The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.

See below for questions on Health care, Racial Profiling, Housing

Click on a name for other candidate information.

Answer from Stan Wernz:

This issue requires comprehensive review of needs, from infants to mature members of our society. The solution must provide affordable services, where non-mobile clients may receive services while they remain in their homes; services should also be available to the mobile client in such a way that they are encouraged to develop and maintain good health. Clients should participate in sharing service costs on a sliding scale.

Answer from Wayne E. Coates:

Many companies with high paying jobs offer health insurance to their workers. The problem is insuring individuals with low-paying or part-time jobs. We need to partner with businesses to develop a basic health insurance program that will cover individuals willing and able to work. Next, we need to redesign our public assistance health care system to lower the cost of medical services while increasing access for the financially disadvantaged.

Answer from Manny Tepper:

Get Government involvement out of Health Care. We as a people were able to create a successful health care system before government got involved. Cut our taxes we can pay for our own health care.

Answer from Manny Tepper:

We are Americans: There is far to much delineation's and concern for race. Police presently are hampered by second guessing the carrying out of their duty.

Answer from Stan Wernz:

Racial profiling seems to be an unconstitutional practice. Human behavior should be judged on an individual basis against the standard of law, without regard to race. "Racial profile" is an attempt to intimidate and discriminate against people. No legislative study is needed to reach this conclusion. Law enforcement may develop criminal behavior profiles based on behaviors exhibited by criminals, then the result is criminal behavior profiling, and not racial profiling.

Answer from Wayne E. Coates:

It saddens me to think that we would need to consider legislation to study racial profiling by law enforcement agencies, however I do believe some forms of racial profiling exist. I believe the State Attorney General and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission should begin reviewing incidents where racial profiling may have occurred. If legislation need to be expanded or adopted, I'll be more than glad to add my name as sponsor.

Answer from Manny Tepper:

The housing Trust Fund is another example of government involvement in our Lives. I am against it.

Answer from Wayne E. Coates:

I support the State Housing Trust Fund's Strategy to provide housing services to low and moderate-income households that have a housing need. The Voinoich Administration proposed a $8.50 to $9.00 per filing "recordation fee" for filings in the county recorder offices. Given an expected $483 million surplus next year, I can not support such a taxation scheme. As a legislator I would consider earmarking a set amount of the budget to the Trust Fund.

Answer from Stan Wernz:

The need for additional low and middle income housing funds in Ohio is no secret. Some have proposed new revenue streams (additional Real Estate Conveyance fees, Estate Taxes, Mortgage Recording fees) to raise the money, each having positives and shortcomings. I believe that as we budget and appropriate general revenue funds, the Ohio Housing Trust needs must have a higher priority.

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