Republicans vie for 47th House seat at club event
By Tom Troy, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio | |
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In the joint appearance, the two Republican candidates for the 47th House seat differed on the expansion of the state health-care program for poor people, as well as on educational standards.
About two dozen spectators and other candidates were present at the forum sponsored by the
"Without Obamacare there's no funding for this
He said
"It was not the moral choice," he said, referring to a comment made by
Ms. Sears, an insurance agent from
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She said the state's oversight has kept annual increases to under 3 percent. "When you look at the studies, they prove that what we are doing in
As a matter of state policy, she said it makes no sense to hold someone back because they need health care and that a healthy population is better able to thrive and hold jobs.
Common Core, he said, imposes restrictions on teachers and students and continues the march toward standards that he said have not improved education since the first statewide standards were introduced in
Ms. Sears said Common Core standards have been adopted in
"Everyone wants a measurement tool. It's just a very tough question," Ms. Sears said, without explicitly endorsing or condemning the standards.
Both said they would oppose legislative efforts to legalize gay marriage.
The two are on the ballot
No Democrat filed for the seat.
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