The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Voters’ Guide for the Primary Election APRIL 28, 1992 PUBLISHED BY THE NONPARTISAN LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE WILKES-BARRE AREA to endorse, nor to reject the views of any candidates quoted. It docs not assume responsibility for the contents of any candidates’ replics. THE SOURCES OF THE VOTERS GUIDE INFORMATION arc the signed answers of thc candidates to the questionnaires sent by the League of Women Voters. Candidates’ replics are printed exactly as submitted, although in the interest of space, standard abbreviations arc occasionally uscd. Candidates arc listed in the order in which they appear on the ballot unless otherwise noted. Because of spade limitations, the Voters Guide has omitted the biographics and questionnaires of thosc candidates who arc unopposed or who received both the : Democratic and Republican nominations. Wednesday, April 22, 1992 p> PN = FN = LS THE POLICY OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS is to study and take action on governmental measures and policies in the public interest. It docs not support or opposc any political par tics or candidates, but it encourages its members Lo participate, as individuals, in the party of their choice. Member- ship in the League of Women Voters of Wilkes-Barre is open to any interested woman or man. The Icaguc is supported by the dues of its members and by public-spiritcd men and women who consider their contribution an investment in democracy. THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS published this information neither LOUISE WASSEROTT, President - MOLLIE KATRENICZ, Editor 4 The League would like to publicly acknowledge and thank the following (or their support of the League's voter service activities: Pe Paticnt Care Corporation Roscnn, Jenkins & Greenwald Trion Industrics, Inc. CY] PY LF) ON” Ue prem prem) NY Pm NN Pen Ieee] Pein, ets TY pred gran Peed wes 4 wa A Friend Bedwick & Jones Printing Co., Inc. First Eastern Bank Fricnd of the League Insalaco's Supermarkets InterMctro Industrics Corporation United Penn Bank Clean Water Referendum Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness by the Commonwealth of $350,000,000 for usc as loans to acquire, repair, construct, recon- struct, rchabilitate, extend, expand and improve walter supply, storm ~ walter control and scwage treatment systems? FH REAR EN : em p< Ay Nas s : : PRESIDENTIAL ~~ PREFERENCE PRIMARY : Voters | in Pennsylvania have the oppor- | tunity to cxpress their preference for a presidential nomince of their. party. They may write in the name of their choice if it is not listed on the ballot. The results of this Presidential Prefer- ence Primary arc not binding on any delegate to the national nominating | conventions. The following names will appear on the Pennsylvania primary ballot. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 2 (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC | Bob Kerrey Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. | Bill Clinton | Edmund G. Brown, Jr. ¥ REPUBLICAN - George Bush Paurick J. Buchanan ~ DELEGATE SELECTION Delocris to this summer's national po- | litical conventions arc elected at this | lime. The delegates choose the party's ‘nominccs for President and Vice Presi- | dent and write party platforms. Altcr- nates have no vote unless they replace a | delegate. Pennsylvania delegates - both | Republican and Democratic - arc not bound by the results of the state's Presidential Preference Primary. | Democratic candidates for delegate run as "uncommitted" or "committed to a ~ presidential candidate," and that information is on the ballot, including | the name of the candidate to whom the “delegate is committed. Democratic dclegates arc committed (0 a given can- didatc on the first convention ballot only and may be released by the candi- datc prior to that. Democratic voters may vole for any combination of delc- - gales they choose. It does not have to coincide with their expression of prefer- “ence for a presidential candidate. Dele- ; gates arc clected as individuals, even if committed (0 a candidate, and no, voter | has to choosc the entire slate of dele- gales for onc candidate. “While Republican candidates for delegate may publicly cxpress a preference for a particular candidate, that information docs not appear on the ballot and they arc not committed to vote for a particu- lar candidatc. U.S. SENATOR Congress, the legislative branch of fed- ‘cral government, is composed of two houscs. Thc upper house is the Scnaltc. The lower house is the House of Repre- sentatives. A majority vote by both houscs is necessary to pass a law. Term: 6 years Salary: $129,500 (Vote for one) All Scnatorial candidates were asked: (1) State your qualifications for this office. (2) Expand on an issucs or issucs of importance to you, or list your priori- tics should you be clected. (3) Provide answers to the listed questions on the issucs of health care, cconomic policics, and reproductive rights. DEMOCRATIC Freddy Mann Friedman Ardmore D.0.B.: 10/29/44 Qualifications: Freddy Mann Fricdman, Ph.D., grad. of Harvard Univ., a family ] therapist and Dir, of Integrative Health toa RRL Specialists, developed a successful, cost- cllcctive Geriatric Health Care Program, endorsed by U.S. Scnatc Committee on Aging, Gang/Violence Control, pro- grams for Justicc Commission, Crime reduction Program and coordinated Drug Abusc programs for National Commis- sion. Issucs statement: Freddy Mann Fricd- man is a practical, no-nonscnsc cham- pion of thc American family who sup- ports frcedom for women and men to have control over their personal lives, cuts in wasteful government spending and keeping jobs in America. As your Scnator, Freddy will fight to usc tax dollars to promote superior cducation and health carc for you and your chil- dren. Freddy believes that all Americans count and deserve 100% advocacy from their public servants in Washington, D.C. Lynn H. Yeakel Rosemont D.O.B.: 7/9/41 Qualifications: Pres., Womens Way, fundraising organization for women, familics. Citizen Icader; non-profit business cxcc.; developer, innovative public/private partnerships; problem solver; coalition builder; national phi- lanthropy Icader. Board member: Pri- vatc Industry Council, Greater Philadel- phia Urban Affairs Coalition, 21st Century League, among others. B.A. Randolph-Macon Woman's Col.; Phi Beta Kappa Issucs statement: Rebuilding cconomy and creating climate where workers and busincsscs flourish require: 1) public investment in cducation and job training for youth and adults; 2) reducing health carc costs, with fcderal govt. as single insurer, not provider of services; 3) tar- geted tax incentives for investment in plant, equipment, technology, rescarch; 4) accclerated spending of public funds for infrastructure; 5) public works pro- “jects to rebuild cities; 6) well-balanced [orcign trade policy, protecting national cconomic objectives while recognizing benefits of open international markets. Mark S. Singel Johnstown D.O.B.: 9/12/53 fJualifications: Lt. Gov.; Chairman; Pa:Encrgy Office, Emergency Manage- taent Council, Heritage Affairs Com- mission, Recyclable Materials Task i‘orce, Drought Task Force, Economic i>cvelopment Partnership Bd. Wrote Pa i.nergy Policy, and Hazardous Materials Protection Act. State Scnator 1981-86. Spearhcaded thc Emcrgency Mortgage i‘orcclosurc Assistance Prog., prescrip- tion drug prog. for scmiors. “B.A. Magna Cum Laude) Penn State. 1. Providing full employment for all Pennsylvanians, 2. iinacting a system of national health insurance covering all Pennsylvanians, including aggressive programs for prenatal care. 3. Preserving a clean cn- vironment, promoting recycling, and pioneering research into clean burning Pennsylvania fucls. My own car runs on natural gas, and I have led cfforts for alternative vehicle fucls. 4. Increasing fcderal aid to education at all levels and tully funding head start. 5. Establish Gomestic policy that addresses the needs ul middle income familics, Philip Valenti Clifton Heights D.O.B.: 6/8/49 Qualifications: 23 years political asso- ciate of Lyndon LaRouche; col. grad.; sales rep., cconomist, cducator; led sit- in at Spccter's office on LaRouche .ramc-up; helped force unprecedented re- traction of pro-genocide Phila. Inquirer cditorial; stopped farm foreclosure in Crawford County; fought "free trade" and GATT; organized dry milk rclicf for starving Iraqi children. Issucs statement: Destroy "secret gov- crnment” behind Bush, by proving same actworks that jailed LaRouche also murdered JFK; U.N. officials asked U.S. govt. »to reply to charges of human rights violations against LaRouche; Bush withholding 50,000 pages of sc- cret documents on LaRouche; stop cco- nomic depression by creating six mil- lion productive jobs; pay for it by na- tionalizing Fed. Reserve; restore scicn- tific progress of Kennedy cra. Exposc Anti-Defamation League as, organized crime. Stop genocide. Bob Colville D.O.B.: 5/23/35 Qualifications: I am Allcghcny County's fifth-tcrm Dist. Atty. I am a Marine, I taught High School English, I coached football, and was a Pittsburgh police officer. I went to law school at night and cventually became Pitts- ourgh's Police Chief. I am director of both the National and the Pa Dist. Alty's. Associations. Pittsburgh Issucs statement: Economic stabiliza- tion 1s the driving issuc in this cam- paign and represents the foundation upon which my candidacy is sccurcd. Twelve years of trickle-down cconomics have brought he working poor and the middle class to their knees. While stockbrokers and corporate cxccs. have been lining their pockets, the nation's infrastructure has bcen gutted, the industrial basc has been dismantled, and the quality of lifc for the average Amcrican has been steadily decreasing. The absurdity must stop. REPUBLICAN Stephen F. Freind Havertown D.O.B.: 4/22/44 Qualifications: I believe I'm qualified to scrve in the U.S. Senate because of my 16 ycars experience in the legislature in Harrisburg. And my track record of do- ing what I think is right regardless of what the powerful special interests think. As a grad. of Villanova Univ. and Temple Law School. Issucs statement: As a U.S Scnator, I want to work to advance the following policics: 1. An across the board tax cut. 2. Enactment of the tax incentives for the creation of new jobs. 3. A substan- tial reduction in U.S. foreign aid cxpen- diturcs. 4. An climination of all quotas in hirings, cducational placement pro- motions and assistance. 5. Recinstate- ment of the Icgal approach to abortions to that prior to the Supreme Court rul- ing in Roc v. Wade where the State regulated the practice. Arlen Specter Philadelphia D.O.B.: 2/12/30 Qualifications: My experience in the Scnatc has given me insights into the problems facing Pa. and the domestic and forcign issucs confronting the na- ‘tion. I am pursuing my own specific legislative program to address the prob- lems of PA's farmers, workers, steel, coal and textile industrics, children, sc- nior citizens and veterans. Issucs statement: From travels through Pa.'s 67 countics, I have stayed in touch with the prioritics of the people of PA; (1) economic recovery to provide thou- sands of jobs; (2) affordable health carc for all Amcricans; (3) climination of unfair forcign imports; (4) education re- form; (5) drug control; (6) cnvironmen- tal protection. My bill (S. 1984) would stimulate consumer purchasing power ‘by allowing middle-income America to make limited withdrawals from their IRAs for major purchases: homes, cars, medical costs, tuition. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL The Attorney General is the head of the department of Justice and PA's chicf lc- gal officer. The Attorney General cn- forces the criminal laws of the State, convenes investigative grand juries, and appoints a Consumer Advocate and the Director of Consumer Protection. In civil matters, the Attorney General shares the responsibility for representing the Commonwealth and its agencics with’ the Governor's Office of General Counsel and independent agency coun- scls. Term: 4 years Salary $84,000 (Vote for one) The candidates for Attorney General were asked: (1) State your qualifications for this office (2) What do you consider to be the important issucs to be dealt with by the Attorney General in the coming term? DEMOCRATIC Joe Kohn D.O.B.: 7/15/57 Qualifications: Attorney Joc Kohn is an cxpert is an cxpert in RICO (Racketeering Influenced & Corrupt Or- ganizations Act). Kohn represents small busincsscs, homeowners fighting illcgal mortgage practices, ncighbor- hoods working to closc crack houscs, familics who need health care and work- crs with pensions in jeopardy. Kohn, a lifclong Pennsylvanian, graduated Cum Laudc from Univ. of PA Issues statement: "Familics face prob- lems, high auto insurance ratcs, unfair mortgage practices, unsafe workplaces, pensions in jeopardy - thc Attorney General can help solve these problems. To date, we have had passive lawyers in that office. We spent 183% morc dol- lars on the drug war in four years, yct there were 20% fewer arrests - that's in- defensible. We need Icaders not politi- cians who usc our moncy to run for the next higher office. 1 will be an aggres- sive Attorney General and a leader." Devon Richard J. Orloski D.O0.B.: 1/31/47 Qualifications: B.A., King's College, cum laude. J.D., Corncll Law School. Author, Criminal Law: An Indictment (Nclson-Hall 1977). Deputy Attorney General, PA (Co-Authored 15 Official Opinions). Assistant District Attorney, PA. A democrat who prosecuted crimi- nal defendants. [ssucs statement: Attorney General must advocate reform of criminal justice system. Street criminals must be caught and jailed. Specific reforms: 1) State Police given primary concurrent jurisdiction to prosccute street crimi- nals; 2) ncw rcgional criminal court for rapid trial of street criminals to end plea "bargains"; and 3) mandatory consccu- tive jail time for using guns in street crimes. Attorney General's success must be mcasurcd by the safety of our streets. There, Ernic Preate has failed. Allentown REPUBLICAN Ernie Preate Scranton D.O.B.: 11/20/40 Qualifications: Univ. of Pa., Wharton School (1962). Univ. of Pa, Law School. (1965) U.S. Marine, Victnam Vet, Platoon Commander. 1970-77 Assistant DA 1978-89 Lackawanna Co: DA. Trial prosccutor, specializing in: drug cascs (20), murder cases (19) and appellate advocate including the U. Su Supreme Court. Author and Lecturer an’ Criminal law Practice. & Issues statement: Who is most qualified by training and cxpcricnce to be the State's Chicf Law Enforcement officer? I have demonstrated that leadership in the drug fight, as an advocate {or con- sumecrs, and in my cfforts to reform the legislative budget process. I've made government work for pcople: major drug dcalcr arrests arc up 40%; task force arrests arc up 400%. Consumer refunds jumped 300% to a record $42 million. I want to continue this {ight for justice. 2) State Auditor General w The Auditor General, head of the De- partment of the Auditor General, is 7a- sponsible for auditing ithe, Treasury partment to casurc that all moncy i which the Commonwealth is cntitled has been deposited in the state treasury! and that the public moncy has been dis-i bursed legally and properly. The De- partment post-audits the financial affairs) of state government agencies and certain) local government agencics, official, and organizations and cxamincs the accounts, of revenue collecting agents Term: 4 years Salary: $84, 000 (Vote for onc) | The candidates for Auditor General were asked: (1) State your qualification sr this office. (2) What dutics and activi-| tics of the office of Auditor General do! you scc as important in informing the! legislature and the public about thc state's financial condition? DEMOCRATIC Craig Lewis Southampton, D.O.B.: 7/22/44 Qualifications: As a State Scnator and Attorney I understand state governmen( operations and how to probe for infor! mation. I served four ycars as the Democratic chairman of the approprias tions committee where I built the first professional staff in Scnate history. | was also the first chairman of the Scan Ethics Committee. Issucs statement; The Auditor Se s principal duty to the public and lcgig i ture is to assurc them that tax dollars X being spent properly, according to law, However, much more should be donc, The Auditor General can take the infor mation form audits performed and rece ommend how to spend moncy morc cf? ficiently and productively. The State's financial condition can be substantially improved if this type of performance r auditing system is implemented. Roy D. Afflerbach D.O.B.: 2/6/45 Qualifications: Scn. Afflerbach from Lehigh County is an Air Force veteran with over 20 ycars experience in state government, including scrving four years in the House and six years in the Scnate. His current committee assign- ments include: Scnate Consumer Pro- tection and Professional Licensure, Education, and Legislative Budget and Finance Committee. Issucs statement: The Auditor Gener can, and should command an indcpen- dent public platform, not simply to sound alarms, but also to forcclully ad- vocate specific recommendations. Re- sults-based performance audits can be uscd with traditional financial "watchdog" audits to climinate, merge, or redefine tax-funded programs and ser- vices. Programs and services must als be evaluated for individual responsibil- Continued on page 13° 1 Allentown,
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