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Style tax reform mark campaign 37th Assembly District has lively race Charles Chvala David M. Travis Jeanne Tabbutt Harold F. Klubertanz PITS NOW there are 2 i FARM FRESH PRODUCE COLORADO MT. LION DARTLETT PEARS By LIZ CRUSAN Of The Capital Times Staff Two years ago, a young political upstart riled things up for folks in the 37th Assembly District with his stunning defeat of 18-year legislative veteran, Norman Anderson, Madison Democrat and Assembly speaker. But upstart Peter Bear has hitched his wagon to a higher political star thus opening the door for a five-way race in the Democratic primary for the east Madison-Town of Burke district.

Bears candidacy for the 13th Senate District seat has enticed a wide-open field of Assembly hopefuls that includes two former Madison aldermen, two students and a former State Senate staff member. Names on Tuesdays ballot will include: Charles Chvala (pronounced Quala), 23, of 4111 Major a third-year University of Wisconsin law student. Harold F. Klubertanz 43, of 1333-G Tompkins city legislative analyst (on leave of absence), and a former member of the Dane County Board and Madison City Council. S.

Michael Shivers 42, of 3554 Ridgeway 17th District aider-man, part-time truck driver and land use consultant. Jeanne Tabbutt 49, of 4221 Barnett 1977 Madison Area Technical College graduate in marketing. David M. Travis 30, of 4701 Cottage Grove former Senate majority staff director and legislative budget analyst. The winner of the Sept.

12 primary will face Republican Victor Thorson, unopposed in the primary, on the November ballot. Tax reform and campaign style have become the biggest issues in the expensive east side race where nearly $35,000 has been spent on mailings and billboards and candidates have engaged in vigorous door-to-door campaigning. All candidates are talking taxes how to cut them without cuttmg their own throats politically or financially. Travis and Shivers are supporting the circuit-breaker approach for property taxes popularized by the Bear-Moody bill advanced in the 1977 Legislature and supported by Democratic gubernatorial hopeful David Carley. The plan would limit property taxes to 4 percent of ones income and would refund any assessment over that amount.

For example, a homeowner with a $15,000 income would be expected to pay property taxes of no more than $600. If the property assessment was $1,000, Uie homeowner would be given a $400 credit on his next years income tax. Travis, who worked in the Legislature when the bill was drafted, is pushing the plan while Shivers offers only lukewarm support calling, instead, for an overall decrease in state and local spending. Klubertanz has suggested the most ambitious alternative deletion of school aids from property tax funds with a local income tax created to fund local school districts. Thats just in the very, very earliest stages of consideration, Klubertanz stressed.

There are many, many problems that would still have to be worked out. But the proposal would theoretically shift the tax burden away from the elderly, disabled or others on fixed incomes and give property tax relief because more than half of all property taxes collected is used for school aids. Some sort of tax-relief tie-in with school aids is also proposed by Chvala although he says its ludicrous for a first-term legislator to propose his own plan. He says, however, that the state could pick up more than its present 40 percent share of school costs, thus reducing some of the local property tax. Tabbutt, loud in her criticism of present tax rates, rejects the circuit-breaker approach but asks for a direct payment refund instead of the income tax credit because low-income people or those with lower property taxes need the cash refund more than a credit.

Other than tax reform proposals, personalities have become the hottest 14 Lb. Box S. Michael Shivers campaign issues. Take, for example, Chvalas plea for a $5,000 campaign spending limit while spending nearly $6,000 himself. His rationale keeping up with the others.

Tabbutt and Shivers have both charged the other three with buying the race because the two of them have collectively spent just $2,000. Spending totals so far are: Chvala, Klubertanz, Travis, Shivers, and Tabbutt, $759. Or theres Shivers claim that Travis is nothing more than a carpetbagger who moved into the 37th district solely for campaign purposes. The east side alderman says Travis shopped around for an open race before making the move. Travis admits relocating before beginning his campaign but hasnt detailed his motives.

Or theres Klubertanz complaint that Chvala, whose father led the Madison teachers strike a few years ago and whose campaign relies on union support, has distributed nonunion posters and signs. Chvala contends they were family-made and thus exempt from such non-union criticism. Or theres Shivers charge that Klubertanz began his campaign while still on the city payroll as legislative analyst (lobbyist). Klubertanz, who took a leave of absence after he formally announced his candidacy this Spring, denies the charge. Or theres Chvalas disbelief that Klubertanz was able to secure endorsement from Local 1404 of the United Steel Workers of America.

A stormy telephone conversation between Chvala and Gordon Richards, president of the local, followed the endorsement. Chvala, whose parents are both teachers, did gather the support of the Wisconsin Education Association. i In a Capital Times interview, each candidate was asked to present campaign strategies, issues and goals. Chvala I dont see myself as a professional politician. Working my way through college, I know what its like to make money for hard work and the people in my district are hard-working people.

Chvala supports the rightAo-pnvacy legislaton adopted last year but hopes it wont interfere with the free flow of information. Im sure Ill be abused by the press in some way during my terms of public office but thats the price you pay. Everything you say cant always be construed the way you meant to say it. But Id rather have that kind of abuse than the lack of information. Chvala, who has worked locally in past campaigns, promises to keep in touch with my alderman if Im elected.

I would be a very independent legislator. I dont feel beholding to Anybody. Klubertanz After 13 years in government service, I feel government is more than a political pasttime, he says. A former Urban Fellow who studied at Yale University, Howard University and Occidental College, Klubertanz worked for three years for the National League of CitiesU.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., and has been assistant to the mayor of Indianapolis.

Klubertanz said he began thinking about the race when Mayor Paul Sog-lin announced he would not seek re-election. While were not identical in ideology, Ive never enjoyed working with anybody as much as I have with Paul, he said. The candidate favors keeping the bulk of the state budget surplus called a one-time windfall in In a letter addressed to Dane County WFU President Jerome Blas-ka, Rohde, who did not dispute Bears perfect record, said he was a bit distressed to read that candidate Bear could be perceived to be the preferential candidate based on his rating that he received in the farmers roll call. "We were happy when Dane County Farmers Union past president Jim STILL AVAILABLE MICHIGAN Ct CALIFORNIA by the Vz bushel A xcellent for canning I PEACHES bo, state government to be used for highway, bridge and mass transit improvements. Klubertanz says the problem with many legislators is that they forget "from whence they came they get to the Legislature and forget who elected them.

My first duty in considering legislation would be how it affects the 37th district; then how it affects Madison; then how it affects Dane County; and finally, how it affects the state. Shivers The 17th District alderman got a late start in the race. He says he considered running for the 13th Senate seat but dropped out when he decided he didnt have a broad enough base of support in the outlying areas. I decided to run when I saw the others who are running, he said. Shivers says tax reform begins at home with tight fiscal control.

A moderate conservative, the candidate has a strong voting record for limited spending on the City Council with votes against the Civic Center and purchase of the Post Office building. He criticizes his opponents for higher campaign expenses and warns taxpayers that those who spend the most to get themselves elected Vill spend the most of your money once they are elected." A part-time land use planner; Shivers says such knowledge is mandatory for anyone representing the fast growing outlying city districts. Notice that I say Im running for State Representative to the Assembly and not Democrat for the Assembly as others are doing. Those people are all on ego tnps. Im running to represent the people; not to represent the Assembly, he said.

Tabbutt A novice to politics, Tabbutt believes her experiences as a widow and mother of six allow her to better relate to the people in the east Madison district. I know what living on a fixed income means, she said. Besides, I never take on a job that I dont like. Unlike other candidates, Tabbutt doesnt believe the City of Madison has been short-changed in its legislative representation. The city makes out pretty well The city has wanted all these great things downtown the Concourse, the State Street Mall, downtown redevelopment then why do they complain when they get it? An MATC student, Tabbutt emphasizes her concern for education and says school aids are important to all taxpayers because people do get value for what education other people get.

Travis I understand government Its been my job to get things done in the Legislature. After seven years as a Senate staff person, I wont need any on-the-job training, Travis says. Although his first priority is property tax- relief, Travis proposes income tax reform to cut taxes for middle-income persons by adding more tax brackets. Persons now earning more than $14,000 pay the same 11.4 percent as persons earning $50,000. Now $14,000 is not all that much money to earn and yet our income tax brackets havent been adjusted in years, he complains.

Other areas for future legislation include prison reform to create more organized facilities and more equitable sentencing as well as reorganization of university classes to accommodate working people. Travis has been a Madison resident for seven years and has a political science degree from UW-Milwaukee. in 13th race Bradley decided to enter the political arena, Rohde wrote. I trust that our membership recognizes the importance of his candidacy to the agricultural community that the 13th Senate District represents. Referring to Rohdes letter, Blaska, a strong Bradley supporter, said he has received a lot comment about the rating.

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