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| Dan Roach, Republican |
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| Candidate: State Representative, |
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| Dan Roach |
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District 31, Position 1 |
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| Age: 27 |
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| Residence: Bonney Lake |
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| Occupation: |
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Mortgage broker, owner of MK Gymnastics |
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| Education: |
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B.A. in political science, Brigham Young University |
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| Political history: |
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Candidate for state representative, 1998 |
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| Endorsements: |
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Washington Taxpayers Association, King County Police Officers Guild, National Federation of Independent Businesses |
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| Campaign Web site: None |
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| Campaign theme: |
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Restoring integrity and honesty to public office. |
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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 response |
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I-722 - Property taxes |
yes |
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I-728 - School district financing |
yes |
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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 |
no response |
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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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Many ideas have been proposed. I favor hearings to review all possible solutions so that we can protect the rights of parties and ensure maximum participation from the public. |
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| 3. |
Would you continue the trend of recent years and support tax cuts for businesses? Which ones specifically? If not, why? |
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I will support reducing the unfair and highly regressive business-and-occupation tax so that small businesses can create more jobs and improve our quality of life. |
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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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The uniformity clause in our Washington state Constitution does not allow split rolls and I concur. I would like to make reductions for all of us. |
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What privacy legislation would you support? Would you exempt financial institutions? Why or why not? |
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I strongly support protecting people's privacy in their financial dealings, medical records, Internet and other related privacy issues. I favor stronger laws to prosecute offenders of identity theft and credit damage. I would not exempt business. Nor would I exempt government, the biggest intruder of all. |
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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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Government must show that it is spending money wisely on transportation methods that work. I would support earmarking dollars for specific programs. I would support dedicating a portion of automobile-related sales tax to funding roads. |
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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 support the death penalty because it helps protect our children and families. It is a protector of public safety because a murderer, if executed, is deterred from ever murdering again. In 1975, voters in Washington voted overwhelmingly in favor of the death penalty in the form of Initiative 316. |
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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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It's a shame that government has not been responsive to the citizens' need for tax relief. I support what the voters have done. |
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