Biographical Information | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
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| Your Age | 64 | 60 |
| Campaign Address | 1112 Brown St.
Holdrege, NE 68949 | 288 W 4th
Nelson, NE 68961 |
| Campaign Phone Numbers | (308) 995-4423 | (402) 225-2341 |
| Campaign Email Address | ntcarlson@qwest.net | garrisonforlegislature@alltel.net |
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| Current Occupation | Insurance and Financial Advisor | Attorney |
| Party Affiliation | Republican | Republican |
| Experience and Associations | Local School Board (8 years) President-Optimist, School Board, Nebraska FCA, Rotary, Trinity Church.
Board Member, YMCA, Christian Homes | Nebraska State Bar Association
Nuckolls County Foundation (Sec/Treas)
Nuckolls County Hospital Bd of Dir
Nuckolls County Historical Society Bd of Dir
Nebraska Certificate of Need Panel
Nebraska Advisory Committee on Aging
University of Nebraska Presidents Advisory Board
Salem Lutheran Church
Elks Lodge #2197
Masonic Lodge #77
Life Member Nebraska Alumni Association
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| Financial: where the money comes from | Individuals and PAC's | |
| Education | PhD
University of Iowa
CLU-American College | BS in Education University of Nebraska
Juris Doctor University of Nebraska |
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Abortion | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Do you believe life begins at conception? | Yes | Yes |
| Would you support legislation to require parental notification prior to an abortion? | Yes | Yes |
| Would you permit an abortion if the life of the mother was at risk? |  Show extended answer  Hide extended answer
No, I can't justify abortion, but if a mother's life is truly at risk, then every attempt should be made to save the baby by delivery regardless of where it is in the 40 week pregnancy period.
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| Would you permit an abortion in the case of rape? | No | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes but only if immediately reported to law enforcement.
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Death Penalty | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Do you support the death penalty? | Yes | Yes |
| Do you think the death penalty discourages crime? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Only if completed in a reasonable length of time
| Yes |
Drugs | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Should marijuana use be legalized? | No | No |
| Should a doctor be able to prescribe marijuana for pain control? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
No, there are ample options
| No |
| Would you support legislation to subsidize prescription drugs for low income people? | Yes | Yes |
Taxes | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Should Nebraska collect sales taxes on purchases made over the Internet? | Yes | Yes |
| Should Nebraska collect taxes on voice calls made from a computer to a telephone via the Internet? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I don't have sufficient information to have a strong opinion.
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Sounds like a long distance call to me but I would have to know more on the issue.
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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
I'm for lower taxes, but local agencies should be able to tax with a vote of the people.
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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
Spending should be wise spending. Every effort should be made to find, stop payment and penalize those who abuse the programs.
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I work with needy people on almost a daily basis. Fraud does take place and should be vigerously prosecuted.
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| Is it better to raise taxes or reduce services? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Raising taxes should be the absolute last resort.
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Reduce services.
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Guns | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Would you support legislation to permit a person to carry a concealed weapon on their person? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes, but the individual should be licensed and given a thorough background check.
| Yes |
| Should a person with a criminal record be permitted to possess a gun? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
It depends on the nature of the criminal record. Should be a waiting period in all cases.
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Depends upon the "record". A felon who has been convicted of a violent crime certainly needs to be delt with differently than ones with a non-violent record.
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| Should every gun be registered with the State or Federal government? | Yes | No |
Religion | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Would you support legislation to require alternative theories to evolution be taught in schools? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Legislation should allow, not require, alternative theories to be taught and teachers who present alternative theories must be protected.
| No |
| Would you support legislation to permit tax dollars to be used in religion-based schools? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
In the form of tax deductions for academic scholarships.
| No |
Education | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Would you support legislation to provide schools with a consistent amount of State funding from year to year? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I believe it should be based on the number of students.
| Yes |
| Do you support the testing of children to measure school performance? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes, but mandatory testing required by government should be funded by government.
| Yes |
| Do you support the testing of teachers to assure competence? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes, but mandatory testing required by government should be funded by government.
| No |
| Would you support legislation to require standardized reporting of school finances and performance to permit the comparison of schools? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Same as above. All state or federal mandates should be adequately funded.
| Yes |
| Do you support a uniform spending per student in every school district? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
No. I support uniform state aid per student, but individual districts should be able to raise and spend addiitonsl dollars if they choose to do so.
| No |
| Should a school be permitted to make condoms available to students? | No | No |
| Should a school be permitted to spank a student? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Restrain - Yes
Spank - No
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| Should a school be permitted to permanently expel a student? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes, if warranted.
| Yes |
| Would you support legislation to cause the consolidation of high cost schools? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Best consolidation is voluntary when a district concludes it is the best option.
| No |
| Would you support legislation to block the Omaha school system from annexing surrounding school districts? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
I don't have sufficient information to give a definite answer.
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I am undecided on this issue.
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| Would you support legislation to require schools to teach basic subjects to children in their native language? | No | No |
| Would you support legislation to assure a laptop computer to every high school student? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Encourage, yes.
Legislate, no.
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Environment | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Do you believe global warming is happening? | Yes | Yes |
| Would you support legislation to encourage nuclear power plants to be built in Nebraska? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Probably
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| Would you support legislation to impose greater controls on animal confinement farms? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
No, I would encourage expansion of livestock operations
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Gays | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Would you support legislation to permit civil unions for gays in Nebraska? | No | No |
| Would you support legislation to permit gay partners to receive insurance coverage similar to married couples? | No | No |
Economy | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Do you support giving tax breaks to encourage private business development? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes, with reasonable restrictions.
| Yes |
| 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
Yes, but a new venture must have a good business plan with reasonable probability of success.
| Yes |
| Do you support continued financial incentives to encourage additional ethanol development? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes, and somehow the grain producers should also benefit.
| Yes |
Health Care | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Would you support legislation to provide financial incentives to doctors and nurses to locate in rural Nebraska? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Possibly.
| Yes |
| 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
The CHIP plan already exists, but I believe it needs revision.
| Yes |
| Would you support legislation to restrict malpractice lawsuits? | Yes | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Legislation exists in the form of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act (44-2801 et seq.) effective in latest form on 1/1/05. This Act provides adequate protection to care givers and inturn recovery to victims.
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Immigration | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Do you support additional funding for more illegal immigration control? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes, but let's help good people through the process in a more expedient manner.
| Yes |
| Do you support designating English as the official language of the State of Nebraska? | Yes | Yes |
| Do you support legislation requiring ballots to be available in Spanish? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
No, but an interpreter would be acceptable.
| Yes |
Legal | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Would you support legislation to require the loser in a lawsuit to pay the winner's legal fees? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes. I like the concept of loser pays.
| Yes |
Privacy | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Would you support legislation to make public the name and amount of any individual receiving public assistance? | No | No |
| Would you support legislation prohibiting companies from releasing a customer's contact information without express permission of the customer? | Yes | Yes |
Gambling | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Would you support legislation to permit casino gambling in Nebraska? | No | No |
| Would you support legislation to prohibit charity gambling in Nebraska? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Probably not.
| No |
Other info | Tom Carlson | Wayne Garrison |
| Which legislative committees do you most want to be on? | Agriculture, Natural Resources, Education, Insurance and Banking. | Education, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Judiciary |
| Candidate Statement | Rural Nebraska has several important issues that need immediate attention and action. Water is a valuable resource and a policy that treats surface and ground water irrigators as well as domestic, industrial and recreational users in a fair and equitable manner is essential. Access to good water is a right of all Nebraskans.
The trend of population out of rural Nebraska must be reversed to population into rural Nebraska. Recruiting good families and individuals from other states needs to be a priority for every rural community. We have a great story to tell in quality of life, and we must become more effective marketers of what we have that others could enjoy. The net result would be lower taxes as we increase the number of people who pay taxes.
Basic agriculture needs to be strongly supported and livestock operations need to be encouraged to expand. This type of expansion brings additional jobs to the area. We need to capitalize on the entire cycle of growing grain, feeding livestock and providing grain for ethanol production, feeding back the distillers grain to livestock, processing the meat from finished animals, and selling the meat to our citizens as well as exporting the finished product to other states and nations.
Education must be a top priority. We have quality schools, teachers and administrators in rural Nebraska. They have helped pace our students fifth in the nation in academic achievement. We rank thirty ninth in teachers'salaries, and I would encourage efforts to move Nebraska further up the list. We want to keep and be able to recruit top educators. Education can't be short-changed if we want good results in economic development.
We also need to address tax issues in the state. Taxes are too high, but relief would come with more taxpayers as we realize population in instead of population out. | |
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