Statewide offices
Numbered answers are in response to the candidate survey questions at right. Personal profiles, following the survey answers, are condensed from material supplied by the candidates. Candidates marked ★ are endorsed by the Chronicle.
Governor
★ Robert L. Burch, Jr. (D) 1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. I support broad educational programs
Burch
that value every person as an individual, including lesbian and gay youth, and I reconize that our diversity is a source of great strentgh for Ohio and America. 5. Yes
Burch is a resident of Dover, Ohio, and an attorney by profession. He was elected to the Ohio Senate in November 1984, and reelected in 1988 and 1992, representing the 30th Senate District which includes Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas Counties. He also served as an Ohio Assistant Attorney General from 1981 to 1985.
George V. Voinovich (R) did not return a survey or profile.
Lieutenant Governor
★ Peter Lawson Jones (D) 1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Although I am not familiar with the details of ENDA, I feel that lesbians and gays should not be victims of employment discrimination.
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Jones
4. I firmly believe that diversity classes should be held in school and that such classes should teach tolerance for gays and lesbians. I also feel that school counselors should be prepared to address the unique problems and con-
cerns of gay and lesbian youth.
5. I am willing to lend my name to the fight against "Project Spotlight" but, because of my schedule, I will not be able to do more.
Jones is an attorney affiliated with the law firm of Weiner & Suit and is a former vice mayor and councilmember of the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights. In addition, he has been appointed Special Counsel for the Ohio Attorney General and has served as an associate bar examiner for the Supreme Court of Ohio.
ELECTION '94
Jones was formerly law director and prosecutor of Woodmere, Ohio, and president of the Ohio Works Company in Cleveland, a venture that placed welfare recipients in permanent full-time employment.
Nancy P. Hollister (R) did not return a completed survey or profile.
Attorney General
★ Lee Fisher (D)
1. Yes, including family members, employees and friends.
2. Unfortunately, gays and lesbians still face significant discrimination in most facets of their lives including employment, housing, legal issues and other areas. I find discrimination, whether it be on the basis of race, gender, or sexual orientation to be repugnant and destructive. I support hate crimes legislation that would prohibit crimes based on sexual orientation in awarding custody of children.
Fisher
3. Although I have not yet analyzed this particular piece of legislation, I am supportive of efforts to end discrimination against lesbians and gays in the workplace. The Attorney General's office has an Equal Employment Opportunity policy that prohibits discriminating in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. As Attorney General, I also led the effort to draft the new model state Family Leave Act policy which includes non-traditional relationships within the definition of family.
4. While I am adamantly opposed to discrimination in any form toward lesbian and gay youth, I could not take a position regarding specific educational curriculum or programs without better understanding the specific program.
5. Yes. In fact, I believe I am one of the Project Spotlight's targets.
As the state's chief legal and law enforcement officer, Attorney General Fisher has reached out to Ohio's business community, and has run a highly professional office. He has initiated new policies throughout his office-particularly, in the environmental, consumer and antitrust areas, that discourge litigation, encourge mediation and promote fairness. His "hands-on" management of the office has focused on excellence and efficiency. He has personally argued cases before both the U.S. Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court. He served for ten years in the Ohio General Assembly, in both the House and Senate.
Betty Montgomery (R) did not return a survey or profile.
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Survey questions
These are the questions sent to candidates by the Chronicle.
1. Do you personally know any lesbians or gay men?
2. Do you believe that gays and lesbians face discrimination, including, but not limited to, employment, housing, violence and legal issues?
3. Are you supportive of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), now before Congress, that will protect lesbians and gays from workplace discrimination? 4. Do you favor school-based programs and support for lesbians and gay youth? 5. Are you willing to fight "Project Spotlight," a radical right project to target, and keep from elected office, gay-friendly officals?
Secretary of State
★ Dan Brady (D)
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes 4. Yes
5. Yes
Brady is a three-term city council member from Cleveland's West Side Ward 19. A
1976 graduate of Ohio University, Dan Brady has dedicated his career to public service, to fight for the working people of Cleveland and Ohio. Brady is endorsed by the Ohio AFLCIO, Ohio Democratic Party and United Auto Workers, among others. Robert Taft (R) did not return a completed survey or profile.
Brady
Auditor of State
★ Randall W. Sweeney (D) 1. Yes 2. Yes
3. Yes
4. (no answer) 5. Yes Sweeney is running for Auditor of State because he firmly believes that the right people can make a positive difference in government. This is his first attempt for elective office. His campaign motto is "Not politics as usual, but government as it should be." Sweeney will be committed to reform as auditor. James M. Petro (R) did not return a completed survey or profile.
Sweeney
Sykes
Treasurer of State
Barbara
Sykes (D)
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
Sykes' experi-
ence proves she has the ability to handle the responsibilities of the Treasurer's office. She is committed to the high degree of integrity necessary to run a successful operation.
J. Kenneth Blackwell (R) did not return a completed survey or profile.
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnick
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. I am unable to "fight for or against" any issue. But I believe all people legally eligible for public office should have a right to run for elected office.
J. Ross Haffey
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. (no answer)
4. (no answer) 5. (no answer)
Haffey worked his way through John Carroll University and Cleveland Marshall Law School, graduating in 1964. "My thirty year relationship with the consumer, working, injured, accused and senior citizens of Ohio gives me the right to say that I will bring integrity, maturity and experience to the Ohio Supreme Court.”
Deborah Cook did not return a survey or profile.
Sara J. Harper did not return a survey or profile.
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