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Ohio State Senator
OHIO SENATE, STATE SENATOR - 7TH DISTRICT
David Dallas
Party: Dem Twitter: twitter.com/dallasforohio Facebook: www.facebook.com/dallasforohio Endorsements: Hamilton County Democratic Party Occupation: Retired stagehand Political Philosophy: Rubber stamp Democrat. Good jobs, fair wages, universal healthcare, affordable housing. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Candidate’s Question Responses:
Q: What is the role of K -12 education in exposing students to diverse narratives and perspectives? (500 characters) A: K-12 education is foundational to exposing students to diverse narratives and perspectives. Public schools are the bedrock of our future. Students should be afforded an education that fosters critical thinking across all subjects of academia, without influence of partisan agendas. upporting the teachers who make a quality education possible for students in Ohio ought to be a priority of elected lawmakers. Q: In passing laws about the election system, how would you balance voter access and election security? (500 characters) A: The notion that increasing access to voting threatens the impartiality or security of our elections is a false narrative. The local Boards of Elections across Ohio do great work in administering free and fair elections each and every year. On any laws related to the election system, I strongly support increasing access to voting. I also err of the side of trusting our public officials who enable our democratic process through their work to do their job with professionalism and integrity. Q: D o you think new State legislation focused on policing/community relations to ensure accountability and trust is needed? P lease expound. (500 characters) A: Yes. Increasing accountability on policing though legislation will increase public trust in institutions that ensure public safety is important. Legislation from the state-level that provides county and municipal-level police forces with the funds to provide body-camera equipment and annual implicit bias training will be one small step towards restoring public trust across all communities in Ohio. Q: What is your view about the use of vouchers in
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public education in Ohio? (500 characters) A: The use of vouchers in public education in Ohio makes it harder for pubic school students in Ohio to get the education they deserve. Privatization efforts among educators in Ohio abuse taxpayers dollars by subsidi ing for profit millionaires who provide lower quality education standards for students and employ underpaid teachers to provide for often the most-needy students in our communities. We should support our public schools and the teachers who make them vibrant.
Steve Wilson
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Party: Rep Biographical Info: No response by print deadline
Candidate’s Question Responses:
Q: What is the role of K -12 education in exposing students to diverse narratives and perspectives? (500 characters) A: No response by print deadline Q: In passing laws about the election system, how would you balance voter access and election security? (500 characters) A: No response by print deadline Q: D o you think new State legislation focused on policing/community relations to ensure accountability and trust is needed? P lease expound. (500 characters) A: No response by print deadline Q: What is your view about the use of vouchers in public education in Ohio? (500 characters) A: No response by print deadline
OHIO SENATE, STATE SENATOR - 9TH DISTRICT
Catherine Ingram
Party: Dem Twitter: #cingram32 Occupation: Realtor / Legislator Campaign Website: www.ingramforthepeople.org Political Philosophy: That our Nation was established as a democracy to create opportunities for individuals and families to pursue a good life. That those opportunities would be for all Americans regardless of race or physical characteristics or religious beliefs. That justice would be fair for/ to all Without prejudice or deliberate discrimination. Laws must disallow the obstruction of those opportunities. ffiliations HC Dem Women; Ohio Dem Women Caucus; DCCC; House Dem Caucus; OLBC 1st VP; Delta Theta Sigma Sorority, Inc; BEMC; Education: Woodward HS; Knoxville College undergrad; U C BS Marketing - MBA Endorsements: Emily’s List; Pro Choice Ohio; AFL-CIO Labor Council; HCDC; CWPC; OEA Fund; OFT; CFT; Amalgamated Transit Union; AFSCME Power In Action; Teamsters Ohio D.R.I.V.E; Progressive Turnout Project; IUOE Local 18; OH State Medical Assn PAC; OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 ; Ohio Realtors/RPAC; OLBC Experience: Corporate public affairs; ED MBE Mentoring/Cincinnati COC; NKU full time lecturer; Thomas More adjunct;
Candidate’s Question Responses:
Q: What is the role of K -12 education in exposing students to diverse narratives and perspectives? (500 characters) A: To have age/grade appropriate conversations within the curriculum about differences in our world’s social structures. That differences should be acknowledged and respected. That exposure to other people not like themselves should allow opportunities to understand cultures, abilities, languages, religions, ethnicity, and the true meaning of race in order to support the development of truly critical thinkers to move Ohio and the Nation forward. Q: In passing laws about the election system, how would you balance voter access and election security? (500 characters) A: Of course we all want our Right to Vote to be respected and for all votes by Ohio citizens to be counted fairly and count. My concern is that we continue to hear the the false narrative about election fraud and security that actually makes it harder for many Ohioans to vote at all. Just one example is in regard to persons with disabilities with motorized chairs having to transfer modes of transportation (if available) to access one ballot drop box in all of Hamilton County. Q: D o you think new State legislation focused on policing/community relations to ensure accountability and trust is needed? P lease expound. (500 characters) A: It’s difficult to legislate relationships which is what is truly needed in municipalities to create trust between the community and the police. Municipalities should be allowed to “encourage “ and “incentivi e “ their hief officers to live where they work as a consideration for employment. Building a relationship takes more than clocking out and going home to another city or state. A review of all training requirements may indicate EIQ training should be considered to replace ineffective work. Q: What is your view about the use of vouchers in public education in Ohio? (500 characters) A: What began here in Ohio as a workable “business” model, intended to exponentially advance academic outcomes for poor and Minority children in schools that could not fully address their academic needs, quickly turned into a way to create unfair competition and greed. Though some legislative changes have been made , years of no accountability have consequences. Not focusing on building better traditional public education systems has exacerbated a self fulling prophecy for-many poor Black k-12 kid.
Orlando Sonza Jr.
Party: Rep Twitter: @ orlandosonza Occupation: Hamilton ounty rosecutor’s ffice Facebook: Facebook.com/orlandobsonza Campaign Website: www.orlandosonza.com Political Philosophy: It’s not about left or right. It’s about doing right. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S.), University of Cincinnati (M.S.), and Georgetown Law (J.D.) Endorsements: Right to Life Cincinnati, FOP Cincinnati, Ohio Farm Bureau Experience: U.S. Army, Ernst & Young LLP, and Hamilton ounty rosecutor’s ffice
Candidate’s Question Responses:
Q: What is the role of K -12 education in exposing students to diverse narratives and perspectives? (500 characters) A: I believe students benefit from an educational environment that fosters diversity and an awareness of multicultural perspectives. K-12 education should not lose sight of this important objective while remaining committed to the primary goal of ensuring that all students receive a sound education that equips them to succeed in life after high school whether that be through college, a career training program, or the workforce. Q: In passing laws about the election system, how would you balance voter access and election security? (500 characters) A: I would balance voter access and election secu-
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