ray mccarty: 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: round lake parkWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Twitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Round Lake Park Mayor Age: 57Family: I was raised in foster homes.I have a wife and a daughter, one brother.Occupation: auto body repair manEducation: finished 10th grade (barely)went back to finish my GED at CLC I think 1992.the rest of my education comes from life.Civic involvement: economic development board. main st development board.Elected offices held: noneQuestions Answers What makes you the best candidate for the job?35yrs of dealing with people from the public.How would you describe the condition of your community's budget, and what are the most important specific actions the town should take to assure providing the level of services that people want?Weak.Form a better relation with our business owners and our community.Where, if anywhere, could the current budget be trimmed, and conversely, are there areas the budget does not give enough money to?Our budget is tight.every dollar is already being used efficiently. what little money we do have I feel needs to be spent on trying to bring more commerce into our town.Describe your leadership style and explain how you think that will be effective in producing effective actions and decisions with your village board or city council.overbearing. I push people hard.What is one good idea you have to better the community that no one is talking about yet?market our town as if it was a product.What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?immigration!!Please name one current leader who most inspires you.linda lucason,What is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?RESPECT OTHERS, DONT THINK ONLY OF YOURSELF.If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?I DONT WONT A DO OVER.EVEN MY BAD I TRUN TO GOOD. No do overs!What was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?social studies. It gave me a better understanding of people.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?serve God in all you do.