject to privacy laws, and in the event that while improving education for all students; provide computers to families in need. the information is truly not available with the comply with ESSA; plan/open new schools 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Develop school system we can start tracking it. Access & redistrict; increase instructional time by an Indoor Environmental Quality Policy for to information is critical to address any issue. reducing staff time spent on standardized all existing schools & new construction. 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: One way to tests and the teacher evaluation protocol; Accountability of schools & administration to ensure acknowledgement of public concerns improve compensation; improve special ed. the guidelines provided. The policy should is to make it a part of the superintendent’s implementation; increase financial efficiency; include dissemination of information to all appraisal. We could make this as one of the develop a coherent technology plan. stakeholders & parents in a cooperative data points that the school system reports 3. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): manner where the school system involves the to the BOE and make it public information. HCPSS will need to determine how to identify community & interested parties in all phases Information is power, and highlighting an issue and address any disparities that result in low- including planning & information distribution. in an objective manner will ensure remedial income students and minority students being actions. taught more frequently than other students 6. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: Computers by ineffective, inexperienced, or out-of-field, have become very affordable over the past teachers. ESSA funds can be used to address few years. Loaner computers could be made the disparities. available to the families that do not have 4. SUSPENSIONS DATA: I would propose access to computers at home. Alternatively adding a provision to Policy 9200 (Student computers with minimum essential features Discipline) that the number and reasons for could be provided free of cost based on the suspensions be reported annually by race, economic status. The financial impact of this gender, disability, and sexual identity, as decision would need to be reviewed. well as for students in the FARMS (free and 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: The reduced-price meals) program and special community should be notified when it is education program. I would propose posting evident that the basic safety tenets of the the report in the Research and Data Analysis school have been violated. The school system section of the HCPSS website. should share the information with the parents, 5. CITIZENS’ CONCERNS: Best practice failing which the School Board should direct

14 • League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 CONVENTION DELEGATES Congressional District 2 Congressional District 3 Alternate Delegates Alternate Delegates DUTIES: Convention delegates elected in the primary are the people who officially elect their Vote for no more than 3 Vote for no more than 3 party’s Presidential candidate at the national Joseph Arcieri (Rubio) Timothy Boston (Trump) conventions. Presidential nominees are not D. Shannon Crider (Carson) E. J. Cavanagh (Kasich) elected directly by the voters in the primary. Joe Fleckenstein (Cruz) Dorothy Cawthorne (Carson) Rather, voters in each state choose delegates James Kane (Rubio) Michael Eisenberg (Carson) Janice Macgregor (Rubio) to represent them at the national conventions. Elaine M. Furth (Cruz) Patrick L. McGrady (Cruz) Mary P. Gassmann HOW ELECTED: The Republican ballot lists Michael Steven Mckelvey (Carson) Ruth E. Goetz Shalina Murrell-Ford (Carson) candidates for delegates to the Republican Rick Hansen (Carson) David Serenda (Cruz) Thomas Kelso (Christie) National Convention and the Presidential Lori Serenda Marcos A. Lora candidate each one supports. Republican Danny Stephenson (Trump) Mary O’Keeffe voters in each Maryland congressional district Richard D. Paugh will elect 3 delegates and 3 alternates. The Congressional District 3 Joyce Pope (Rubio) Spring 2016 State Republican Convention will Tony Ristaino (Cruz) select 11 at-large delegates. Those delegates Delegates Lisa Abbe Robin Lederman (Cruz) will go to the Republican National Convention, Jeff Robinson (Rubio) Vote for no more than 3 Timothy Sutton which will be held July 18 – July 21, 2016 in Meredith Leigh Thompson (Rubio) Cleveland, Ohio. J. Lee Jr. Annis (Kasich) E. “Chike” Anyanwu Tim Walters (Trump) The Democratic ballot lists candidates Diane M. Baker (Christie) Chevy Fleischman Weiss (Kasich) for delegates to the Democratic National William H. Campbell (Cruz) Convention and the Presidential candidate each Joe Collins, Jr. (Trump) Congressional District 7 He never met Dutch Ruppersberger. Dutch has reform so that we can get special interest money out carbon monoxide emissions is with a carbon tax. one supports. Maryland will send 126 delegates Mike Collins (Kasich) Delegates not broken from the party on one major issue in 10 of politics; andto pushing the Democratic for full implementationNational Convention of in However, a question needs to be asked. What is the Janet Moye Cornick years. He does what he is told by party leadership. the health reformPhiladelphia, law. PA, July 26 – July 28, 2016. proper climate. Is climate change necessarily bad? Julie E. Cram (Bush) Vote for no more than 3 As a Libertarian I can work with either party on any Democratic voters in the Congressional districtsEFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT: As Libertarian, should will elect 64 delegates. Party rules determine Leonard Cutler (Carson) David Glenn Albert idea I agree with. The democrats and republicans I be electedJean I will C. byEdwards necessity have to reach beyond both put party ahead of country. Libertarians need republicanthe number of delegates to be elected frompartisan dogma to resolve issues. There are no other Katie Albert Eric Delanoeach district.Knowles The remaining 62 are chosen by Jamie Falcon (Bush) William “Sam” Broaddus III not follow their example. the Maryland Democratic Party and consistLibertarians of Gail to Elizabeth caucus with. Filerino Perfect cannot be the Chris Cavey (Christie) Website: KnowlesforCongress.com PRIORITIES: Dutch Ruppersberger is the bravest 31 appointed party leaders, 23 elected officials,enemy ofGreg good. Fox Victor Clark, Jr. The path to citizenship for those man in the world when it comes to sending other IMMIGRATION:and 8 alternate delegates. PRIORITIES:David My J. first Frankel priority (Fiorina) is to end the NDAA. Tamu Ifetayo Davenport (Carson) wishing to come to the country should be made peoples kids to war. The millions of dollars he My secondTom priority Gardner is to bring(Kasich) all of our troops Judith A. De Libera has received from defense contractors is just a easier and faster.For We more should information welcome all aboutwho would the home andJohn close C. all Gordon foreign military bases. My third Dave Dobbs (Cruz) coincidence! I will lead the fight against these wars. want to contributeConvention to our prosperity. Delegates, It is largelyas well due as priority isNathan to introduce Hall a ten year budgeting plan Jonathan Edwin Dryja Spend that money here. In 6 months Dutch received to the fact thatother it is easier election to come information here illegally please and visitso that moneyMelanie is not Harris needlessly (Cruz) spent because of Elizabeth Marsh Eaton (Fiorina) $70,000 from utility companies. Wonder why your make money thatwww.VOTE411.org. people choose that wrong path, departmentalJoseph fears David of losing Hooe funding. My fourth George C. Eaton III (Fiorina) bills are so high? I will not even allow lobbyists in even with facing the consequences of getting caught. priority isJonah the introduction Jarosz of the Fair Tax. My fifth Bob Flanagan (Rubio) my office. Provide incentive for lawfulness, not lawlessness. priority isHenry to balance S. Kim the Federal budget. Susan Forrester (Bush) ENVIRONMENT: There is still much debate as to Dick Ladd (Carson) Thomas E. “Pinkston” Harris Kathleen Imhoff (Bush) WRITE-IN CANDIDATE the causes of ‘climate change’ which used to be JamesCANDIDATES David Lashar – Robert Imhoff (Bush) ‘global warming’ but now is able to encompass any Herb McMillan (Rubio) Republican ConventionCONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7 Brian E. Jackson (Fiorina) republican change hotter or colder due to the terminology. Townsend Lange McNitt Ray Bly Until the problem is universally defined and Matthew G. Mann, Sr. (Carson) Congressional District 2 ChristianVote for Miele no more (Rubio) than 1. Larry Manross No response received by deadline. identified how does one formulate a plan to address Candice A. Morrison an issue that isDelegates largely unknown? As far as the Warren E. Miller (Cruz) Laura Neuman (Rubio) Richard A. Mosley (Christie) CANDIDATES – environment in general, government should enforce DemocraticEugenia Korsak Ordynsky strict property rights.Vote for no more than 3 Don Murphy ElijahTracey Cummings Paliath (Christie) Dave Myers (Rubio) CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3 I will stress the fact EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT:Ana T. Blair (Carson) Website: Christopherwww.cummingsforcongress.com/ Panasuk Maria B. Pycha (Cruz) that if we do not work together to responsibly and Vote for no more than 1. Joseph C. Boteler III IMMIGRATION:Peter Pollak I support (Fiorina) comprehensive Loretta H. Shields (Kasich) voluntarily reduceAntonio what governmentCampbell (Carson)spends our tax immigration Lewis reform Porter to better secure our boarders, Matthew Jacob Smithson (Christie) dollars on; we J.will Michael be forced Collins to do it (Trump) involuntarily protect workersMattie against Procaccini abuse, (Cruz)limit the downward Michael John Spade Democratic when the economySteve continues Dishon to (Cruz) deteriorate due to pressure Rickon wages, Saffery and unify families – policies that Charlotte Rebecca Symms (Fiorina) John sarbanes a weak dollar andJohn inflation. C. Fiastro, On issues Jr. (Cruz) of Liberty are both Brianrealistic A. and Sailer humane (Bush) toward the millions of Nicole Ann Marie Talley Website: www.johnsarbanes.com (Patriot Act, NDAAFred Fleischmannprovisions, etc.), (Carson) I will inform undocumented Susan families Carroll who Schwab currently (Bush) are within the Ruth F. Taylor (Carson) voters and let them vote out those who vote to IMMIGRATION: I support a policy that considers Glen Glass (Cruz) U.S. Scott Shaffer (Bush) Kasezga Tembo violate our liberties. Chancellor Torbit (Trump) both national security and economic interests, as Robin Grammer ENVIRONMENT:Duane E. Implement Shelton (Kasich)policies to (1) Create Corrogan R. Vaughn (Trump) well as the need to provide a fair, legal framework for PRIORITIES: RepealJulianne any Grimlegislation (Bush) that violates millions ofJustin green Shuy jobs (2) Conserve 20% of our our Bill of Rights.Christina Force government Louise Harris to respect (Fiorina) and Jonathan Erich Stitzinger Laura M. Walsh (Trump) individuals who want to come to America. I support energy by 2015; (3) Freeze pollution levels now, Grace Mundie Wickwire improved border security and law enforcement, a defend our Liberties.Thomas Monetary A. Harris, reform. Jr. Spending(Fiorina) cutting themNigel at Jamesleast 25% Sutton below 1990 levels by 2020 reform. ReducingWilliam the burden Hicklen of government (Bush) in Mary Beth Tung (Christie) Jennifer Mundie Wickwire focus on punishing employers who knowingly hire and 80% by 2050; (4) Limit new coal plants; & (5) Craig Wolf (Rubio) undocumented workers, and a practical approach to the aspects of ourDee lives Hodges that it is incapable of Invest in Shannonrenewable energy.Wright (Trump) administrating. Return powers delegated to the addressing undocumented workers currently in the Charlene Kurland (Christie) EFFECTIVEChris GOVERNMENT: Yates (Trump) I have always worked to Congressional District 7 country. states, local governmentWilliam F.and Martin individuals (Bush) to their achieve consensusSally Marie with Yates other leaders, consistent with Constitutional balance in accordance with the 10th Alternate Delegates ENVIRONMENT: The government can do many Brian J. Noon (Trump) the valuesMark and interestsYoung of(Carson) my constituents, and I amendment. things to slow the rate of climate change: invest Patrick O’Keefe (Rubio) will continue to do so. Vote for no more than 3 in clean energy technologies; cap and reduce Greg Ottensmeyer (Trump) PRIORITIES: Expanding federal funding of public greenhouse gases; require utility companies to Christopher W. Pate (Bush) Michael P. Brady libertarianJerome C. Payne, Jr. Gary Clark generate energy from renewable sources; develop Paul W. Drgos Jr. capabilities to capture and store carbon emissions; Tim Robinson (Rubio) Gary M. Collins (Trump) Website: pauld2012.com and advance smart grid technologies so electricity is J.D. Russell (Kasich) Thomas Paul Fuller IMMIGRATION:Louis America A. Sarkes, is nation Jr. founded (Bush) by Bob Gillette delivered efficiently. immigrants. It Mitchis unAmerican Shank (Bush)to close the borders. R. Bruce Heinz (Carson) EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT: I work every day to Frankly, it is alsoKathleen poor policy. A. Smero Immigration (Christie) is the Suzanne Paige Horn (Carson) advance responsible legislation that accomplishes only way to beByron successful G. Tosiin the III future. (Christie) People come Tom Kennedy meaningful change and will have a positive impact here illegally becauseJeanne the L. laws Turnock are too hard. Simplify Marc M. McFaul (Cruz) on the American people. These successes give me the them. That said,Joshua there must Wolf be (Rubio) order. You should Gloria B. Murphy energy and optimism to continue to work for what I have to apply in your country of origin if you are William T. Newton believe is right. over 21 years old and not serving in the US military. Liliana Pulvirenti PRIORITIES: My legislative priorities include ENVIRONMENT: What can the Federal government Scott Allen Selnick (Cruz) leading efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay CONGRESSiONAL do? The US is not the only country in the world. Brighid L. Skamarakas (Rubio) and protect the environment; expanding higher DiSTRiCTS In fact, the US is producing less greenhouse gases Kelly L. Smith education opportunities to help students attend because it is using more natural gas and less coal, HOWARD COuNTY Pamela Jill Stocksdale (Carson) and afford college; advocating for campaign finance because it is cheaper. The only true way to curb Brent M. Tracy Mary-Jo Wolf League of Women Voters of Howard County - Primary Election Voters’ Guide 2016 • 15  General Election Voters’ Guide, 2012 ~ League of Women Voters of Howard County Democratic Convention

Congressional District 2 Female Delegates Vote for no more than 4 Vicki L. Almond (Clinton) Cathy Bevins (Clinton) Linda Dorsey-Walker (Sanders) Marietta A. English (Clinton) Cheryl D. Glenn (Sanders) Megan Ann Mioduszewski (Uncommitted) Feyisanmi Oluyemisi Ojo (Sanders) Shyrone R. Ridley (Sanders) Nichelle Danette Schoultz (Clinton)

Congressional District 2 Male Delegates Vote for no more than 3 Frank Blatt (Sanders) Michael Wayne Brookins (Uncommitted) Benjamin Brooks (Clinton) Peter N. Dimitriades (Uncommitted) Dion F. Guthrie (Clinton) Stephen Lafferty (Clinton) Jason G. Robertson (Sanders) Jim L. Robinson (Sanders)

Congressional District 3 Female Delegates Vote for no more than 4 Lee Finney (Clinton) Barbara Friedland (Sanders) Shelly Hettleman (Clinton) Mirah D. Ippolito (Sanders) Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (Clinton) Cheryl Ann Menke (Uncommitted) Donna S. Plamondon (Sanders) Joan Taylor (Sanders) Lynn Morrison Venetoulis (Clinton) Congressional District 3 Male Delegates

Vote for no more than 4 Guy Guzzone (Clinton) Noel Levy (Uncommitted) Al Liebeskind (Sanders) Michael G. Miller (Clinton) Todd Reynolds (Clinton) C. A. Cory Ruppersberger IV (Clinton) Keanuu Smith-Brown (Sanders)William Reed White (Sanders) Dean K. Yates (Sanders)

Congressional District 7 Female Delegates

Vote for no more than 4 Congressional District 7 Karenthia A. Barber (Clinton) Male Delegates This Voters’ Guide will Lisa M. Brown (Clinton) be available online at Kathleen M. Bustraan (Clinton) Vote for no more than 5 our League’s website, Belinda K. Conaway (Uncommitted) www.howard.lwvmd. Valerie L. Cunningham (Uncommitted) John C.M. Angelos (Uncommitted) Maysa Elsheikh (Sanders) org. For Maryland resi- Calvin Ball (Clinton) dents living outside Sharon Ann Fackler-Berkowitz (Sanders) Gabe Cazares (Sanders) Laurie Feinberg (Uncommitted) Paul Gass (Sanders) Howard County, please Drue Nixon (Sanders) Dylan Goldberg (Clinton) check the state League Karen D. Queen (Uncommitted) Julian Earl Jones (Sanders) website, www.lwvmd. Pauline “Kibby” Rada (Sanders) Paul V. Konka (Uncommitted) org, or the national vot- Maya Rockeymoore (Uncommitted) Fred D. Mason, Jr. (Clinton) ers’ guide website at Courtney Watson (Clinton) Kweisi Mfume (Clinton) www.vote411.org Merrick Moses Moise (Clinton) James Ward Morrow (Uncommitted) Wesley H. Queen (Uncommitted) Please remember that Jay Bryan Ring (Sanders) Democracy is not a Witold Skwierczynski (Sanders) spectator sport!

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