State House: James Ryan O'Hara on Spending

State House candidate James Ryan O’Hara answers our spending question: Q: According to the Florida state budget, the State of Florida spends approximately $70 Billion a year (http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Florida_state_budget). Do you think the state government should spend more, less, or is this about the right amount? If more, where would you spend more and where would…

State Senate: Melanie Peterson Answers the Spending Question

The second candidate to answer Question 1 Melanie Peterson, a Republican running for State Senate. Here’s the question again, and Melanie’s answer: Q: According to the Florida state budget, the State of Florida spends approximately $70 Billion a year. Do you think the state government should spend more, less, or is this about the right…

County Commission: Paul Tocker Answers the Spending Question

A week ago we asked Question 1 of some of our local candidates for County Commission and the state legislature. The first candidate to answer the question is Paul Tocker, a Republican running for the Palm Beach County Commission. Here’s the question again, and Paul’s answer: Q: According to the county budget summary (pdf), Palm…

Candidate Question 1

We sent the following question to each candidate who is on the ballot for the upcoming State Legislature and County Commission elections for districts covering West Boca Raton. So far the following candidates have agreed to participate: Geoff Sommers, Melanie Peterson, Steve Perman, James Ryan O’Hara, Paul Tocker and Rick Neuhoff. — Dear candidates: Below…