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| Council for America My
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"To Empower to Practise Good
Citizenship" |
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T: (610) 277-0149 |
F: (610) 277-3992 |
E:camc@camcinc.org |
Jerry Boucher
Steve S. Choi
Mary Etezady
Don Kim
Il Hwan Kim
Sang Joo Kim
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Director for Systems Management
Deputy Director for Voter Registration
Advisor
Secretary
Director for Outreach
Chairman |
Tae Shik Kwon
Jae Jin Ma
Willie Pai
Choon Ki Yoo
Ae Sook Yoon
Il Joong Yoon |
Director for Community Relations
Treasurer
Deputy Secretary
Deputy Director for Outreach
Director for Ageing & Elder Care
Director for Voter Registration |
WHITE PAPERa
October 27, 2000
Candidates' Public Debate for November 2nd General Election 1999
October 26, 1999 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Yuong Sang Presbyterian Church Main Sanctuary*
706 Witmer Road, Horsham, PA 19044
*equipped with simultaneous translation
| name | party affiliation & title | n | response | coi % | nci % |
| Frank R Bartle |
MCRC, chairman |
1 |
non-cooperative |
0.0 |
100.0 |
| Marcel L Groen |
MCDC, chairman |
1 |
cooperative |
100.0 |
0.0 |
MCRC = Montgomery County Republican Committee
MCDC = Montgomery County Democratic Committee
coi % = cooperativity index (%)
nci % = non-cooperativity index (%)
cooperative = accepted, answered
non-cooperative = declined, no response
| name |
party affiliation |
n |
cooperative |
non-cooperative |
coi % |
nci % |
| Candidates |
democrat |
12 |
12 |
0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
| Candidates |
republican |
13 |
1* |
12 |
7.6 |
92.3 |
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* Young K Park |
| Candidates |
democrat |
12 |
12 |
0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
| Candidates |
republican |
12 |
0 |
12** |
0.0 |
100.0 |
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** includes Jim Matthews |
| Leadership |
democrat |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
| Leadership |
republican |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
Invitation letter, dated September 19, 2000, to the debate issued to candidate:
| name | party affiliation | response |
| Lawrence Curry | democrat | accepted |
| Karen Friedman | democrat | accepted |
| Joseph Hoeffel | democrat | accepted |
| Netta Young Hughes | democrat | accepted |
| Ron Klink | democrat | no response |
| Eileen McCaul | democrat | accepted # |
| Jules Mermelstein | democrat | accepted |
| David O'Brien | democrat | accepted |
| Larry Pfeiffer | democrat | accepted |
| Connie Williams | democrat | accepted |
| Lynn H Yeakel | democrat | accepted
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| Ken Cavanaugh | libertarian | accepted |
| Robert Domske | reform | no response |
| John Featherman | libertarian | accepted |
| John H Haley | libertarian | accepted # |
| Lester Searer | constitution | no response
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| Ellen M Bard | republican | declined |
| Mary Ann Dailey | republican | declined |
| John W Fichter | republican | declined |
| Robert W Godshell | republican | declined |
| Stewart J Greenleaf | republican | declined* |
| Kate Harper | republican | declined** |
| Lynne Lechter | republican | declined |
| Eugene McGill republican | declined |
| Rick Santorum | republican | declined |
| Richard A Tilghman | republican | declined |
| Michael Whisted | republican | declined |
| # | Pottstown debate |
| * | A letter asking for reconsideration issued, dated September 23, 2000. | no response |
| A letter asking for his biographical sketch issued, dated October 17, 2000. | no response |
| A paired letter asking the same issued to Joseph Hoeffel. | answered
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| ** | A letter asking questions issued, dated October 15, 2000. | no response |
| A paired letter asking the same questions issued to Karen Friedman. | answered |
| A 2nd letter asking questions issued, dated October 17, 2000. | no response |
| A paired letter asking the same questions issued to Karen Friedman. | answered |
| A 3rd letter asking questions issued, dated October 18, 2000. | no response
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| ** | A paired letter asking the same questions issued to Karen Friedman. | answered |
| A 4th letter asking questions issued, dated October 18, 2000. | no response |
| A paired letter asking the same questions issued to Karen Friedman | answered |
cooperative = accepted, answered
non-cooperative = declined, no response
Letter, dated September 20, 2000, of four queries issued to:
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| name | party affiliation & title | n | response |
| Frank R Bartle | republican, chairman | 1 | cooperative |
| Marcel L Groen | democrat, chairman | 1 | cooperative
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Letter, dated October 18, 2000, of request for cooperation for
candidates' biographical sketch issued to:
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| name | party affiliation & title | n | response |
| Frank R Bartle | republican, chairman | 2 | non-cooperative |
| David Easlea | libertarian, chairman | 1 | cooperative |
| Marcel L Groen | democrat, chairman | 2 | cooperative
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| Cooperativity Index ( coi %) | Non-cooperativity Index ( nci %)
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| political party | n | cooperative | non-cooperative | coi % | nci % |
| Democrat | 18 | 17 | 1 | 94.4 | 5.6 |
| Libertarian | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Republican | 20 | 1 | 19 | 5.0 | 95.0 |
| 42 | 22 | 20 | 52.3 | 47.6 |
| Democrat | 18 | 17 | 1 | 94.4 | 5.6 |
| Republican | 20 | 1 | 19 | 5.0 | 95.0 |
| 38 | 18 | 20 | 47.3 | 52.6 |
| U. S. Congressional District 13th |
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| Montgomery County, PA |
| name |
n |
cooperative |
non-cooperative |
coi % |
nci % |
| Ken Cavanaugh (libertarian) |
4 |
4 |
0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
| Stewart J Greenleaf (republican) |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
| Joseph Hoeffel (democrat) |
9 |
9 |
0 |
100.0 |
0.0
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| Pennsylvania State Representative District 61st |
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| Montgomery County, PA |
| name |
n |
cooperative |
non-cooperative |
coi % |
nci % |
| Karen Friedman (democrat) |
10 |
10 |
0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
| Kate Harper (republican)*** |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
*** endorsed by Im Ja P Choi
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| Koreans Dividedb |
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| name |
n |
cooperative |
non-cooperative |
coi % |
nci % |
| Joseph Hoeffel (democrat) |
1 |
1 (accepted) |
0 (declined) |
100.0 |
0.0 |
| Stewart Greenleaf (republican) |
3 |
0 (accepted) |
3 (declined) |
0.0. |
100.0 |
| a | based on cumulative data of temporally-paired samples (199-2000) |
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| b | based on the invitation letter, dated March 21, 2000, to speak at the CAMC Seminar on April 3rd, to
David S Kim (democrat) and George Choe (republican), respectively. Two additional letters issued to
the latter to reconsider. Kim gave a speech on "The Democratic Values that I Subscribe to" and Barbara
Dietrich, then president of LWV Philadelphia, presented a paper, Citizen's Voice: One Vote At A Time.
Choe was asked three times to give a speech on "The Republican Values that I Subscribe to" and he
declined. |
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