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| Frank Bradley, Republican |
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| Candidate: State Senator, District 34 |
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| Frank Bradley |
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| Age: 71 |
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| Residence: Seattle |
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| Occupation: |
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Retired, general manager, Crescent Manufacturing Co. |
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| Education: |
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B.C.S., business administration, Seattle University |
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| Political history: |
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Candidate, Seattle City Council, 1995 |
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| Endorsements: None |
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| Campaign Web site: None |
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| Campaign theme: It is time for a change. |
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| 1. |
What is your position on the initiatives proposed on this year's November ballot? |
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I-713 - Animal trapping |
no |
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I-722 - Property taxes |
yes |
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I-728 - School district financing |
no |
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I-729 - Charter schools |
yes |
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I-732 - Teacher raises |
yes |
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I-745 - Transportation funding |
yes |
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| 2. |
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared blanket primary elections like Washington's violate political parties' constitutional rights, what form of new primary election system would you propose adopting? |
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The purest kind of grass-roots politics is at the precinct level. All parties should be required to hold simultaneous caucuses to select party candidates. This would eliminate cross voting when one party instructs its followers to vote for the other party's weakest candidate in the primary. |
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Would you continue the trend of recent years and support tax cuts for businesses? Which ones specifically? If not, why? |
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Yes. Washington's business-and-occupation tax is an unfair burden on startup businesses when they are initially unprofitable. No B&O tax should be charged on the first $50,000 of sales. |
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Would you support a Constitutional amendment that would allow tax breaks for homeowners but not for business or commercial property? Why or why not? |
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No. Such an action appears to act in the public interest as it would transfer the tax burden from the individual to business but business taxes are passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices so there is no benefit to the public. |
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What privacy legislation would you support? Would you exempt financial institutions? Why or why not? |
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With the exception of credit and crime reporting no nongovernmental organization should be allowed to voluntarily provide private individuals' information to another nongovernmental organization without the person's written authorization. |
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A commission studying transportation funding says a new financing mechanism is needed to keep Washington transportation projects on track. How would you propose financing future transportation projects? |
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Transportation projects should be paid for through user fees. Highway construction and maintenance should be paid for by a gasoline tax, ferries by a combination of that tax and fares. When a bridge offers a unique advantage, as the Interstate 90 and Hood Canal spans do, tolls are appropriate. |
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With some states reconsidering the death penalty, what is your position and what changes, if any, do you think are needed in Washington's law? Under what circumstances would you support a moratorium? |
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We should always act to ensure that only the guilty are punished but unless it is demonstrated that those currently on death row were improperly convicted I don't think a moratorium is necessary. |
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A judge struck down Initiative 695's provision that would have required a public vote for all tax and fee increases. Would you support a Constitutional amendment that would require the public vote? Why or why not? |
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Yes. The public should be allowed to vote on all bond issues and on increases in the real-estate, sales and the B&O taxes. Taxes should be limited by the amount collected, not by the implementation of a rate which acts to hide subsequent tax increases. |
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