PVA/PVA Election-Candidate Information/2003

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PVA 2003 Election/Candidate Information ~ Thornton

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for the Thornton municipal election.

Highlights Candidates' questionnaire scores List of questionnaire questions

Highlights from each race

There is no "Pro-Animal Pick" for Mayor.
There are two "Pro-Animal Picks" for Council member, Ward 1. The first one is William A. Zulauf because of his questionnaire response score of 89%. To volunteer to help his campaign, please call the Thornton City Clerk's office at 303-538-7230 to get his contact information. The second one is Ron Kuehn because of his questionnaire response score of 84%. To volunteer to help his campaign, please call the Thornton City Clerk's office to get his contact information.
There is no "Pro-Animal Pick" for Council member, Ward 2.
The "Pro-Animal Pick" for Council member, Ward 3 is Beth Humenik because of her questionnaire response score of 76%. To volunteer to help her campaign, please call the Thornton City Clerk's office at 303-538-7230 to get her contact information.
The "Pro-Animal Pick" for Council member, Ward 4 is James W. Schmid because of his questionnaire response score of 79%. To volunteer to help his campaign, please call the Thornton City Clerk's office at 303-538-7230 to get his contact information.
All candidates in these races are listed below, along with their response scores or a notation that they did not respond.

Candidate questionnaire scores

Mayor	Noel Busck	Did not respond
Mayor	Radford Walker	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 24%
Ward 1	Bill Davis	Did not respond
Ward 1	Ron Kuehn	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 84%
Ward 1	William A. Zulauf	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 89%
Ward 2	Steve Brown	Did not respond
Ward 2	Steve Lebsock	Did not respond
Ward 3	Beth Humenik	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 76%
Ward 3	Marty Wisniewski	Did not respond
Ward 4	Sheila Fushimi	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 68%
Ward 4	Sue Kuhl	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 66%
Ward 4	James W. Schmid	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 79%
Ward 4	Bradley Vogt	Did not respond

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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