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| Bill Healy, Libertarian |
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| Candidate: State Representative, |
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| Bill Healy |
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District 32, Position 2 |
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| Age: 32 |
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| Residence: Shoreline |
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| Occupation: |
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Counselor |
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| Education: |
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B.A. in English, working on M.A. in mental-health counseling, Seattle University |
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| Political history: No response |
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| Endorsements: No response |
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| Campaign Web site: http://www.electbillhealy.org |
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| Campaign theme: |
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Allowing individuals and families to decide what is best for their lives, not the politicians. |
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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 |
no |
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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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I would adopt an election system for the primary where every political party, not just Democrats and Republicans, would have its own ballot with their political party's candidates on it, and people who want to vote independent would have their own ballot with all the candidates listed. |
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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, I support tax cuts for all businesses. I believe that we can cut taxes for all businesses, individuals and families. The Washington state government is spending way too much of our money, and it is time to trim the fat from their excessive spending, and the best way to do that is by cutting ALL taxes. |
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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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We don't need a constitutional amendment to cut taxes for homeowners. There is nothing in the Constitution that says we should be taxing homeowners at all. If our elected officials read and followed the Constitution, they would not be taxing homeowners in the first place. I believe that property taxes should be completely eliminated. |
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What privacy legislation would you support? Would you exempt financial institutions? Why or why not? |
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I support the individual's right to privacy over the government's need to know. I would not exempt financial institutions from privacy issues. An individual's right to privacy always comes first. |
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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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To finance transportation I would first eliminate the Department of Transportation and allow for greater competition to fix, build and maintain roads. Right now, there is almost no competition for road contracts, and as a result Washington pays way too much for road building and repair. By allowing private companies to bid for road projects, we could easily afford future road work with our current funding. |
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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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I am against the death penalty. I believe the only time it is acceptable to take another person's life is in self-defense. If a person is not an immediate threat to another person, they should not be killed. I support life in prison for people who have received the death penalty. |
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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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We do not need to add to the constitution, we need to have our elected officials read the constitution and follow it as it is written. If our elected officials followed the constitution, that would eliminate much of the tax burden and allow people to keep their hard-earned money and spend it as they wish, not as the elected officials think is right. |
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