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PVA 2001 Election/Candidate Information ~ Lakewood
This page contains candidate respnses to PVA's candidate questionnaire for a municipal election.

Please note that responses are given exactly as they were written. Spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors were not corrected.

Candidate questionnaire scores
1a. Did you grow up with animals? Yes/No
1b. If so, what kind?

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes/horses, goats, cats, dogs, cattle
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes/Dogs-cats-rabbit
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Yes/Dogs & cats, pigs, horses, chickens
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Yes


2a. Does your family have animals? Yes/No
2b. If so, what kind?

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes/one cat
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes/2 cats
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams No
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Yes/Cat


3a. Do you feel that animal control issues are within the purview of the City Council? Yes/No/Undecided
3b. Would you be likely to support related humane legislation at the municipal level? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes/Yes
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley No/Yes - "The Police Force should control this issue"
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Yes/Yes
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided/Undecided - "case by case per issue"


4a. Do you feel that animal protection issues are within the purview of the City Council? Yes/No/Undecided
4b. Would you be likely to support related humane legislation at the municipal level? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes/Yes
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes/Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Yes/Yes
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided/Undecided - "same as above"


5. Were you aware that animal abuse is often a precursor of child abuse? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams No
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided - "I have heard this. I'd like to see more I'm open minded here."


6. Would you be willing to meet from time to time with representatives of one or more animal-protection groups to discuss their concerns? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Yes
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan No answer selected


7a. Were you aware that almost all baby chickens and ducks purchased as Easter "gifts" die within a year? (PVA mistake - no answer choices were given for this question)
7b. Would you be likely to support legislation prohibiting the sale and purchase of baby animals as Easter "gifts"? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin No answer selected - "probably not"
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes - "definitely"
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Undecided - "I feel the people that sale these animals should be held accountable"
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan No


8a. Which statement is closest to your position on the use of animals in entertainment (racing, circuses, etc.)? Please select one:
(a) Animals should not be used in entertainment.
(b) It's OK to use animals in entertainment but they should be protected from cruel treatment, regardless of the money that might be brought into the state by such an event.
(c) I think the status quo is all right.
(d) Wild animals, such as elephants and tigers, should not be used in entertainment but it's OK to use domestic animals, such as horses and dogs. The animals should be protected from cruel treatment, regardless of the money that might be brought into the state by such an event.

8b. Would you be likely to support a city or county ban on acts, such as circuses, that use wild animals? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin (b)/No
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley (b)/Yes - "Circuses are awful!"
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams (b)/No
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan (b)/No


9. Would you be likely to support a city ordinance to require dog and cat owners, except licensed breeders, to spay and neuter their cats and dogs? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin No - "I agree they should, but this is too restrictive."
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams No
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided


10. Would you be likely to support a city ordinance specifying a maximum amount of time animals are to be tied or chained per day? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Undecided - "I have no idea how this could be enforced."
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes - "They should never be tied up."
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams No - "If they are harmful they should be chained to protect others and themselves."
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided


11. Would you be likely to support a city ordinance requiring cat licensing? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Undecided
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided


12. Many people object to cats' running loose off their owners' property, because of (1) the dangers to the cats themselves from vehicles, other animals, and human beings and (2) the fact that cats often kill birds on other people's property, defecate in other people's yards and flower beds, and defecate in children's sandboxes. Some other cities have enacted ordinances requiring that cats, when loose outdoors, be kept on the property of the person responsible for them. Would you be likely to support such an ordinance here? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes - "Difficult to enforce"
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes - "tired of neighbors cats in my garden when I keep mine inside"
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Yes - "Why should cats be treated any different from dogs"
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Yes


13. It is well known that being in a parked, unventilated vehicle can lead to brain damage and to fatal heat stroke in animals. Several cities have passed legislation protecting animals from this abuse. Would you support such an ordinance here? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes - "Animal should never be left in a vehicle"
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Undecided
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Yes


14. Do you think more public education should be provided about dog and cat over-population in our area? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Yes
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Yes


15. Would you be likely to support legislation prohibiting the sale, purchase, and keeping (other than in a rescue context) of traditionally "wild" animals (e.g., rabbits, ducks, chickens, pot-bellied pigs) as pets? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin No
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Undecided
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams No
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided


16. Would you be likely to support a city, county, or state ban on greyhound racing? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Undecided
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams No
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan No


17. Would you be likely to take animal-protection issues to county and state officials? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin No
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Yes
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan No


18. Are you in favor of making cruelty to animals a felony, as opposed to a misdemeanor? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin No
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams No
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided - "case by case"


19. Would you be likely to support a city, county, or state ban on dogs' riding in open beds of trucks? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Yes
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Undecided - "I would like to see them secured."
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided - "I would like to see them secured."


20. Would you be willing to consider factual documentation supporting PVA's position on a specific issue? Yes/No/Undecided

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Undecided - "Only on a limited basis"
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Yes
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Undecided
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Undecided - "case by case"


Please add any other comments ...

Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin None given
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley "An animal gives unconditional love & should be loved, respected & cared for properly in return."
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams None given
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan None given
Candidate questionnaire scores
Ward 1 Barbara Green Martin Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 51%
Ward 1 Vicki Stack Did not respond
Ward 2 Debbie Koop Did not respond
Ward 2 Neil Weekley Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 86%
Ward 3 Jackie Herbst Did not respond
Ward 4 Thomas Allen Booher Did not respond
Ward 4 Zenat Shariff Belkin Did not respond
Ward 4 Evangelist Jocita Williams Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 41%
Ward 5 Carol L. Kesselman Did not respond
Ward 5 Newt Vaughan Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 16%

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