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Dwayne L. Taylor lives in Daytona Beach. He has two children and one grandchild.

A Daytona Beach city commissioner, Taylor is also a writer and producer.

He is chairman of the East Volusia Regional Water Authority, vice chairman of the Metropolitan Planning Organization, and first vice president of the Florida Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials.

Taylor is a member of the National League of Cities, the Florida League of Cities, the Advocacy Committee, and the Legislative Committee of Fiscal Stewardship, and he is a trustee of the Daytona Beach Police and Fire Pension Fund.

Choose whether you agree or disagree on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being "Strongly Agree" and 1 being "Strongly Disagree." Add a 1 sentence comment to clarify your stance with the readers.

School boards are given enough money; they don't budget it correctly.

3 — Comment: Disagree. I believe that if funding is properly allocated to our school boards, then they will do everything in their power to make sure our children are properly educated and cared for.

Decisive action, including measures that may not be welcomed by some business interests, must be taken to protect Florida from the ravages of overdevelopment.

3 — Comment: Agree. Protecting Florida from over-development is essential, and I will do everything in my power to protect our precious delicate environment.

Offshore oil drilling could solve many of Florida's budget problems.

1 — Comment: Disagree. Our beaches are one of are greatest assets here in Florida, so we should do everything in our power to keep them clean and oil free.

The State of Florida is doing enough to create new jobs.

3 — Comment: Disagree. Job growth is extremely important for the State of Florida especially in these economic hard times, so we should continue to bring more jobs here in order lessen the economic burdens of our citizens.

Accomplishment of which you are most proud: Major development in Daytona Beach Midtown and the opening of the cypress pool that had been closed for more than 5 years.

Public-service goal you have yet to achieve: Creation of a fair-tax plan

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