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Dennis Spisak

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From:

Struthers, OH

Office Sought:

U.S. Congress-6th District

Offices previously held:

Struthers City Board of Education 2006-present

Dennis's reasons for seeking office:

I am running for Congress because I believe we must send a representative to Washington who will address the issues facing regular citizens, not lobbyists or corporation PACs. My campaign will focus on the issues that Ohioans care about: affordable health care, economic fairness, quality public education, and bringing renewable energy manufacturing jobs to the valley. I am not afraid to call for Health Care for All Ohioans, economic justice, and nothing less than a renewal of America's sense of community and promise of equal opportunity for all citizens.

Dennis's qualifications:

As a Board of Education member, I was able to help take the district out of state fiscal control and debt and return the system to financial health in 2 years with the help of my fellow board members. Also as a Struthers Board of Education member, I worked with the Save our Stadium Committee and the Board of Education to tear down and rebuild the football stadium without using additional taxpayer money. As principal of Southern Local High School in Columbiana County, my school was named a “School of Promise” by the Ohio Department of Education for 2003/2004 school year. I also received a State Improvement Incentive Award for $50,000 for an 83% improvement on state proficiency tests.

Where Dennis stands on the issues:

1. Bringing green renewable solar and wind energy manufacturing jobs and companies to the 6th district. The Renewable Energy Policy Project's latest report, Component Manufacturing: Ohio's Future in the Renewable Energy Industry, produced for the Apollo Alliance, utilizes industrial codes from census data and a state of the art software program to identify the scope of potential job growth that would occur in Ohio. "The report states that Mahoning County is one of the top 20 counties in Ohio with the greatest potential for economic growth by building alternative energy companies and factories." said Spisak. "The report suggests that Mahoning County could gain 93 million dollars to its economy and provide for 592 jobs in the solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal industries." 2. Funding A Health Care for All Americans Act where the only 4 no's you will hear are: no co-payments, no deductables, no premiums, and no one excluded. 3. Ending lobbyists and corporatation PACs control over Congress. Last year, incumbent Charlie Wilson received over $450,000 in PAC money. Mr. Wilson legislates for corporations. As a Green Party candidate, I pledge not to receive any lobbyist or PAC Monies and instead work for the average American instead of corporate greed.

Dennis's priorities if elected:

Bringing green renewable solar and wind manufacturing jobs and companies to the 6th district. My proposing tax incentives for consumer use, tax incentives for companies to relocate here, and by working with private industry to showcase what our district has to offer in the way the way of labor, resources, and transportation.

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