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Residence: Parkville.

Education: BA, philosophy, religion, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; BA, business administration, Towson University.

Occupation: Editor i... n chief, Consumer's NewsGuide.

Elected offices/civic activities: Executive director, the Knowledge Institute; president, Taxpayers of the United States.

What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?

"Health-care reform, business-friendly reform to make businesses want to move here and create jobs, real immigration reform that finds a way of saying yes to border protection that begins with being the source of business for Mexican farmers instead of the cartels, finding a way to work with the independents from all over the political spectrum now that they feel betrayed, now that they know independents have made and will be making the decisions."

Why should voters elect you?

"Being one of the few in the country with business and philosophy degrees has allowed me to look for pragmatic ideas."

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