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Assembly Minority Leader

Brian M. Kolb933 Legislative

Ofce Building

Albany, NY 12248

(518) 455-3751

607 W. Washington Street

Geneva, NY 14456

(315) 781-2030

[email protected]

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Dear Neighbor, Winter 2011

It is my honor and privilege to serve as your voice in the New York StateAssembly. One o my top priorities is listening to constituents like you onimportant issues such as job creation, tax relie and government reorm.

Please take a ew minutes to complete the ollowing survey. Your views, opin-ions and ideas will help shape my 2011 Legislative Agenda so I can better serveyou and represent our community.

Individual responses will be kept confdential and, as always, your e-mail andother contact inormation will NEVER be sold or shared with a third party.You may also take this survey on my ofcial Facebook page.

Thank you or taking part in my legislative survey. I look orward to hearingrom you!

Brian M. KolbAssembly Minority Leader

P. S. Follow me on Twitter and fnd me on Facebookor the latest news about your state government!

Do you eel as i things in New York State are headed in the rightdirection or are they on the wrong track?

____ Right Direction ____ Wrong Track

Do you agree or disagree with the ollowing statement: “Therecession in New York has ended and our economy is fnallygrowing again.”

____ Agree ____ Disagree

Have you, or has someone you know, been laid o rom a job inthe past year?

____ Yes ____ No

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2011-12 Executive Budget contains“savings targets” or State Agencies that, i unrealized, couldultimately result in up to 9,800 state workers being laid o unlesspublic employee unions make concessions. Would you avorsuch a reduction in the state workorce to help close New York’sprojected $10 billion budget defcit?

____ Yes

____ Yes, but with less than 9,800 layos

____ No, fnd the savings somewhere else

____ Undecided – send me more inormation on this topic



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5. New York State aces a projected $10 billion budget defcit.What do you think are the best ways to close this multi-billion dollarshortall? (check all that apply)

____ Consolidate and merge State Agencies with overlapping unctions

____ Reduce spending on education

____ Cut State Agency budgets by 10%

____ Reduce Medicaid services

____ Oer incentives to public employees or early retirement

____ Institute a hiring and wage reeze or public employees

____ Collect sales taxes rom cigarettes and gasoline sold on Native American

lands to non-Native American Indians

____ Increase borrowing

____ Raise taxes

A property tax cap would restrict the rate o growth o local propertytax increases, but place greater burdens on local governments and schooldistricts by limiting their unding – unless the tax cap included relie romAlbany’s rules, regulations, red tape and government mandates. Knowingthis, which statement best describes your eelings on a property tax cap?

____ I avor a property tax cap that includes mandate relie

____ I avor a property tax cap

____ I oppose a property tax cap


Since New York State’s ounding, several Constitutional Conventions havebeen convened to make necessary changes and reorms to our stategovernment. Do you support holding a non-partisan, grassroots “People’sConstitutional Convention” to deliver positive change and fx our brokenstate government? A People’s Convention would move the opportunityor real reorm up six years and prevent elected ofcials and political party

bosses rom serving in such a convention.____ Strongly Favor

____ Somewhat Favor

____ Somewhat Oppose

____ Strongly Oppose

____ Undecided – send me more inormation on this topic.

In 2012, the boundaries or State Assembly and State Senate districts will

be redrawn. The current process is dominated by the Majorities in bothhouses and used to protect their political power – even i it means yourvoice in Albany is diminished. Do you avor taking this process out o thehands o the State Legislature by establishing an independent LegislativeRedistricting Commission that would redraw districts without regard topolitical party?

____ Strongly Favor

____ Somewhat Favor

____ Somewhat Oppose

____ Strongly Oppose____ Undecided – send me more inormation on this topic.



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9. For years, state government – and Albany in particular – have been plagued bya “culture o corruption” and a series o embarrassing “pay-to-play scandals”where insiders, special interests and lobbyists have traded campaign donationsor government avors. What do you support as the best way to enactmeaningul reorm and clean up state government? (check all that apply)

____ Term limits or legislators

____ Term limits or Legislative Leaders

____ Campaign fnance reorm

____ Comprehensive ethics reorm

____ Public disclosure o all outside income earned by legislators

____ Convening a “People’s Constitutional Convention”

Do you avor allowing same-sex couples in New York State the legal right tomarry, or do you believe that the institution o marriage should remain solelybetween a man and a woman?

____ Support same-sex marriage

____ Oppose same-sex marriage

____ Favor a dierent approach, such as civil unions

____ Undecided

New York State is home to an abundant supply o clean natural gas reservesthat could be accessed through a process o hydraulic racturing, also reerredto as “hydro-racking.” Supporters o accessing this energy supply believethat, with careul oversight rom the State Department o EnvironmentalConservation (DEC), tapping our natural gas reserves will create thousandso good-paying jobs and generate billions o dollars or New York’seconomy. Opponents cite saety concerns and the potential o groundwatercontamination. Where do you stand?

____ I support this type o energy exploration – New York needs more jobs

____ I oppose such an eort – the environmental risks are too great


One o my top priorities as your Assemblyman is staying in close contactand hearing what matters to you. A new way to stay connected is through a“Tele-Town Hall,” which is a telephone conerence call that allows citizens toactively participate in a live discussion and pose questions. Tele-Town Halls areuseul because they allow more people to contribute than a traditional TownHall meeting. I plan to conduct a Tele-Town Hall Meeting or constituents in

the Spring – would you be interested in participating? I so, please be sure toinclude your e-mail address below.

____ Yes, I would like to participate in your Tele-Town Hall Meeting in the Spring *

____ Not at this time

____ Undecided – send me more inormation on your Tele-Town Hall

* Please provide your e-mail address: _______________________________________ (Your e-mail address and personal inormation will NEVER be shared with a third party)

I you would like to provide additional comments or Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb on any issue pertaining to New York Stategovernment, please print them in the space below:

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