Rodric D. Bray (Taxpayer Friendly)

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Address:489 N. Jefferson Street, Martinsville, IN 46151
Phone: Home (765-342-2285); Cell (317-372-7186); Office (317-342-6814) 
E-mail: S37@in.gov; rdbray1969@att.net  
Website: http://www.in.gov/s37/; http://www.brayforstatesenate.com/ 

2013 General Assembly Voting Record
Voted YES on House Bill 1001, which is Taxpayer Friendly because the 2013-15 state budget makes better use of the existing state Gasoline Tax and state Sales Tax revenues from gasoline purchases with NO NEW TRANSPORTATION TAX INCREASES to increase transportation funding for INDOT by 11%, cities and towns by 34%, and counties by 23%.
Voted YES on House Bill 1011, which is Taxpayer Friendly because construction of a costly light rail transportation system cannot be approved by a new central Indiana transit district before March 14, 2014.
Voted YES on House Bill 1313, which is Taxpayer Friendly because it (1) supports the establishment of a 2013 interim committee to study local government regulation of  residential leases and (2) prohibits a local government from adopting regulations for landlord licensing, mandatory landlord classes, and rental inspection and registration fees until July 1, 2014.
Voted YES on Senate Bill 319, which is Taxpayer Friendly because it prevents a significant shift of the property tax burden to farm working families by (1) using the current soil productivity factors until 2015 and (2) requiring the Department of Local Government Finance to confer with the College of Agriculture of Purdue University and submit a 2013 interim study committee report on soil productivity factors.
Voted YES on Senate Bill 389, which was Taxpayer UNfriendly because it created the possibility for a minority of county income tax council members representing a minority of the county population to impose a county-wide motor vehicle excise surtax and wheel tax. 

Watchdog Indiana Candidate Questions - November 6, 2012, General Election
1. QUESTION: What are your priorities regarding the 2013-2015 state budget? ANSWER: DID NOT RESPOND. RECORD (from campaign website): State government must keep Indiana taxes low and keep regulations to a minimum. It is imperative Indiana government continue to exercise fiscal responsibility and restraint. It must, above all else, spend within its means.
2. QUESTION: Should the non-transportation appropriations from the state’s Motor Vehicle Highway Account be transferred to the state’s General Fund so more of our Indiana Gasoline Tax dollars can be properly spent to meet our transportation needs? ANSWER: DID NOT RESPOND.
3. QUESTION: Should the Automatic Taxpayer Refund law be (a) improved to make refunds more likely, (b) kept as it is, or (c) eliminated? ANSWER: DID NOT RESPOND.
4. QUESTION: Do you pledge to maintain both the Homestead Standard Deduction and the Homestead Supplemental Deduction without ANY change? ANSWER: DID NOT RESPOND.
5. QUESTION: What is your position regarding township government reform? ANSWER: DID NOT RESPOND.
6. QUESTION: What is your position regarding redevelopment commissions oversight? ANSWER: DID NOT RESPOND.
7. QUESTION: Do you wish to make some additional comments about your candidacy? ANSWER: DID NOT RESPOND.

Watchdog Indiana Candidate Questions - May 8, 2012, Primary Election
1. QUESTION: Should the 2013-2015 state budget be balanced where (a) current year appropriations do not exceed current year revenues, (b) there are no delayed payments and one-time fund transfers, and (c) a reserves balance of at least 5% is maintained? ANSWER: Yes. While Indiana requires a balanced budget, games can still be played with the numbers. Indiana needs an honestly balanced budget.
2. QUESTION: Should the non-transportation appropriations from the state’s Motor Vehicle Highway Account be transferred to the state’s General Fund so more of our Indiana Gasoline Tax can be properly spent to meet our transportation needs? ANSWER: Yes. I like the idea that the gas tax goes specifically to the roads. However, some thought must go into whether funds from another source will be needed to replace those funds used outside the state transportation category.
3. QUESTION: Should the automatic taxpayer refund be improved, maintained, or eliminated? ANSWER: I think in the first year, the general assembly should have done exactly what it originally promised. To do otherwise would be to make Indiana citizens doubt the sincerity of the General Assembly. I do like the idea of the refund to voters, but Indiana should certainly concentrate on taking care of some of its unfunded pensions first and foremost.
4. QUESTION: Do you pledge to maintain both the Homestead Standard Deduction and the Homestead Supplemental Deduction without ANY change? ANSWER: Yes. I see no reason to change them at this time.
5. QUESTION: What is your position regarding township government reform? ANSWER: I am in favor of most of the township reform legislation that has been proposed in the General Assembly during the 2012 session. I think Indiana would benefit by reducing or eliminating that level of government to consolidate those services. I feel that money could be saved without too much loss of service.
6. QUESTION: What is your position regarding redevelopment commissions oversight? ANSWER: I see the benefit of redevelopment commissions, but agree that oversight of them needs to be improved.
7. QUESTION: Do you wish to make some additional comments about your candidacy? ANSWER: DID NOT RESPOND.

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