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C.C. REEDC.C. REED for Govenor of Floridafor Govenor of Florida

Party AffiliationParty Affiliation NONENONE

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C.C.REEDC.C.REED

About C.C. ReedAbout C.C. Reed • Family: Single.Family: Single.

Birth Date: 04/12/1956Birth Date: 04/12/1956Birthplace: Miami Beach, FLBirthplace: Miami Beach, FLHome City: Overtown, FLHome City: Overtown, FLReligion: ChristianReligion: Christian

• Education: Education: Accounting Certificate, Miami-Dade Accounting Certificate, Miami-Dade Community College, 1978Community College, 1978Attended, Florida Memorial College, Attended, Florida Memorial College, 19751975Attended, Dale Carnegie Institute, Attended, Dale Carnegie Institute, 19741974. .

About C.C. ReedAbout C.C. Reed• Professional Experience:Professional Experience:

Chair of the Board, C.C. Reed Chair of the Board, C.C. Reed Incorporated, presentIncorporated, presentFounder/President, Rieder Founder/President, Rieder International, Inc., 1988-1990International, Inc., 1988-1990Founder/President, South Florida Founder/President, South Florida Moving, Inc., 1984-1988Moving, Inc., 1984-1988Founder/President, South Florida Founder/President, South Florida Delivery, Inc., 1981-1984Delivery, Inc., 1981-1984Owner/Manager, Golden "C" Owner/Manager, Golden "C" Enterprises, 1977-1981.Enterprises, 1977-1981.

About C.C. ReedAbout C.C. Reed• Political Experience:Political Experience:

Candidate, Governor, Florida, 2002, 2006, 2010Candidate, Governor, Florida, 2002, 2006, 2010

• Organizations:Organizations:Vice-President, Overtown Business Association, Vice-President, Overtown Business Association, 2002-present2002-presentMember, Community Action Agency-- Miami-Dade Member, Community Action Agency-- Miami-Dade County Issues Committee, County Issues Committee, presentpresentAdvisory Committee, Culmer Community Action Advisory Committee, Culmer Community Action Agency, 2000-Agency, 2000-presentpresentInterim President, International Peoples Interim President, International Peoples Democratic Uhuru Movement, Democratic Uhuru Movement, presentpresentMember, Home Buyer Club, Miami-Dade Affordable Member, Home Buyer Club, Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Foundation, Incorporated, Housing Foundation, Incorporated, 2001-present2001-presentMember,Parents in Action Organization, Member,Parents in Action Organization, presentpresentMember, People First of South Florida, Member, People First of South Florida, presentpresentMember-At-Large, Section 8 Advisory Board, Member-At-Large, Section 8 Advisory Board, present.present.

ABORTIONABORTION

• Abortions should be legal when the Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.rape.

• Prohibit public funding of abortions Prohibit public funding of abortions

and to organizations that advocate and to organizations that advocate or perform abortions. or perform abortions.

• Require clinics to give parental Require clinics to give parental notification before performing notification before performing abortions on minors.abortions on minors.

Budget and Tax IssuesBudget and Tax Issues • State Budget: Indicate the funding levels (#1-6) State Budget: Indicate the funding levels (#1-6)

you will support for the following general you will support for the following general categories. Select one level per category.categories. Select one level per category.

• Slightly IncreaseSlightly Increase --- Education (Higher) --- Education (Higher)• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Education (K-12) --- Education (K-12)• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Environment --- Environment• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Emergency --- Emergency

preparednesspreparedness• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Health care --- Health care• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Law enforcement --- Law enforcement• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Transportation and --- Transportation and

highway highway infrastructureinfrastructure

• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Welfare --- Welfare

STATE TAXESSTATE TAXESIndicate the tax levels (#1-6 you will support. Indicate the tax levels (#1-6 you will support.

Select one level per tax. )Select one level per tax. )

• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Alcohol taxes --- Alcohol taxes

• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Capital gains --- Capital gains taxestaxes

• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Cigarette taxes --- Cigarette taxes

• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Corporate taxes --- Corporate taxes

• Greatly IncreaseGreatly Increase --- Gasoline taxes --- Gasoline taxes

• Maintain StatusMaintain Status ---- Property taxes ---- Property taxes

• Maintain StatusMaintain Status ---- Sales taxes ---- Sales taxes

• Maintain StatusMaintain Status ---- Vehicle taxes ---- Vehicle taxes

TAX QUESTIONS/ANSWERSTAX QUESTIONS/ANSWERS

• Should the state sales taxes be extended Should the state sales taxes be extended to Internet sales?to Internet sales? NONO

• Should accounts such as a "rainy day" Should accounts such as a "rainy day" fund be used to balance the state fund be used to balance the state

budget?budget? NONO

• Should fee increases be used to balance Should fee increases be used to balance the state budget?the state budget? NONO

GOVERNMENT REFORMGOVERNMENT REFORM

• Indicate which principles you Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding campaign support (if any) regarding campaign finance and government reform finance and government reform

• Do you support the current limit of Do you support the current limit of terms for Florida governors?terms for Florida governors? YESYES

• Do you support the current limit of Do you support the current limit of terms for Florida state senators and terms for Florida state senators and representatives? representatives? YESYES

CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONTRIBUTIONS TO GUBERNATIONAL CANDIDATESGUBERNATIONAL CANDIDATES

• Do you support limiting the following Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to types of contributions to gubernatorial candidates?gubernatorial candidates?

• YesYes --- Individual --- Individual

• YesYes --- PAC--- PAC

• YesYes --- Corporate --- Corporate

• YesYes --- Political Parties --- Political Parties

CAMPAIGN ISSUESCAMPAIGN ISSUES• Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure

of campaign finance information? of campaign finance information? YesYes

• Do you support imposing spending limits on state Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns? level political campaigns? YesYes

• Do you support the power to amend the state Do you support the power to amend the state constitution through ballot initiative petitions? constitution through ballot initiative petitions? YesYes

• Do you support prohibiting media exit polling of Do you support prohibiting media exit polling of voters until all polling locations in Florida are voters until all polling locations in Florida are closed? closed? YesYes

• Do you support statewide standards for counting, Do you support statewide standards for counting, verifying & ensuring accuracy of verifying & ensuring accuracy of votes? votes? YesYes

GAY ISSUESGAY ISSUES

• Should Florida recognize civil unions Should Florida recognize civil unions between same-sex couplesbetween same-sex couples? ? NoNo

CRIME ISSUESCRIME ISSUESIndicate which principles you support Indicate which principles you support

(if any) regarding crime.(if any) regarding crime. • Support the death penalty in Florida. --- Support the death penalty in Florida. --- YESYES

• Support programs to provide prison inmates with Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-vocational and job-related skills and job- placement assistance when released. --- placement assistance when released. --- YESYES

• End parole for repeat violent offendersEnd parole for repeat violent offenders --- --- YESYES

• Implement penalties other than incarceration for Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders. certain non-violent offenders. --- --- YESYES

• Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-

related crimesrelated crimes. . ------ YESYES

• Minors accused of a violent crime should be Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults. --- prosecuted as adults. --- YES YES

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

Indicate which principles you support Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.(if any) regarding education.

• Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure. --- buildings and infrastructure. --- YESYES

• Increase funds for hiring additional teachers. --- Increase funds for hiring additional teachers. --- YESYES

• Require that 65 percent of Florida's education funding be Require that 65 percent of Florida's education funding be spent in the classroom. --- spent in the classroom. --- YESYES

• Support teacher testing and reward with merit pay. ---Support teacher testing and reward with merit pay. ---YESYES

• Endorse voluntary prayer in public schools. --- Endorse voluntary prayer in public schools. --- YESYES

• Support requiring public schools to administer high school Support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams. --- exit exams. --- YESYES

Employment and Employment and AffirmativeAffirmative Action Action

IssuesIssues Indicate which principles you support Indicate which principles you support

(if any) regarding employment(if any) regarding employment.. • Increase funding for state job-training programs Increase funding for state job-training programs

that retrain displaced workers and teach that retrain displaced workers and teach skills skills needed in today's job market needed in today's job market. . ------ YESYES

• Provide low interest loans and tax credits for Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businessesstarting, expanding, or relocating businesses. . ------ YESYES

• Provide tax credits for businesses that provide Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for children in low-income child care for children in low-income

working working families families ------ YESYES• Increase state funds to provide child care for Increase state funds to provide child care for

children in low-income working families. ---children in low-income working families. --- YES YES

• Increase the state minimum wage.Increase the state minimum wage. ------ YESYES

Employment and Affirmative Employment and Affirmative Action IssuesAction Issues

Should race, ethnicity or gender be Should race, ethnicity or gender be taken into account in state agencies' taken into account in state agencies'

decisions on:decisions on: • Public employment --- Public employment --- YESYES

• State college and university admissions State college and university admissions ------YESYES

• State contractingState contracting ------YESYES

• Comments:Comments: Treat all Florida Residents Treat all Florida Residents with dignity, respect, and courtesy.with dignity, respect, and courtesy.

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• All information is obtained from the web All information is obtained from the web site “ON THE ISSUES” at issues2000.org and site “ON THE ISSUES” at issues2000.org and from the Candidates own web sites.from the Candidates own web sites.