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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Randy Pullen |
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| Info | Name: Randy Pullen
Campaign information: fax (602) 264-8591; www.pullenformayor.com; constantin@pullenformayor.com
Occupation: Chairman and CEO of WageWatch, a technology company that provides human resources data to many different industries; managing director of eStreet Venture Fund I, a venture capital fund specializing in technology start-up companies.
Previous occupations: President and a director of ILX Corporation, a publicly traded company; partner with the management consulting division of Deloitte & Touche's Phoenix office; owned consulting firm Pullen & Company.
Education: Graduate of Arizona State University, B.S. in mathematics, MBA.
Age: 54
Family: Married to Katherine. Together, they have 5 children
Years lived in Arizona? 49
Years lived in Phoenix? 49
Previous public offices you have sought/held: Ran previously for mayor in Phoenix
Civic organizations in which you have been active: Former president of Rosie's House, Phoenix Community Alliance, Arizona Tech Council, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Tempe Chamber of Commerce
Q. What are the main differences between you and your opponent?
A. There is a real difference in ideology. Phil is a liberal Democrat who has voted for and advocated excessive growth in the size of Phoenix's government. I favor smaller government. Phil has voted for numerous fee and tax increases while I want to see Phoenix's taxes cut. There is also a difference in our real world experience. I have spent my professional life in the private sector, creating jobs, while Phil has spent much of his professional life working in and for the government. These differing backgrounds affect the way we try to solve problems. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly for this race, we have a serious difference where fighting crime is concerned. Phil says that crime is down in Phoenix and that we do not have a crime problem. Even Terry Goddard acknowledges that we have a serious problem. We lead the nation in auto-thefts and burglaries and our crime rates are much higher than comparable cities. Phil has failed to provide leadership on this issue and he has failed to fund the police department at the proper level. There is no greater priority to me than winning the fight on crime. I will hire the additional officers and detectives we need and I will give the police department the support it deserves.
Q. What are the single best and worst things the city of Phoenix has done in the past five years?
A. BEST - Preserve park areas in north Phoenix
WORST - Commit the city to a billion-dollar convention center while ignoring crime problems and quality of life issues, particularly in central and west Phoenix
Q. What three specific items will you accomplish as mayor?
A. Solve our crime problem
Lower property taxes
Reverse the city's policy on illegal immigration
Q. What specific crime problems does Phoenix have and what will you do about them?
A. Our police department is severely understaffed and underfunded. I will support hiring 300 additional officers and 100 additional detectives to make up for this shortfall. Current city leadership lacks the focus and commitment needed to fight crime. So long as they pretend that there is no crime problem they will not be able to properly address it. Lastly, Phoenix has a serious problem with illegal immigration. In response, Phil Gordon and the rest of the city council voted to encourage illegal immigrants to come to Phoenix by providing them incentives. As a result, Phoenix is now at risk of losing federal funds by being labeled a sanctuary city, and a feeling of hopelessness now permeates neighborhoods overrun by law-breakers while our city does nothing to fix the problem.
Q. Do you support the city-subsidized day labor center in north Phoenix?
A. Absolutely not. It is illegal and makes the city an accessory to a crime, specifically the hiring of illegal immigrants. It has also created a huge potential liability for the city should anything happen to someone who hires labor from the center. The center also has damaged the quality of life and property values in the surrounding neighborhoods. Proponents will claim that it took illegals off of the street corners and gathered them in one single place, but anyone who lives there knows that that is a lie. It has only attracted additional illegals to the neighborhood so that there is now a center full of them as well as more standing on the street corners. Current proposals to build additional such centers would have a devastating effect on our city.
Q. Do you support the extension of the half-cent sales tax for transportation? Should Phoenix place conditions on its participation and support, such as a certain percentage for transit or a certain percentage for Phoenix projects?
A. Yes, I support the extension. We have vital transportation projects that we must fund in order to keep our city functioning. It is also important that Phoenix gets its fair share of those funds.
Q. Arizona is in the middle of a prolonged drought. Should Phoenix take more aggressive steps to conserve water? Would you support increased water prices to encourage conservation?
A. Naturally, we should do everything we can to conserve this precious resource. I do not support the government increasing water prices in order to change people's behavior. Phoenix should privatize its water service and let the market set the price.
Q. Do employee unions have too much influence at city hall?
A. Yes.
Q. What will you do to lessen the impact of light-rail construction on businesses within the mass transit corridor?
A. The city will have to do what it can to minimize the impact on businesses. We must build as quickly as possible to that interruptions to traffic are kept to an absolute minimum.
Q. Should Phoenix do more to increase and maintain parks and open space?
A. Absolutely. It is critical to the future of the city and our quality of life that we improve and expand our park system.
Q. What can Phoenix do to attract more corporate headquarters and the high-paying jobs they bring?
A. Elect Randy Pullen as the next mayor. I will lower taxes, eliminate our crime problem, and reduce the burdensome regulations that discourage businesses from coming to Phoenix. I will also support using future bond funds to provide incentives for start-up companies as well as attracting companies to move here. I will support establishing trade offices in Canada as well as Mexico City, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. These costs could be shared with other cities and possibly the state.
Q. If the Legislature reduces municipal revenue sharing, would you cut expenses, increase city taxes, or a combination of the two?
A. Cut expenses. Our taxes are already too high.
Q. Do you support any changes in the council-manager form of government?
A. No.
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