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State Representative Bob Dettmer
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4124
For more information contact: Austin Bleess 651-296-5529
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REP. DETTMER ANNOUNCES SURVEY RESULTS
St. Paul -- Representative Bob Dettmer (R – Forest Lake) announces his 2007 Legislative Questionnaire Results.
“This past fall you elected me to the State House of Representatives to be the voice of our area in St. Paul. I take this responsibility seriously,” said Dettmer. “I try to be as open and responsive to my constituents as possible. I hope that this survey provides people with a method of sharing their views on a wide range of issues, and I am proud to share the results with the people of District 52A. I welcome and encourage constituents to contact me at any time to discuss their opinions, questions, and concerns.”
Rep. Dettmer’s 2007 Legislative Questionnaire Results are as follows:
1. The state government recently forecast a $2 billion budget surplus. What should be done with the surplus? (1-6, 1 being your highest priority, 6 being your lowest priority)
18% Education
17% Health Care
15% Transportation
22% Tax Relief
13% State grants for higher education
14% Funds should be kept in a Rainy Day Fund
2. Which of these three do you think is the biggest transportation issue facing our community and therefore should receive the most funding from the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax?
26% Need more for transit (buses, rail, etc.)
36% Need more for roads
41% Better, more frequent maintenance
3. Do you support a gas tax increase?
27% Yes
73% No
4. Should an immigrant’s driver’s license list the date when their permission to stay in the country expires?
94% Yes
6% No
5. Do you support limiting overall state spending growth every two years to the rate of inflation plus population growth?
81% Yes
19% No
6. Should taxpayer dollars subsidize abortions?
18% Yes
82% No
7. Do you support a statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants?
59% Yes
41% No
8. Do you support the construction of light rail through Forest Lake?
59% Yes
41% No
9. Are you willing to pay additional taxes so the government can provide universal health care coverage to all Minnesotans, regardless of their income?
41% Yes
59% No
10. Do you support the Governor’s education initiatives to reward schools for better performance?
65% Yes
35% No
11. Do you consider yourself to be pro-life, pro-choice, or somewhere in between?
42% Pro-life
30% Pro-choice
27% Somewhere in between
12. Are you a military veteran?
22% Yes
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