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PVA 2003 Election/Candidate Information ~ Denver
This page contains candidate information about the candidates for the Denver municipal election.

Highlights   Candidates' questionnaire scores   List of questionnaire questions

Highlights from these races
Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Mayor
Mayor Susan Casey Would not respond
Mayor Gary Cooper Did not respond
Mayor John Hickenlooper Did not respond
Mayor Don Mares Did not respond
Mayor Phil Perington Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 75%
Mayor Elizabeth Schlosser Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 78%
Mayor Penfield Tate Did not respond
Mayor Ari Zavaras Would not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Auditor
Auditor Dennis Gallagher Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 50%
Auditor Debbie Ortega Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 100%
Auditor Landri Taylor Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 67%
Auditor Ed Thomas Did not respond
Auditor Bill Wells Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, At-Large
At-Large Carol Boigon Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 28%
At-Large Frank Judson Did not respond
At-Large Doug Linkhart Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 56%
At-Large Nick Nuanes Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 36%
At-Large Jim Raughton Would not respond
At-Large Tony Robinson Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 92%
At-Large Kirk Scheitler Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 1
District 1 Timber Dick Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 72%
District 1 Rick Garcia Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 50%
District 1 Rob Hernandez Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 2
District 2 Jeanne Faatz Would not respond
District 2 John Gonce Did not respond
District 2 Jeanne Labuda Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 11%
District 2 Danny Lopez Did not respond
District 2 Bryan Rodriguez Did not respond
District 2 Joe Ventola Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 0%
District 2 Timothy Whyte Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 3
District 3 Carl-Michael Mangiaracina Did not respond
District 3 JoAnn Phillips Did not respond
District 3 Rosemary Rodriguez Did not respond
District 3 Don Sandoval Would not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 4
District 4 Ike Kelley Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 44%
District 4 Peggy Lehmann Did not respond
District 4 Paul B. Rosenthal Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 50%

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 5
District 5 John Cimino Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 58%
District 5 Carl Erickson Did not respond
District 5 Marcia Johnson Did not respond
District 5 R.J. Ours Did not respond
District 5 Marcus Pachner Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 69%
District 5 Alby Segall Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 39%

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 6
District 6 Charlie Brown Did not respond
District 6 Paula Van Dusen Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 7
District 7 Kathleen MacKenzie Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 8
District 8 Elbra Wedgeworth Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 33%

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 9
District 9 Jose Aguayo Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 89%
District 9 Veronica Barela Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 75%
District 9 Phil Kaspar Did not respond
District 9 Judy Montero Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 50%
District 9 Barbara L. Scott Did not respond
District 9 John Zapien Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 10
District 10 Steven Jacobs Did not respond
District 10 Steve Nissen Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 28%
District 10 Jeanne Robb Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 33%
District 10 Caroline Schomp Did not respond
District 10 Paul Zarlengo Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores ~ Council member, District 11
District 11 Jon Bowman Did not respond
District 11 Joyce Ford Did not respond
District 11 Michael Hancock Did not respond
District 11 Gloria Holliday Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 67%
District 11 Jeffery Johnson Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 72%
District 11 Joanne True Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 58%


Questionnaire questions
Listed below are the questions that were posed to the candidates on the PVA Candidate Questionnaire. Questions 1, 2, 5, 6, and 13 were for information only, not for scoring. For a copy of any candidate's actual responses, please contact us at chvl@ColoradoHumaneVoters.org or 720.855.3040. Thank you!

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

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

3. Do you feel that animal control issues are within the purview of the City Council? Yes/No/Undecided

4. Do you feel that animal protection issues are within the purview of the City Council? Yes/No/Undecided

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

6. Were you aware that almost all baby chickens and ducks purchased as Easter "gifts" die within a year? Yes/No/Undecided

7. Now that aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony in Colorado, are you in favor of insisting that city attorneys prosecute such cases seriously? Yes/No/Undecided

8. Would you be likely to support a city ordinance to require dog and cat "owners" to either spay and neuter their cats and dogs or obtain breeder licenses? Yes/No/Undecided

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

11. Prairie dogs, considered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to be biologically threatened, support a variety of wildlife in Colorado. Currently, they are being poisoned and bulldozed alive to make way for development. Would you support efforts to protect prairie dogs? Yes/No/Undecided

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

13. Many people object to cats’ being allowed unsupervised off their "owners’" property, because of (1) the dangers to wild birds and to the cats themselves and (2) the cat "owners’" failure to take responsibility for their cats and respect other people's property. What suggestions do you have for encouraging irresponsible cat "owners" to take responsibility for their cats?

14. 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

15. The Fountain, Colorado, Fire Department has an animal emergency rescue program that is supported strictly by contributions; i.e., it receives no funding from taxes. If you are not running for office in Fountain, would you be likely to support establishing such a program for the fire department in your city? Yes/No/Undecided

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

17. Would you be likely to support legislation prohibiting the sale, purchase, and keeping (other than in a rescue context) of traditionally "non-pet" or exotic animals as pets? Yes/No/Undecided

18. Three Colorado cities - Longmont, Fort Collins, and Boulder - have established themselves as bird sanctuaries. If your city is not one of these, would you be likely to support a similar ordinance in your city to protect wild birds from harassment, trapping, and unauthorized poisoning? Yes/No/Undecided
(If you are running for office in one of these three cities, would you support the continuation of the ordinance?)

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

20. Would you be likely to support a city, county, or state ban on calf-roping events at rodeos? Yes/No/Undecided

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

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

23. 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

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

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