O’Connor Ives, Toohey trade accusations in 1st District debate
By Shawn Regan, The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass. | |
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Answering questions from a panel of representatives from three seacoast chambers of commerce, the candidates for the
Last night's debate at
Toohey spent much of his debate time attacking
The candidates agreed on many issues. They both said they believe
When it comes to charter schools, however, Toohey supports more charters and
"Charter schools were an experiment to identify best practices for learning,"
Answering a question about tourism, Toohey criticized
The candidates explained how they plan to vote on four high-profile questions on the
Both candidates said they will vote in favor of repealing the recent gas tax increase as well as a provision that calls for automatic future increases in that tax based on inflation, and both said they support requiring
Toohey said he also is against expanding the bottle bill, a proposal that would extend the program to include water and other beverages. Toohey said he would rather focus on more curbside recycling in communities to increase recycling and reduce litter.
"In the (Democratic) primary I was called the most conservative senator in the
A partner in a local insurance company and regional vice president of a mortgage equity company, Toohey is on both the Haverhill and Whittier Regional Vocational School Committees.
"I have the right combination of business and School Committee experience," Toohey said. "And I won't forget where I come from or who I work for."
Toohey said electing him would strike a blow to one-party rule that he said has stagnated
Besides the
Additional debates between Toohey and
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