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MONTANA HOUSE DISTRICT 22

State House Representative – the office of state representative serves in the Montana legislature’s lower house. There are 100 representatives who are elected from districts. Representatives are elected to 2-year terms. Representatives propose and vote on proposed laws during the legislative sessions that meet for 90 days in odd-numbered years, and provide oversight of state agencies and study issues through interim committees that meet between sessions. Representatives are limited to four consecutive 2-year terms.

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    GEORGE NIKOLAKAKOS
    (Rep)

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    RONALD K PAULICK
    (Dem)

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    JAMES G WHITAKER (WRITE-IN)
    (NP)

Biographical Information

Question 1: Please briefly provide the following information: place (town or county and state) of birth, age as of election day 2024, place (town or county) of permanent residency, occupation/employer, and education. How do these things and your other life experiences qualify you to be an effective legislator?

Question 2: What do you consider to be the most pressing issues facing Montana heading into the 2025 session and what legislation would you propose and/or support to address these issues?

Question 3: Many Montanans are concerned about rising residential property taxes, which primarily fund local government services such as schools, counties and city/town programs but are calculated through a system set by the Legislature. What changes to the state tax system, if any, would you support to provide property tax relief while maintaining sufficient revenue for essential services?

Question 4: Considering the state’s role in mental and physical health care services, especially in helping cover the costs of services available to lower-income Montanans, what additional steps, if any, do you believe the Legislature should take to enhance health care access and promote Montanans’ health?

Question 5: Many education leaders are concerned that the state’s existing school funding formula isn’t keeping up with the costs of educating students. What proposals, if any, would you support to ensure adequate and sustainable long-term funding is available for public pre-K–12, college/university, and vocational education programs?

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Trenton, NJ 72 Cascade since 1980 Retired/None, previously self-employed BS - MT State University, MS - Penn State University

I retain my life desire to serve my fellow citizens and living creatures the best I can for the better good of all.
1. Property Tax, 2. School Funding, 3. Climate Change, 4. Rights of the people. Reassess the calculation of property tax laws such that sharp increases are minimized. Disallow legislative laws that add requirements to schools without funding. Readdress Montana's Climate Solutions Plan, legislate appropriately to achieve defined goals, and require Dept. of Environmental Quality follow the desires established in the Montana Constitution.
A chart for who pays property taxes for schools indicates slightly over 60% of residential home, office and business building owners pay the bill 1M factory owners paying less than 40%. Apparently a problem exists with State DOR assessment evaluations. DOR should be required to hire professional industrial property appraisers. As well as having property tax review boards consisting of qualified and knowledgeable members.

In certain cases like low income, elderly, or first time home buyers should or could apply for property tax relief.

Additional steps include: Appropriate State recurring funding for new or improvements to appropriately sized regional mental health centers, reauthorize Medicaid expansion, establish higher pay scale for mental health caretakes and increase reimbursement rates for professional caregivers, and create greater awareness programs to educate citizens about the causes and solutions for mental health issues.
Long term educational funding will require: creating recurring funding for past and future laws that require school districts to follow, and state surplus revenues should be appropriately dispersed for county school districts.
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