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Name:	John Enns
Age:	41
Office sought:	State representative District 41
Political party/date registered:	Republican /
Campaign Web site:	None.
How long have you lived in the district for which you are running? 24 years.

Previous political races and outcome:
State Representative District 41, 2006, won.

Previous political service:
None.

Education (name of institution/degree/year graduated):
Tabor College, B.A., 1989

(for OK state House and Senate races only)

1. What are the top three issues in your district?
English as the official language. Infrastructure. Education.

2. Lawmakers approved a stand-still budget for the coming fiscal year. Critics blamed previous tax cuts for a drop in revenues, while tax cut supporters say such cuts spur the economy. Do you believe Oklahoma can sustain additional tax cuts?
In the right areas. We made tax cuts to the individual state income taxes. The amount has actually grown in this area as well as sales tax has actually grown. We have not made any tax cuts to corporations and this is where we have lost taxes.

3. Do you think illegal immigration is a serious problem facing Oklahoma? Why or why not?
Yes. Plain and simple, if you are going to be here you need to be legal and we need to know who you are. It is a national security problem.

4. Do you believe voters should be required to produce identification at the polls?
Yes. This will cut down on voter fraud.

5. Should the governor be taken out of the parole process?
I think he should. We have a parole board that should take care of that.

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