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Date questionnaire completed: _____________________

Election Questionnaire

Office sought: ___________________________________

2/11/2012

State Representative - 60th District

Democrat

Political party: ___________________________________

James Helmink

Name: _____________________________________________________

Gender: Male / Female (circle one)

28

Age: __________
30901 Lakeshore Blvd. #1203, Willowick, OH 44095

Home address: _____________________________________________________________________________

20+ Yrs.

lake60.com

Length of residence in that community: ___________ Campaign Web site: ____________________________

Attorney / Web Designer

Looseleaf Concepts / Major Legal Services

Occupation: _______________________ Employer: _____________________________________________

Partnered

Marital status: ______________________ Name of spouse: ______________________________________

None

Name and age of any children: _______________________________________________________________

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Public office experience:
Political office held
1.

Municipality

Years served

Elected or appointed?

None

2.
3.
4.
5.

Legal Aide State Senate Democratic Caucus;

Non-elected experience (committees, boards, etc.): ______________________________________________

Youth Leaders International, Global Leaders Program Co-Director, 2003 and 2011;

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Lake County United Way Evaluation and Investment Committee, 2012;

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West Hollywood Project Advisory, United Way of Central Ohio Diversity and Inclusion Committee, 2009-2010.

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Education:
School/city/state
High School
College
Graduate

Years

Degree-Subject or Certificate

Eastlake North High School

2001

Valedictorian

Georgetown University

2005

B.S.F.S.

The Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law

2010

J.D.

Other

(Note: Only list schools from which youve graduated and/or earned degrees. Please indicate if currently attending.)
(Note: If youve completed a certificate program, please list in Other row and indicate certificate obtained.)
Should you be elected, what are three specific areas youd like to change, address, improve or further research, and how
My campaign is focused on jobs and education. To help stimulate job growth in Ohio,
specifically would you go about it? ________________________________________________________________
I will support proposals like the Small Business Working Capital Program which will give small businesses the capital to

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grow in Ohio. I will also support boosting funding to the Local Government Fund and proposals that create incentives for

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job creation. Additionally, I will use my understanding of new technologies to help make sure that new laws encourage

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high-tech jobs to move to Ohio. I will support green technologies and policies that protect Lake Erie and the jobs it

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supports. To help Ohio's education system, I will work to restore funding to our school districts. I will also work to make

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sure that Ohio's standards for education are high and focused on more than just standardized tests. Finally, I will work

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to make sure that higher education remains affordable for students so high student loan debt will not prevent them from

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being able to pursue their dreams. Stances on additional issues that have been asked frequently at the doors like

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competitive redistricting, bullying prevention, women's rights, equal rights, and fracking are available at: www.lake60.com

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Voters should elect me because Lake

Whether for past accomplishments or future goals, why should voters elect you? ________________________________
County needs a strong Democratic voice in Columbus fighting back against Governor Kasich's policies that hurt the middle class. At

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every level of my education I have attained excellence. I was Valedictorian at Eastlake North, made the Dean's List at Georgetown,

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and was chosen as Outstanding Senior Editor for my law journal at The Ohio State University. I have already knocked on 5,700 doors

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and will carry that dedication to Columbus where I will be an advocate for the needs of the 60th District in Lake County, and Ohio.

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