League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2012 Election
	Connie Pillich Answers Questions Candidate for State Representative; District 28

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

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 Word limit)

As a veteran, I understand service, sacrifice, and duty. As an attorney, I understand how the law can help people and how it can hurt people. As a business owner, I understand making a living and treating employees fairly. As a mom, I understand the challenges families face.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

VETERANS:

Help veterans and their families obtain jobs and open businesses. Provide unemployment benefits to military spouses. Include military experience in some state licensure credits.

JOBS:

Target investment and tax incentives to industries that will stay long-term and create jobs. Create an educated workforce, build reliable infrastructure, and have the tax structure and policies to make Ohio the best business climate in the Midwest. Balance the budget and cut waste.

EDUCATION:

Make education a priority and restore lost funding to schools.

3. What is the biggest issue facing the district you hope to represent? What will do you do in office to address it?

Education is the biggest issue facing my district. The state has slashed funding for public schools, causing many programs to be cut and classroom sizes to increase. This spells disaster for our schools, our children, and our future.

I introduced legislation to restore lost funding, and I will continue to fight for our schools. They must be solidly funded, academically rigorous, and accountable to the taxpayers. We need strong schools for our children to succeed and our state to prosper.

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