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CHVL 2006 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:

The "Pro-Animal Pick" for District 2 is Thomas Donahue (Democratic Party) because of his questionnaire response score of 64%. To volunteer to help his campaign, please contact electdonahue@msn.com.
CHVL chose not to select a "Pro-Animal Pick" for District 4.
All candidates in these 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.
CHVL 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.

Candidate questionnaire scores

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

District 2	Thomas Donahue (D)	Yes
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

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

District 2	Thomas Donahue (D)	Yes - Two dogs that are graduates of the Denver Dumb Friends League
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	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	Thomas Donahue (D)	Yes
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	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	Thomas Donahue (D)	(Q)
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	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	Thomas Donahue (D)	Undecided
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	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	Thomas Donahue (D)	(a)
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	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	Thomas Donahue (D)	Yes
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	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	Thomas Donahue (D)	Undecided
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

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

District 2	Thomas Donahue (D)	Yes
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

Please add any other comments ...

District 2	Thomas Donahue (D)	A society is best judged by how it treats the most vulnerable among us whether those be fellow humans or other life forms.
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores

District 2	Thomas Donahue (D)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 64%
District 2	Jim Dyer (R)	Did not respond
District 4	Pat Noonan (D)	Did not respond
District 4	Lynn Myers (R)	Did not respond

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