Terence Ferenc: 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: Fox River GroveWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Twitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: McHenry County Board District 1 Age: Candidate did not respond.Family: Third generation resident of Fox River Grove Sister, daughter, and GranddaughterOccupation: Building/Construction Sales/ConsultantEducation: Fox River Grove Grade School, Cary-Grove HS, McHenry Co College Southern Ill University US Navy Seabees Construction and Military trainingCivic involvement: Candidate did not respond.Elected offices held: Candidate did not respond.Questions Answers Why are you running for this office, whether for re-election or election for the first time? Is there a particular issue that motivates you? If so, what?To offer my 35+ years of Construction, business, Mgt and Common Sense from a non political background to help support and improve the quality of life for the people of McHenry CountyIf you are an incumbent, describe your main contributions. Tell us of any important initiatives you've led. If you are a challenger, what would you bring to the board and what would your priority be?committee closest related to my professional experienceDescribe your position regarding the balance between county spending and revenues as it exists today, then describe the chief threats you see looming in the future and how the county should deal with them. In particular in the suburbs, President Preckwinkle has set a goal of eliminating unincorporated areas from county oversight. Do you agree with this approach? If so, how should the county go about it?I am a Fiscal Conservative and believe in trying to work within the constraints of revenues. I also feel competitive bidding, reviewing spending procedures, overreach on projected costs can send spending out of control. Upcoming federal cuts and fuel tax reductions will will force the county to cut additional expenditures. If any area of the county receives services from the county I feel county oversight should be considered.How do you rate the county government on transparency and the public's access to records? If you consider it adequate, please explain why. If you think improvements are needed, please describe them and why they are important.I always feel there is room for improvement on transparency. I feel the county should try to improve the areas the public is asking for the most since we all work for the people. I feel agencies should share information with each other to reduce the duplication of efforts by the publicPlease list any elected office you have ever run for and what the result of that election was. Have you ever been appointed to fill an unexpired term?Village Trustee, Ran with three other candidates and received most votes of four but our pact lost. I have never filled an unexpired termWhat other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?Honesty and integrity to the people in your District. Listen to them and respond to their concerns. Attendance to meetings, participate on committees and don't become complacent and let only politics control your decisions. try to do the best job you can.Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime minister of Israel His leadership, love and dedication to his people and countryWhat is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?Work hard, study, strive, and treat all people the same and you will be justly rewardedIf life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?Learning from my mistakes, go after my passion in life and cherish every minute you spend with fanilyWhat was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?My favorite were the sciences and economics. It helped me understand the business world and what makes everything functionIf you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?Whatever your dream, arts, sciences, music, business, family follow it and strive for success nd