Sonny Perdue in Survey of 2002 Senate and House campaign websites

On Education: Streamline school bureaucracy; empower parents

The current administration has used a “one size fits all” strategy & added extra layers of bureaucracy to government. These extra burdens ignore the varying needs of our children, stifle teacher creativity, and endanger the true education of our children Perdue will empower local schools, teachers, and parents to make decisions about their children’s education. Our government must accept that parents, teachers, and communities know the needs of our children better than a bureaucracy in Atlanta. Source: 2002 Gubernatorial campaign website, VoteSonny.com, “Issues” Oct 7, 2002

On Government Reform: End partisan redistricting

Perdue will issue a challenge to the new General Assembly: draw a map that places the people of Georgia ahead of political parties and partisan politics. Remove political data from the redistricting process - do not divide our citizens simply because they choose to vote Democrat or Republican in a given election; make the number one criteria in the process the preservation of communities and united counties. Source: 2002 Gubernatorial campaign website, VoteSonny.com, “Issues” Oct 7, 2002

On Tax Reform: Amendment: all surplus pays debt or cuts taxes

Sonny Perdue supports a constitutional amendment that requires the use of surplus revenue for tax cuts or to pay down the debt. A 2/3 supermajority in both houses of the General Assembly would be required to use surpluses for any other purpose. Governor Perdue will eliminate state income taxes on all non-wage incomes for Georgians over the age of 62. Perdue’s plan will free up disposable income in times of rising health care and prescription drug costs. Source: 2002 Gubernatorial campaign website, VoteSonny.com, “Issues” Oct 7, 2002

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