OCTOBER 11, 1996 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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ELECTION 1996
Northeast Ohio federal, state, and local offices
Akron, Canton and surrounding areas
Candidate answers are in response to the survey questions in the box on the facing page. Names marked with a star ★ are endorsed by the Chronicle, based on survey response, past voting record, candidate interviews, and information from state and national lesbian-gay political groups.
U.S. House, 13th District
★ Sherrod Brown (D)
Answered Stonewall Akron survey:
1. Possibly important, unsure of impact. 2 through 11: Support
12. Oppose
13. Support
Kenneth C. Blair, Jr. (R) David Kluter (Natural Law)
Neither candidate returned a survey form.
U.S. House, 14th District
✩ Thomas C. Sawyer (D)
Joyce George (R)
Terry E. Wilkinson (Natural Law)
None of the candidates returned a survey form.
U.S. House, 16th District
★ Thomas E. Burkhart (D)
1. Yes.
2. No.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.
5. N/A
6. A.
ness and should not be a work issue.
2. No. Non-issue: none of ya business. 3. No. I would not support any legislation that targets any group for special favor or discrimination,
4. No. Intimidation and terroristic threats already are a crime--resisting laws to protect person and property should be enforced.
5. Who died and made the Government God? Who ever wishes to marry whom ever, it is a personal matter.
6. A.
7. The FDA should get our of the way. Needle exchange program should be put in place. Investigation of ozone treatment of donor blood supply should be evaluated.
8. No. Personal business--the last place Government should be invading.
9. If the choice by these institutions are voluntary.
10. Yes. All I ever get is one special interest group after another wanting special favors. I want all people to have their person and property respected. I believe in a voluntary order--I do not advocate the initiation of force to achieve social or political goals.
Ohio House, 44th District
★ Vernon Sykes (D)
Also endorsed by Ohioans Against Discrimination.
1. Yes.
2. No.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. Yes.
9. Yes.
Bryan C. Williams (R)
Walter Keith III (Natural Law)
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Neither returned a survey form.
Ohio House, 46th District
★ John N. Schmidt (D) Kevin J. Coughlin (R) Carol Ann McCoy (Natural Law)
'None of the candidates returned a survey form. Schmidt returned a note saying that "I do not believe it [the survey] can reflect completely my views on the subject," and pledged fair treatment for all. Schmidt also attended Stonewall Akron's Candidate Night Out.
Ohio House, 47th District
★ Betty Sutton (D) James K. Reed (R)
Neither of the candidates returned a survey form. Sutton attended Stonewall Akron's Candidate Night Out.
Ohio House, 54th District
★ William J. Healy (D)
Answered Stonewall Akron's survey:
1. Possibly important, unsure of impact.
2. through 11: Support.
12. Oppose.
13. Support.
Paul R. Schiffer (R) Doug Dale (1)
Neither candidate returned a survey form.
Ohio House, 55th District
Bob Corlett (D)
Kirk Schuring (R)
David A. Kidd (Natural Law)
Recommended by Stonewall Akron. Answered Stonewall Akron's survey: 1. Important, could be decisive.
2. Support.
3. Support.
4. Oppose.
5. Support.
6. Support.
7. Support.
8. Support.
9. Support.
10. Oppose.
11. Support.
12. Support.
13. Oppose.
Ohio House, 75th District Sally Henzel (D)
Did not return a survey form.
★ Ann Womer Benjamin (R)
Also endorsed by Ohioans Against Dis-
crimination.
Did not return a survey form.
Summit County Engineer
B. Alan Brubaker (D)
★ Gene Esser (R)
Answered Stonewall Akron's survey:
1. Possibly important, unsure of impact. 2. Support.
3. Support.
4. I may be limited by the new County Human Resource Commission.
5. Support.
6. Support.
7. A. I believe that this issue is the #1 medical issue and that spending should be increased.
8. No. I am against any sex education classes in Ohio's schools.
9. Yes.
10. N/A
Ralph Regula (R)
Tom Gebhardt (Independent)
10. Yes.
Larry Davis (R)
Did not return a survey form. Ohio House, 45th District
★ Karen M. Doty (D)
Answered Stonewall Akron's survey:
1. Possibly important, unsure of impact.
2. Support.
Brad Graef (Natural Law)
3. Support.
None of these candidates returned a sur-
4. Support.
vey form.
5. Support.
6. Not sure.
7. Support.
U.S. House, 19th District
✩ Thomas Coyne, Jr. (D) Did not return a survey form. Steven C. LaTourette (R)
Did not return a survey form.
Thomas Martin (Natural Law)
1. One's sexual preference is their own busi-
8. Support.
9. Support.
10. Depends, define “explicit instructions.” 11. support, but content to vary with age. 12. I oppose ballot initiatives like Colorado's Amendment 2.
13. Not sure.
(Doty attended Stonewall Akron's Candidate Night Out.)
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