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Liz Copeland
Liz Copeland was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 1 of the Baltimore City Council in Maryland. She lost the primary election that took place on April 26, 2016.
Elections
2016
| Baltimore City Council Election (2016), District 1, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Matthew McDaniel |
51.49% | 879 | |
| Republican | Liz Copeland | 39.19% | 669 | |
| Republican | Jennifer Susan Dudley | 9.31% | 159 | |
| Total Votes | 1,707 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Baltimore City," May 31, 2016 | ||||
Issues
On her campaign website, Copeland highlighted three issue areas affecting Baltimore:[2]
Tax and Fee Relief
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Baltimore has numerous taxes and fees that burden families and small businesses, including by far the highest property tax in the entire state. I believe government must practice fiscal responsibility and that lower taxes will help make Baltimore more appealing to small businesses, encourage population and economic growth and subsequently increase the overall tax revenues collected by the City.[2][3] |
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Reduce Crime
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There are numerous socio-economic causes that contribute to the recent spike in violent crime across our city and many of those causes cannot be fixed by government. However, government does have a role and my multi-pronged approach to reducing crime would include increasing visibility of police in our community, providing funding for private citizens on patrol efforts, and restore funding for Police Athletic Leagues to serve as after-school centers to restore trust between the department and members of the community.[2][3] |
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Reform Government
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The City Council has not conducted audits on all City agencies in over thirty years. As your 1st District City Councilmember, I would require across-the-board audits of all agencies, mandatory auditing schedules, zero-based annual budgeting, and other initiatives to prevent wasteful spending while improving the performance of City services.[2][3] |
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Endorsements
2016
The following individuals endorsed Copeland for District 1 of the Baltimore City Council in 2016:
- Michael Steele, former Lt. Governor of Maryland
- Dee Hodges, Maryland Taxpayers Association president[4]
Recent news
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See also
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Municipal elections in Baltimore, Maryland (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Baltimore City 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," accessed February 4, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Liz Copeland for 1st District City Council, "Priority Issues," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ [https://www.facebook.com/votelizcopeland/ Facebook.com, " Liz Copeland for Baltimore City Council," March 26, 2016]
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