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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara and asked of all candidates for this office.
See below for questions on
Rockefeller Drug Laws,
Gambling Revenue
Click on a name for candidate information. See also more information about this contest.
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1. There is growing support for reform of the Rockefeller drug laws. What will you do to: a.) Initiate significant reform of these laws; b.) Provide adequate financial support for programs, on the community level, designed to cope with the impact of such reform?*
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Answer from Francine DelMonte:
I believe the Rockefeller Drug Laws should be reformed. I support restoring judicial discretion in drug cases as well as increasing funding for drug treatment and alternative sentences for low-level, non violent drug offenders.
Answer from Daniel J. Bazzani:
I would support additional reforms to the Rockefeller drug laws as long as district attorneys and the various police units that protect us assure me that any change to the laws will not cause the premature release of someone who is likely to commit the same crime again.
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2. What programs and actions will you support to protect communities from the negative consequences of the state’s increasing dependence on gambling revenue?*
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Answer from Daniel J. Bazzani:
I would support the expansion of services and treatment options for gambling addicts, especially those who live in Niagara County. We rarely hear about our neighbors who suffer economically and emotionally due to gambling. We must protect those who gamble away their life savings in hopes of winning the jackpot.
Answer from Francine DelMonte:
To decrease the state's dependence on gambling revenue, I will work with the next governor to implement a new economic policy on gambling revenue that promotes tourism, manufacturing and agriculture in Niagara County.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate
are reproduced as submitted to the League.
- Original answers for a published Voters Guide
were limited to 50 words and are presented as submitted. Candidates have
since been invited to supply answers of any length for the Web.
The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.
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