Candidate Free Air Time 2008: Kathy Konst

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Posted by: wxxi on Oct 27, 2008

Candidate Free Air Time is WXXI Public Broadcasting Council program. Kathy Konst is the Democrat running in the 59th Senate District.

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Hello. My name is Kathy Konst.and I'm asking
for your vote to be your next New York State Senator.
I'd like to tell you a little about myself and how I helped
create jobs and balance government budgets. Currently,
I'm an Erie County legislator serving in my second
term in office. Before that, I was an elementary school teacher
and an adjunct college professor. For the past ten
years, I have also served as president of our local Chamber of Commerce.
I was elected to the legislature during the now infamous
Erie County budget crisis. Once elected, I proposed
immediate reforms which were passed by the legislature
and then passed overwhelmingly by the public in a referendum
vote. We rigorously cut political pork and patronage
and quickly balanced the county budget.
I was reelected to the legislature in a Republican district,
even though I'm a registered Democrat, and by
an overwhelming margin against an opponent who
spent three times more money. When the Buffalo News endorsed
me that year, they called me quote - one of the bright lights on the legislature.
They called me a maverick, said I have integrity, and they endorsed me
quote - without reservations. While on the legislature
I learned the hard way that ninety percent
of our county budget is forced upon us
by state and federal mandated programs that we are required
to pay for. In other words, the state screws up their
budget and then they simply pass the buck.
You may have read that the New York State budget is
now facing an eight billion dollar deficit. You know what that means -
hold on to your wallets. My opponent Dale Volker
has been in office for 36 years. He was elected
to the legislature before Watergate. Over the past
36 years, we've all witnessed the rapid decline
in our state's economy. Our taxes are sky-rocketing.
Our businesses and farms are closing. Jobs are
being lost. And our children are simply leaving.
While in office for over the past 36 years
Volker has failed to reform Albany. Don't you
think it's time for a change? On November 4th, I
hope you will vote for change. My name is Kathy Konst.
Thank You.

Candidate Free Air Time 2008: Kathy Konst

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