At the March 4th, 2004 Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting, NoMerger.org read the
following statement:
NoMerger.org has published a spreadsheet analyzing the stated positions of
all speakers from the 3 public hearings regarding possible merger of the city
and county schools of Orange County.
Moses Carey, Jr. stated in the Feb 12th BOCC meeting that 35%-40% of the
people speaking at the hearings were in favor of merger. Our analysis shows
that this figure is incorrect. After counting each speaker who spoke at
multiple hearings only once, we found that only 25% were for school merger. By
contrast, 64% were AGAINST merger, and 11% were neutral. This means there were
2 1/2 TIMES as many speakers AGAINST merger as FOR it.
NoMerger.org calls on the BOCC to represent the will of its constituency
and officially vote to take merger off of the table and focus on implementing
recommendations of the studies which are soon to begin. However, we have a
serious concern that the current studies are intended to hide merger from the
citizens and voters until the election is over.
We call on all the Board of County Commissioners to pledge to respect local
control of the separate school districts.
Detailed analysis is available in
html
and Excel formats
| NoMerger.org Hearing Analysis |
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use of this analysis must cite "a spreadsheet posted on
NoMerger.org". |
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welcome feedback and notification of corrections to steering at nomerger
dot org. |
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the website in case corrections are posted.
The complete analysis is presented |
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that the results can be verified. |
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complete transcripts (1st
2nd
3rd) are available on the Orange County Website. |
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| Name |
Merger Position |
Hearing |
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| Mark Peters |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Christopher McLaurin |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Ursula Council |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Mary Copeland |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Seshi Hargett |
Neutral |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Jonathan Collins |
Neutral |
|
10/16/2003 |
maybe slightly against |
| Robin Staudt |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Bob Tyson |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Michelle Lewis |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Jim Baumhauer |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Jack Nestor |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Ann Lutes |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Arlene Furman |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Tim Godsey |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Vince Wingate |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
talked mostly about referendum |
| Camille Webster |
Neutral |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Valerie Summers |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Matthew Barton |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Randy Sharpe |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Mike Kelley |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Joe Nanney |
Neutral |
|
10/16/2003 |
"I’m not here to advocate for or against the merger." |
| David Weinberg |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Judy Margolis |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Stacy Lee |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Dana Thompson |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Cathy Saylor |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Kathy Hartkopf |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Emily Maginn |
Neutral |
|
10/16/2003 |
probably against |
| David Laudiciua |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Katharine Everson |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Tom Rankin |
Neutral |
|
10/16/2003 |
maybe For |
| Amy Levine |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Gayane Chambless |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Russell Woods |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Deb Love |
Neutral |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Leslie Lee |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Patty Courtright |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Bobby Clap |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Vicki Hill |
Neutral |
|
10/16/2003 |
maybe against? |
| Dabney Grinnan |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Susan Houck |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Liz Brown |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Ann Hill |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
somewhat neutral |
| Kelly Monroe-Porco |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Al Hartkopf |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Georgia Gamcsik |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Anne Lindsey |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Mark Costley |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Allen Spalt |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Dan Evers |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Robert Rosenberg |
Neutral |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| James Wilde |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Rick Kennedy |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
|
| Tammie Stephenson |
For |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Jim Rabinowitz |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Art Beldon |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Andy Seligman |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
I think |
| Harold McFarland |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Gloria Faley |
Against |
|
10/16/2003 |
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| Mark Peters |
Against |
|
10/23/2003 |
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| Patrick Malkey |
Against |
|
10/23/2003 |
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| John Dallara |
Against |
|
10/23/2003 |
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| Elizabeth Brown |
For |
|
10/23/2003 |
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| Eleanor Allison |
Against |
|
10/23/2003 |
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| Christopher McLaurin |
Neutral |
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10/23/2003 |
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| Ronglin Wang |
Against |
|
10/23/2003 |
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| Sarah Ringel |
For |
|
10/23/2003 |
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| Karl Knapp |
Against |
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10/23/2003 |
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| George Griffin |
Against |
|
10/23/2003 |
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| Mark Peifer |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Anne Lutes |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Joanna edwards |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Etta Pisano |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| David Laudicina |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| John Hartwll |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Diane Willis |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Thomas Volk |
Neutral |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Deborah Love |
Neutral |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Debbie Piscitelli |
For |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Debbie Miller |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Jeff Danner |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Liping Wong |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Yuling Li |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Nancy Belding |
For |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Dianyou Hu |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Genie Komives |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Anne Lindsey |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Susan Houck |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Robin Staudt |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Xiaopei Huang |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Melissa Cullough |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Randy Sellers |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Christopher Gelpi |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Eric Dumain |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Allison Worthy |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Michelle Burris-Ward |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Georgia Gamcsik |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Alice Anderson |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Kelly Monroe-Porco |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Donna Jones |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Jim Williams |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Tammie Stephenson |
Neutral |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Cyndy Rishn |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Sam Brooks |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Rick Kennedy |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Dana Thompson |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Vicki Hill |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Kristine Stolakis |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Lisa Stolakis |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Artie Franklin |
Neutral |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Claudia Tolan |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Terry Wong |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Carol Andrews |
Neutral |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| John Warzak |
Neutral |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Shang Yi |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Karen Styes |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Peter Morcombe |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Arlene Furman |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Libbie Hough |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Mary Copeland |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Pang Yao |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Christopher Lyu |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Marc TerHorbt |
Neutral |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Linda Daugherty |
For |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Greg Britz |
Neutral |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Tim Godsey |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Anne Gregory-Bepler |
Neutral |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Charles Mascarella |
Against |
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10/23/2004 |
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| Li Vu |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Jennifer
Jansen |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
|
| Atul Peres daSilva |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Jim Henniger |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Keith Cook |
Against |
|
10/23/2004 |
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| Robert Ferguson |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Mark Peters |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| David Gerlach: |
For |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Spencer Chambless |
For |
|
12/4/2003 |
|
| Lixin Yao |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Sandra Debussy |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Craig Debussy |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| David Weinberg |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Artie Franklin |
Neutral |
|
12/4/2003 |
Wants referendum |
| Susan Payne |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Brian Voyce |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
could be neutral |
| Bill Holmberg |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Scott Wallen |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Qin Zen |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Weihua Xie |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Kathy Hartkopf |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Bruce Capehart |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
|
| Robin Staudt |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
|
| Sam Weir |
For |
|
12/4/2003 |
Has a kid in a Durham charter and one in private |
| Karl Knapp |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Arlene Furman |
For |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Jack Nestor |
For |
|
12/4/2003 |
|
| Joal Hall Broun |
Neutral |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Lynn Lehmann |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Rick Kennedy |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Gayane Chambless |
For |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Tim Godsey |
Against |
|
12/4/2003 |
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| Vicki Hill |
Neutral |
|
12/4/2003 |
"I'm sitting on the fence" |
| Melissa Holmberg |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Kelly Monroe-Porco |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| John Anderson |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Rick Chambless |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Kate Faherty |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Anne Lindsey |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| H. Jiang |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Julie Sendor |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Ashley Pendergrass |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Susan Houck |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Steve Benjamin |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Leslie Lee |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Adrian Halpern |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Nicole Lyght |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Coleen Rogers |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Jim Rabinowitz |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Libbie Hough |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Genie Komives |
For |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Gloria Faley |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Jeff Song |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Kate Fleishman |
For |
|
12/4/2003 |
Could be neutral |
| Jian Li |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| David Laudicina |
Neutral |
|
12/4/2003 |
"Either merge them or separate them" |
| Jim Sorgy |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Brad Walters |
Against |
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12/4/2003 |
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| Total Speeches |
186 |
100% |
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| For |
53 |
28% |
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| Against |
110 |
59% |
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| Netural |
23 |
12% |
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| Unique Speakers |
(speakers counted
once, neutral entry removed if speaker states a position in another entry) |
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| Name |
Merger Position |
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| Adrian Halpern |
Against |
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| Al Hartkopf |
Against |
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| Alice Anderson |
Against |
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| Allen Spalt |
Against |
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| Allison Worthy |
Against |
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| Amy Levine |
Against |
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| Andy Seligman |
Against |
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| Ann Hill |
Against |
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| Ann Lutes |
For |
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| Anne Gregory-Bepler |
Neutral |
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| Anne Lindsey |
For |
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| Anne Lutes |
For |
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| Arlene Furman |
For |
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| Art Beldon |
Against |
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| Artie Franklin |
Neutral |
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| Ashley Pendergrass |
Against |
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| Atul Peres daSilva |
Against |
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| Bill Holmberg |
Against |
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| Bob Tyson |
Against |
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| Bobby Clap |
Against |
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| Brad Walters |
Against |
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| Brian Voyce |
Against |
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| Bruce Capehart |
Against |
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| Camille Webster |
Neutral |
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| Carol Andrews |
Neutral |
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| Cathy Saylor |
For |
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| Charles Mascarella |
Against |
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| Christopher Gelpi |
Against |
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| Christopher Lyu |
Against |
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| Christopher McLaurin |
Against |
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| Claudia Tolan |
For |
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| Coleen Rogers |
For |
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| Craig Debussy |
Against |
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| Cyndy Rishn |
Against |
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| Dabney Grinnan |
Against |
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| Dan Evers |
Against |
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| Dana Thompson |
For |
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| David Gerlach: |
For |
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| David Laudicina |
For |
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| David Weinberg |
Against |
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| Deb Love |
Neutral |
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| Debbie Miller |
Against |
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| Debbie Piscitelli |
For |
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| Deborah Love |
Neutral |
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| Diane Willis |
Against |
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| Dianyou Hu |
Against |
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| Donna Jones |
For |
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| Eleanor Allison |
Against |
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| Elizabeth Brown |
For |
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| Emily Maginn |
Neutral |
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| Eric Dumain |
For |
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| Etta Pisano |
Against |
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| Gayane Chambless |
For |
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| Genie Komives |
For |
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| George Griffin |
Against |
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| Georgia Gamcsik |
Against |
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| Gloria Faley |
Against |
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| Greg Britz |
Neutral |
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| H. Jiang |
Against |
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| Harold McFarland |
Against |
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| Jack Nestor |
For |
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| James Wilde |
Against |
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| Jeff Danner |
Against |
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| Jeff Song |
Against |
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| Jennifer
Jansen |
Against |
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| Jian Li |
Against |
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| Jim Baumhauer |
Against |
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| Jim Henniger |
Against |
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| Jim Rabinowitz |
Against |
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| Jim Sorgy |
Against |
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| Jim Williams |
Against |
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| Joal Hall Broun |
Neutral |
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| Joanna edwards |
Against |
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| Joe Nanney |
Neutral |
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| John Anderson |
Against |
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| John Dallara |
Against |
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| John Hartwll |
Against |
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| John Warzak |
Neutral |
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| Jonathan Collins |
Neutral |
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| Judy Margolis |
Against |
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| Julie Sendor |
Against |
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| Karen Styes |
Against |
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| Karl Knapp |
Against |
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| Kate Faherty |
For |
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| Kate Fleishman |
For |
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| Katharine Everson |
Against |
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| Kathy Hartkopf |
Against |
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| Keith Cook |
Against |
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| Kelly Monroe-Porco |
For |
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| Kristine Stolakis |
Against |
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| Leslie Lee |
Against |
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| Li Vu |
Against |
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| Libbie Hough |
For |
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| Linda Daugherty |
For |
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| Liping Wong |
Against |
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| Lisa Stolakis |
Against |
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| Lixin Yao |
Against |
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| Liz Brown |
For |
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| Lynn Lehmann |
Against |
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| Marc TerHorbt |
Neutral |
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| Mark Costley |
Against |
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| Mark Peifer |
For |
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| Mark Peters |
Against |
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| Mary Copeland |
Against |
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| Matthew Barton |
Against |
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| Melissa Cullough |
For |
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| Melissa Holmberg |
Against |
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| Michelle Burris-Ward |
Against |
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| Michelle Lewis |
Against |
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| Mike Kelley |
Against |
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| Nancy Belding |
For |
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| Nicole Lyght |
For |
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| Pang Yao |
Against |
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| Patrick Malkey |
Against |
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| Patty Courtright |
Against |
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| Peter Morcombe |
Against |
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| Qin Zen |
Against |
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| Randy Sellers |
Against |
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| Randy Sharpe |
Against |
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| Rick Chambless |
For |
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| Rick Kennedy |
For |
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|
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| Robert Ferguson |
Against |
|
|
|
| Robert Rosenberg |
Neutral |
|
|
|
| Robin Staudt |
Against |
|
|
|
| Ronglin Wang |
Against |
|
|
|
| Russell Woods |
Against |
|
|
|
| Sam Brooks |
For |
|
|
|
| Sam Weir |
For |
|
|
|
| Sandra Debussy |
Against |
|
|
|
| Sarah Ringel |
For |
|
|
|
| Scott Wallen |
Against |
|
|
|
| Seshi Hargett |
Neutral |
|
|
|
| Shang Yi |
Against |
|
|
|
| Spencer Chambless |
For |
|
|
|
| Stacy Lee |
For |
|
|
|
| Steve Benjamin |
Against |
|
|
|
| Susan Houck |
For |
|
|
|
| Susan Payne |
Against |
|
|
|
| Tammie Stephenson |
For |
|
|
|
| Terry Wong |
Against |
|
|
|
| Thomas Volk |
Neutral |
|
|
|
| Tim Godsey |
Against |
|
|
|
| Tom Rankin |
Neutral |
|
|
|
| Ursula Council |
Against |
|
|
|
| Valerie Summers |
Against |
|
|
|
| Vicki Hill |
For |
|
|
|
| Vince Wingate |
Against |
|
|
|
| Weihua Xie |
Against |
|
|
|
| Xiaopei Huang |
Against |
|
|
|
| Yuling Li |
Against |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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| Unique Speakers |
150 |
100% |
|
|
| For |
37 |
25% |
|
|
| Against |
96 |
64% |
|
|
| Netural |
17 |
11% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.6 |
Times as many unique speakers
were AGAINST merger |
