Update page for Sheryl Spalding

Issues

Views on Key Issues:

EDUCATION

A good educational system is extremely important, not just to the students, but to the community, the state and the nation. It is the backbone of our economic success and the quality of life we have come to expect. We need a strong voice in Topeka who understands just how important education is to this community and who can articulate the needs of the 21^st century educational system. My priority is to develop a statewide funding formula that allows Johnson County Schools to maintain their excellence.

BUSINESS

To be pro-business means to support the infrastructure that continues to attract top quality businesses with high paying jobs. Infrastructure includes good transportation and water systems, good parks, and fire and police systems. Infrastructure also includes top quality affordable schools, kindergarten through college. Being pro-business also means keeping the businesses we have and attracting even more top quality business to the area like those targeted with the bioscience initiative. My priorities will be to support the bioscience initiatives and to see that taxing authority and therefore accountability and other decision making is maintained at the local level.

BUILDING COALITIONS

I have had experience as a locally elected official working with a great cross-section of people with diverse opinions and priorities over the last eight years to achieve common goals. I have listened to parents, teachers, taxpayers, fellow board members and business owners and worked hard to make sure that every voice is heard. As your representative I will continue to fight for the ideas and issues that are important to us here in Johnson County and spend the time necessary to build a coalition with others in the state. My campaign is primarily funded with personal contributions and my votes will be determined by what is best for this community and not by special interests.

For more information or to receive legislative updates, please e-mail me at Spaldingboe@aol.com