Biographical Information | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
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| Your Age | 54 | 44 |
| Campaign Address | P.O. Box 106
Louisville, NE 68037 | PO Box 707
Avoca, NE 68307
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| Campaign Phone Numbers | 402-234-7685 | 402 275-3393 |
| Campaign Email Address | | jerrybond4legislature@yahoo.com |
| Campaign Web Site Address | www.DavePankonin.com | www.jerrybond.com |
| Current Occupation | Small Businessperson and Mayor | Dairy Farmer |
| Party Affiliation | Republican | Republican |
| Experience and Associations | President and manager of Pankonin's, Inc., a Case IH agricultural and consumer power dealership since 1975.
Past appointed member of the Louisville Public Library Board and Louisville Care Center Advisory Board.
Past President of the UNL College of Business Administration Alumni Association.
Past elected member of the Louisville Public School Board and Louisville City Council (2000).
Mayor of Louisville (2003, elected for full-term in 2004).
Louisville First United Methodist Church, Lay Leader, Finance Committee Chairpeson. | Chairman of the Nebraska Dairy Industry Development Board
Mid-America and Dairy Farmers of America
Member of U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry’s Agricultural Advisory Committee
Vice Chairman of the Cass County Republican Party
Member of the Republican Party’s State Central Committee
Missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1980 to 1982 |
| Financial: where the money comes from | Personal income is from small business income. Campaign money is from donations. | |
| Education | Louisville Public Schools K-12
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Degree in Business Administration, May 1974
Attended MBA program at Northwestern University | Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High School
Attended Ricks College in Idaho |
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Abortion | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Do you believe life begins at conception? | Yes | |
| Would you support legislation to require parental notification prior to an abortion? | Yes | |
| Would you permit an abortion if the life of the mother was at risk? | Yes | |
| Would you permit an abortion in the case of rape? | Yes | |
Death Penalty | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Do you support the death penalty? | Yes | |
| Do you think the death penalty discourages crime? | No opinion | |
Drugs | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Should marijuana use be legalized? | No | |
| Should a doctor be able to prescribe marijuana for pain control? | No | |
| Would you support legislation to subsidize prescription drugs for low income people? |  Show extended answer  Hide extended answer
The entire health care structure needs to be improved - this is just one part of a larger problem.
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Taxes | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Should Nebraska collect sales taxes on purchases made over the Internet? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
As a small retailer who collects sales taxes and competes against Internet retailers out of state who do not; I think this needs to be considered.
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| Should Nebraska collect taxes on voice calls made from a computer to a telephone via the Internet? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
To have a level playing field this needs to be considered.
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| Do you support legislation to limit taxes collected by local government agencies such as counties, cities, schools, and NRDs? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
We already have lids on most local governments.
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| The greatest growth in State spending has been for Health and Human Services. Will you limit the spending on this department, even if it means reduced services to needy people? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
This issue is part of the health care problem and needs to be addressed.
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| Is it better to raise taxes or reduce services? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I am generally against raising taxes.
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Guns | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Would you support legislation to permit a person to carry a concealed weapon on their person? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Depends upon the proposed legislation.
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| Should a person with a criminal record be permitted to possess a gun? | No | |
| Should every gun be registered with the State or Federal government? | No | |
Religion | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Would you support legislation to require alternative theories to evolution be taught in schools? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Depends upon the proposed legislation.
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| Would you support legislation to permit tax dollars to be used in religion-based schools? | No | |
Education | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Would you support legislation to provide schools with a consistent amount of State funding from year to year? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
As a former school board member I know this is a problem and large swings in state aid can cause havoc with local budgets.
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| Do you support the testing of children to measure school performance? | Yes | |
| Do you support the testing of teachers to assure competence? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Very difficult to do. How do you judge and from what prespective.
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| Would you support legislation to require standardized reporting of school finances and performance to permit the comparison of schools? | Yes | |
| Do you support a uniform spending per student in every school district? | No | |
| Should a school be permitted to make condoms available to students? | No | |
| Should a school be permitted to spank a student? | No | |
| Should a school be permitted to permanently expel a student? | Yes | |
| Would you support legislation to cause the consolidation of high cost schools? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I believe it is best when local school boards make that decision.
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| Would you support legislation to block the Omaha school system from annexing surrounding school districts? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Let us see what happens this legislative session.
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| Would you support legislation to require schools to teach basic subjects to children in their native language? | No | |
| Would you support legislation to assure a laptop computer to every high school student? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
That would be a worthy goal.
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Environment | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Do you believe global warming is happening? | Yes | |
| Would you support legislation to encourage nuclear power plants to be built in Nebraska? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I recently toured O.P.P.D.'s Ft. Calhoun plant and was impressed with the safeguards and professional staff. This needs to be considered.
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| Would you support legislation to impose greater controls on animal confinement farms? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I would need to know more about proposed legislation and the reasons why it is needed.
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Gays | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Would you support legislation to permit civil unions for gays in Nebraska? | No | |
| Would you support legislation to permit gay partners to receive insurance coverage similar to married couples? | No | |
Economy | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Do you support giving tax breaks to encourage private business development? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Depends upon the specific proposals.
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| Do you support tax dollars being used to finance a venture capital fund to encourage new businesses in rural Nebraska? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I would be open to consider this.
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| Do you support continued financial incentives to encourage additional ethanol development? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I hope and think the market for ethanol will be enough to encourage continued development.
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Health Care | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Would you support legislation to provide financial incentives to doctors and nurses to locate in rural Nebraska? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I would want to know more details about the proposed legislation.
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| Should the State of Nebraska make insurance available to those who cannot obtain insurance because of pre-existing conditions? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
We already do that.
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| Would you support legislation to restrict malpractice lawsuits? | Yes | |
Immigration | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Do you support additional funding for more illegal immigration control? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
This is a federal issue.
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| Do you support designating English as the official language of the State of Nebraska? | Yes | |
| Do you support legislation requiring ballots to be available in Spanish? | No | |
Legal | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Would you support legislation to require the loser in a lawsuit to pay the winner's legal fees? | Yes | |
Privacy | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Would you support legislation to make public the name and amount of any individual receiving public assistance? | No | |
| Would you support legislation prohibiting companies from releasing a customer's contact information without express permission of the customer? | Yes | |
Gambling | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Would you support legislation to permit casino gambling in Nebraska? | No | |
| Would you support legislation to prohibit charity gambling in Nebraska? | No | |
Other info | Dave Pankonin | Jerry Bond |
| Which legislative committees do you most want to be on? | Committees that have some influence on the changes or improvements needed to provide affordable health care. | |
| Candidate Statement | I offer the District 2 voters extensive private business and public service experience to best serve them. | |
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