Name: Dwayne L. Taylor
Age: 40
Contact phone number: (909)556-5297
Contact Email Address: taylorfordistrict27@gmail.com
Office Sought:
Biographical Data
Educational
Background:
- Master’s
in Public Administration,
- Bachelors
of Science,
- Mainland Senior High
Occupation, training,
and experience:
- Writer/Producer (Present Occupation)
- City
Commissioner of
- Vice Mayor in 2005 and 2007
- Chairman
of the
- Vice Chairmen of the Metropolitan Planning Organization
- The
First Vice President of the
- Trustee
of
- Member of the National League of Cities
- Member
of the
- Member
of the
- Member
of
- Member
of
- Leadership
Questions Asked of
all candidates:
Name the two most
important issues that you believe are of concern to your district and how would
you address each?
- Economy (Jobs) – Bringing jobs back to our community is one of the biggest issues I wish to address. Proactively, as the need for jobs arrived, I actively assembled a job fair that attracted 500 to 700 people district wide.
- Education (Funding) – Our children are the future, and that is why restoring the proper funding for education is one my most important goals.
.
What is your position
on the State Legislature dictating local government taxation and revenue
policy? Defend your position.
Having served in local government for the past 5 years, I understand that government works best at the local level. It is the closest form government to people and it is where the rubber meets the road. The state should not mandate anything on local government without funding it first.
What legislation
would you support to protect and sustain
Serving as Chairman of the East Volusia Regional water authority, I realize the importance of clean fresh water. For that reason, I will support any legislation that will protect our environment and keep our water clean and fresh.
Public education is a
citizens right. How do you plan to redirect taxes to fully fund public
education in
Public education is every citizen’s right and with the current
status of our education budget; I would do everything in my power to restore
the proper funding that would be available to our
Name a specific issue
that we have not addressed that you feel is important to your constituents?
The availability of basic healthcare for all