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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 Antoine M. Thompson:
The current Rockefeller Drug Laws due require reform. My goal is to work with the state legislature towards continued reform in order to return and allow judicial discretion on a case-by-case basis, while working with the court system and respective agencies to expand current substance abuse, preventive, educational, and re-entry programming. I would like to see funding designated for the prison system re-allocated to areas of need such as education, research, and economic development.
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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 Antoine M. Thompson:
As a small business advocate, I feel that we must increase our efforts and focus upon developing additional small business initiatives with a goal of creating more opportunity to integrate with a growing cultural tourism market and existing clusters of industry. The strength and vitality of small businesses will assist in fostering a concept of responsibility and self-sufficiency within WNY communities.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate
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- 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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