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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
Qualifications,
Top Priority,
Pressing Issue,
State Revenue shortfalls,
Education Funding,
Tax Reform,
Transportation
Click on a name for other candidate information. See also more information about this contest.
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1. What are your qualifications for office?
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Answer from Brian Miller:
I believe the vision necessary to build on better tomorrow for all Ohio's citizens. My education in Philosophy has enabled me to see many perspectives of the just state, and I believe it can build here in Ohio.
Answer from Michelle G. Schneider:
Prev. Political Exp.: Mayor City of Madeira, 1997-99; Madeira City Council, 1993-2000
Term: 2
First Elected Ohio House: 2000
Committees:
- Banking, Pensions, and Securities
- Finance and Appropriations
- Health
- Human Services and Aging , Chair
- Public Utilities
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2. How would you implement your top priority?
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Answer from Brian Miller:
By changing how money is allocated when sent from the state to Universities. Rather than being used for needless construction the money would be applied to reducing tuition costs.
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3. What do you see as the two most pressing issues you would address if elected? What plans do you have relative to those issues?
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Answer from Brian Miller:
The most pressing issue in Ohio today is the rising cost of college education and the falling quality of public education. I plan to restructure and increase funding for all levels of education in Ohio.
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4. What are your suggestions for reconciling state revenue shortfalls with increasing costs for state services?
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(No candidates submitted answers to this question)
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5. How much of public education should be funded by the state? Explain your answer.
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(No candidates submitted answers to this question)
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6. What Ohio state tax reforms would you support to re-develop existing older communities?
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(No candidates submitted answers to this question)
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7. What plans do you have to promote a more balanced transportation system in Ohio?
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(No candidates submitted answers to this question)
Responses to questions asked of each candidate
are reproduced as submitted to the League.
Candidates' statements are presented as submitted.
The answers must not exceed 150 words.
Direct references to opponents are not permitted.
The order of the candidates is random and changes daily.
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League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
