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PVA 2002 Candidate Information
~ Arapahoe County Commission ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for Arapahoe County Commissioner - Districts 2 and 4.

Highlights from this race:

We received responses from one or more of the candidates in these two races, but none of their scores warranted their being selected as a "Pro-Animal Pick."
All candidates in these two races are listed below, along with their responses or a notation that they did not respond.

Notes:

Responses are given exactly as they were written. Spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors were not corrected.
PVA imposed a 25-word limit on comments because of space limitations; however, if a candidate exceeded this limit we did not cut the text off in mid-sentence. In any case where a candidate's comment is not shown in full, we have included a note to contact us for the full comment.
Each candidate's party affiliation is indicated in parentheses immediately following his or her name below. Party abbreviations are as follows. "ACP" - American Constitution Party; "COPI" - Concerns of People, Inc. Party; "CRP" - Colorado Reform Party; "D" - Democratic Party; "G" - Green Party; "L" - Libertarian Party; "N" - Natural Law Party; "R" - Republican Party; "U" - Unaffiliated.

Candidate questionnaire scores

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

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	Yes - I grew up in a semi-rural area, and at various times we had dogs, cats, cows, parakeets, geese, tropical fish, and rabbits.
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

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

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	Yes - One dog, one cat, a whole flock of guppies at present.
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

3. Are you in favor of the spaying/neutering of dogs and cats to reduce overpopulation? Yes/No/Undecided

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	Yes
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

4. Colorado statute now contains felony cruelty provisions for aggravated cruelty to animals. In your own opinion, should aggravated cruelty/violence to animals be a state felony?
Please choose (N) no; (Y) yes; (U) undecided; or (Q) yes, in certain cases (e.g., extreme cases only, or after the first offense)

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	(Q) - Yes, in extreme cases.
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

5. Would you be likely to support county or state legislation prohibiting the use of elephants in traveling acts, such as circuses? Yes/No/Undecided

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	No - Generally no, as I don't feel well-run circuses pose hazards for elephants, and indeed provide one more level of animal preservation for a declining species.
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

6. Of the two following value statements, to which are you likely to give higher priority?
(a) Wildlife and their environment are to be protected and preserved.
(b) Wildlife and their environment are to be managed.

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	(b) - Logic says that wildlife and their environment should be managed, but I do not feel this is necessarily the function of either state or federal government. Comment exceeded word limit; please contact PVA for the full text.
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

7. In 1999, the Colorado General Assembly passed legislation prohibiting the relocation of prairie dogs across county lines without the consent of the "receiving" county's commission, even if the group moving the prairie dogs plans to move them to land it owns. Would you be willing to consider with an open mind a detailed, comprehensive plan for moving rescued prairie dogs to your county? Yes/No/Undecided

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	Yes - I would consider with an open mind a detailed, comprehensive plan for moving prairie dogs to my county.
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

8. Would you be likely to support state legislation to (1) require counties to allow county-level ballot initiatives and (2) establish consistent procedures and criteria for such initiatives? Yes/No/Undecided

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	No answer selected - ....As long as the issues raised maintain a Constitutional basis, I have no problems with ballot initiatives at the county level. Comment exceeded word limit; please contact PVA for the full text.
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

9. Would you be willing to consider factual documentation from PVA on a given issue? Yes/No/Undecided

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	Yes - I am always willing to consider factual documentation from PVA, or any other source.
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

Please add any other comments ...

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	As a Libertarian, I support the rights and responsibilities of individuals to 'do what's right' as opposed to the use of government mechanisms to force compliance in programs that may or may not be appropriate. Comment exceeded word limit; please contact PVA for the full text.
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores

District 2	Paul Rosenberg (D)	Did not respond
District 2	Bernard L. Zimmer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Patricia Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Randal Morgan (L)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 43%
District 4	Kathryn Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

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