Survey Results

Page: 2010 Prince George's County Executive Questionnaire

7. Candidate Contact Information:
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Phone: [ShowReplies]		100.0%	5
Fax: [ShowReplies]		100.0%	5
Email: [ShowReplies]		100.0%	5

9. Does your campaign accept PAC contributions?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		100.0%	5
No		0.0%	0

10. Restrictions on PAC contributions
	answered question	2
	skipped question	4
		Response Count
[ShowReplies]		2

11. Previous Elected/Appointed Office
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
1 [ShowReplies]		100.0%	5
2 [ShowReplies]		20.0%	1
3 [ShowReplies]		20.0%	1
4		0.0%	0
5		0.0%	0
6		0.0%	0

13. Have you ever received the AFL-CIO endorsement?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		60.0%	3
No		40.0%	2

15. Have you ever assisted a labor organization to achieve any of its goals?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		100.0%	5
No		0.0%	0

17. Please explain why you seek labor's endorsement?
	answered question	5
	skipped question	1
		Response Count
[ShowReplies]		5

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18. Do you support requiring any business that receives public funds, in the form of industrial revenue bonds, enterprise zone benefits, tax increment financing, tax breaks and the like, to provide "good jobs" with living wages and health insurance benefits?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		100.0%	5
No		0.0%	0

20. Do you support "Big Box" restrictions which would require that retail stores larger than 75,000 square feet pay a living wage, provide adequate health benefits, engage in first source hiring agreements?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		100.0%	5
No		0.0%	0

22. The District of Columbia has a “Labor Peace Law” for new hotel developments in order to protect its economic interests in those development projects. This law applies where the District has a substantial economic investment. Currently in D.C. there is legislation, Bill 18-0650 "D.C. Trade and Stimulus Act", that would require 1st source hiring, training, Project Labor Agreements and Labor Peace Agreements on all development projects receiving $200,000 or more in public subsidies. Will you support this type of legislation for Prince George's County?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		80.0%	4
No		0.0%	0
Other (please specify) [ShowReplies]		20.0%	1

24. Once a contract agreement has been reached between a union representing government workers and the county or other government entity, do you commit to fully funding those contracts? Under what circumstances would you not fully fund those contracts?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		100.0%	5
No		0.0%	0

26. Too often budget decisions are made that negatively effect county union workers and later the unions that represent the workers are informed of the budget decisions. Will you commit to involve the unions that represent county union employees in the front part of budget discussions if union employees are effected?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		100.0%	5
No		0.0%	0

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27. If elected County Executive will you commit to meet at least quarterly with the Executive Board of the Metro Council to maintan good relations?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		100.0%	5
No		0.0%	0

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28. The Prince George's Hospital in Cheverly serves many county residents who have no health insurance. This has lead to solvency problems. Will you pledge keeping this facility open? How would you accomplish this?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		80.0%	4
No		20.0%	1

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30. The state and county are experiencing large budget deficits, public education is usually the first to be cut by increasing class size, RIF's for teachers, principals, school bus drivers and other school support employees. Will you commit to protect public education from harmful budget cuts that reduces the quality of education? How would you do it?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		80.0%	4
No		20.0%	1

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32. There is an increasing need for affordable housing in Prince George's County.Will you support creating a Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF), similar to the HPTF established in D.C. that requires developers to put a designated amount into the fund, per project in the county, to assist qualified buyers of affordable homes or condominiums?
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		80.0%	4
No		20.0%	1

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34. For the measures above that you have agreed to support, would you be willing to:
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Introduce legislation		80.0%	4
Work with labor to pass the bill		100.0%	5
Lobby County Council members in support of legislation		60.0%	3
Speak at public events in support of legislation		60.0%	3
Write a letter in support of legislation		60.0%	3
Other (please specify)		0.0%	0

35. In order to help strengthen working people’s interests, would you be willing to:
	answered question		5
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Urge employers to respect their employees right to form a union by remaining neutral during a union organizing campaign		80.0%	4
Urge employers to recognize a union voluntarily when the majority of their employees choose to form one?		80.0%	4
Write a letter to unorganized workers endorsing an organizing drive by a labor union?		60.0%	3
Write a letter to urge an employer to re-hire a worker fired because the worker supported the union during an organizing drive?		80.0%	4
Urge the general public to utilize union produced products (for example AT&T Wireless)?		60.0%	3
Walk a picket line in support of a labor union?		60.0%	3
Other (please specify) [ShowReplies]		20.0%	1