Are you ready for a representative who stands for hard work, family values and patriotism? Someone who will make sure your voice is heard in Columbus?
Ray Pryor is the right person for the job, but he needs your support! Won’t you please help?
What do you think?
Let’s work together to build a better Ohio. Let me know how you feel about Education, Health Care, Economic Development, Veterans Issues - or any other issues that concern you.
Ray Pryor . for State Representative 85th Ohio District
The Issues
Education Funding Our educational funding system has been declared unlawful. Meanwhile, the Educational Funding Committee in the state legislature has done nothing. Taxpayers have a right to expect their representatives to uphold the constitution and to obtain legislative results. The legislature has demanded accountability from Ohio’s children and school systems. It is time to replace the “can’t-do” approach with my “citizens expect results” attitude. It is past time for Ohio to remove the awful burden of funding education from property taxes. My wife, daughter and son are teachers, so it is easy to see why education and educational funding are important to me.
Health Care The lack of affordable health care is a growing problem in Ohio. Over 1.3 million Ohioans are without health insurance. Nearly 13% of our children are uninsured. It is an embarrassment that in a nation that has the most advanced health care system in the world, many go without basic health care. Additionally, prescription drugs are more expensive in the United States than anywhere else in the world. Many of our senior citizens live on fixed incomes and often must choose between eating or paying for medications. This must change. I will support efforts to ensure that all Ohioans have access to health care insurance and prescription drugs that are affordable.
Economic Development For nearly 30 years, I have worked to provide assistance to people seeking employment. My perspective from the trenches illustrated for me how important it is to have a state that is friendly to both employees and employers. We must help our current businesses grow so they are capable of hiring more employees. We must provide new workers with the skills these businesses need to succeed. Under the current Representative’s watch, many manufacturing businesses have left and not been replaced. Along with those businesses went good paying jobs that fed families and provided the economic resources for entire communities. Once elected, my number one priority will be to insure our current employers have opportunities to grow and to focus on attracting new industries.
Ohio’s Military Veterans I have always been a veteran’s advocate and will continue this advocacy as a State Legislator. Ohio can do more for our veterans. For more than 25 years, I have worked to help Ohio’s veterans. I know the difficulties veterans face as they reenter civilian life. We must be more progressive in helping our veterans make the transition into the civilian workforce. Military personnel receive some of the best training in the world. We cannot afford to lose the skills and experience these men and women can bring back to Ohio. It is time to act and not just give lip service to our veterans.
Ray Pryor for State Representative Lawrence Brown, Treasurer 263 Rozelle Creek Road, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 Phone: 740-663-5310 Email:RayPryor@roadrunner.com
