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Preview of Republican Candidate Survey

web posted August 13, 2007
WEBNEWS – Below is a copy of the candidate survey sent to the six  Republican candidates seeking the nomination for the District 25 State Senate race. After careful review of the many questions proposed to the candidates by readers EdgefieldDaily.com chose the following to best represent the concerns of local voters. Seven of the ten questions came from reader submitted questions.

The answers to the questionnaire will be posted on the newly created Meet The Candidates page on August 20, 2007. EdgefieldDaily.com offers these questions so that readers may form their own opinions and answers to the issues independently and then compare them to the candidates positions.

1. What do you feel is the single most important issue facing the 25th District and explain how you would address the issue if elected.

2. Over the last few years there have been increased calls for a smoking ban imposed by the State General Assembly. If elected, would you support a statewide ban on smoking in private businesses?

3. What is your position on abortion? Do you feel abortion should be a state or federal issue?

4. The last two decades have many feeling a marked erosion of the Home Rule Act by the General Assembly on local and county governments.  Do you:

A) Agree or disagree with the premise and B) What would you do, if elected, to support the Home Rule Act and the autonomy of local governments. 

5. What quality do you possess that would make you uniquely qualified to be the next District 25 Senator.

6. Illegal immigration has become an undeniable problem in District 25 and other districts across the state. It is a growing drain on the state and local government resources, schools, and health care facilities. Do you feel this is a federal issue and the states are powerless to confront the problem? What would you do as a Senator to address illegal aliens accessing government resources and jobs in South Carolina?

7. With the increasing number of undocumented and illegal aliens in our state and the threat of terrorism growing each day, what would you do to protect the citizens of South Carolina from attack?

8. Gov. Sanford has often said that South Carolina is wasting millions of dollars in tax revenues that could aid in reducing taxes. Do you agree or disagree and what would you do to reduce or increase taxes?

9. District 25 and the surrounding area is said to lead the state in infant mortality, births to teens and unwed mothers, and high school dropouts. South Carolina as a whole, in spite of above average spending per student, ranks among the lowest in the nation educationally. What would you do to improve these statistics in the state and specifically in District 25?

10.  As a whole, what are you most passionate about?

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