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“Q&A With Secretary of State Candidate Damon Dunn”- San Diego News Room
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Q&A With Secretary of State Candidate Damon Dunn
San Diego News Room
February 10, 2010
DNR: What inspired you to run for this office?
Dunn: I came to Stanford as a poor kid with a good work ethic. This state made me and its payback time. I want to make sure more people are involved in the voting process. Clearly we have had an apathetic attitude in our voting base. In a special election between Chris Norby and Linda Ackerman in Orange County, only eight percent of the people showed up. There is a lack of connection between the constituents and Sacramento. I want to make sure people understand the policies that are being legislated and how they affect everyday lives. Because I know what’s it like to feel like your vote doesn’t count.
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SDNR: How does California create jobs with some of the most expensive and cumbersome business regulations in the country?
Dunn: We have to change our tax policy and we have to change our regulatory policy. If we don’t make the changes nothing is going to happen, we’re going to keep losing jobs. The Delta Smelt is creating 20 to 25 percent unemployment in the Central Valley because we don’t have access to the water it lives in, it’s regulations like that we need to change. The Democrats have not shown that they want to change tax or regulatory policies, so we have to turn to direct democracy.
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SDNR: Why can’t we have a college football playoff?
Dunn: Everyone who loves sports wants a winner; we want a champion with little to no controversy. In doing that though, you extend these kids games into the next set of school work. Do we want to see a champion so bad that we are willing to put these kids through more risks and jeopardy in order to have an undisputed winner? I think the NCAA has decided it’s not the best decision to extend the season. Winning is not the most important thing in college, getting your diploma is. We shouldn’t put winning ahead of their diploma, while exposing these kids to more risks in the form of injuries.
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