Anthony Airdo: Candidate Profile

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Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that could not be immediately verified have been omitted. Jump to:BioQA Bio City: Melrose ParkWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Twitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: 77th State House District Age: 54Family: Candidate did not respond.Occupation: Sales DirectorEducation: MBACivic involvement: Church VolunteerElected offices held: Candidate did not respond.Questions Answers What needs to be done structurally to make the legislature more effective? Will you vote for your current legislative leader? What is your position on term limits in general and specifically for legislative leaders? Do you support the ongoing drive for a constitutional amendment on redistricting? What will you do to promote implementation of any changes you recommend?Bills need to come to floor for consideration sooner. Yes for minority leader. (Republican) I'm in favor of term limits, leaders should have 2 terms max. Yes. I will solicit support from both parties.Would you vote for an increase in state income taxes or sales taxes? Would you vote for new taxes, such as on services? What is your position on a graduated income tax?Yes if taxes go to paying down debt only. No. I'll have to look at that more carefully.What changes, if any, do you support in education and education funding in Illinois? Please be specific.I'm in favor of instituting state wide voucher program.On Illinois' budget, specifically, where do you believe cuts need to be made?All departments need to be reviewed for staffing needs, all policies related to purchases, programs, and pay roll.What approach do you support toward fixing the public pension systems?The law dictates the way certain pensions are administered for existing employees. Future state employees can be structured differently for there pensions than existing state workers. Best avoiding similar situation.What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?Transportation (congestion mitigation),reducing the size of government, and keeping businesses in Illinois.Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Pope Francis the leader of the Catholic church.What is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?Respect for authority, hard work, and the golden rule (doing unto others as i would have them do unto me).If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?I would have chosen a different career path that would have allowed me to have advanced my political career further than it has advanced today.What was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?Math, i use it everyday at work.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?The golden rule.