Twinsburg City Council Election 2011: Ward 1 City Councilman Sam Scaffide

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Name: Sam Scaffide

Age: 56

Occupation: Service Director

Education: Some College

Political Affiliation: Democrat

Office Sought: Ward 1 Councilman

Previous Ofic Sought or Held: Elected to two four year terms as Ward 1 Councilman and served one year as Council President

Statement: For the past eight years my attitude has remained extremely positive, even during the toughest times.  

My goal will always be to protect the best interests of our residents and do what is best for our City.  I have remained a proponent of a strong economic development commitment, in order to keep our community solvent while continuing to provide our residents with the best possible services available.

As chairman of the Finance Committee, my goal is to continue to monitor spending, while my goal as a Councilman is to continue to encourage economic development in an effort to roll back our City income tax to two percent.

As an elected official for the past 18 years, I bring my leadership and knoweledge through experience to the City of Twinsburg.