14B Thchigan Daily Weeke a e - Thursday, O er 31, 1996


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By Katie Piona
Daily Staff Reporter
One man will get left in the dust when the voters of
Washtenaw County choose two out of three candidates to sit
on the bench of the 22nd Circuit Court.
Two candidates, Judges Donald Sheldon and Patrick
Conlin, are up for re-election, while newcomer Peter Collins*
is trying to grab one of two positions for a six-year term.
Sheldon, who graduated from the University Law School,
was a'practicing attorney in Ann Arbor for 20 years before
being appointed to the bench by former Gov. James Blanchard
in 1990. He was then elected to the bench later that year.
"I became a judge because I saw it as an opportunity to
have an impact on people's lives;' Sheldon said. "It is an emo-
tional and intellectual challenge to try to change people's
lives for the better every day."
Collins, a 1970 graduate of Western Michigan University
Law School, said the position carries with it a certain weight.
"There are few positions that have more direct impact on
the lives of individual citizens," Collins said. "I think it is the
most important work I can do."
After graduation, Collins worked as a federal clerk until

1972, when he went into private practice as an attorney.
Conlin, who has lived in AnnArborhis entire life and grad-
uated from the University Law School in 1961, has sat on the
bench since 1972.
"I have such a vast array of experience, substantially more
than any judge in Washtenaw County,"Conlin said. "I was the
youngest judge ever elected in Washtenaw County."
Sheldon said he relies on his professional training and sense
of "rightness" in the world todo his job fairly. He said his duty
is to "do the right thing and if the right thing were easy, the job
wouldn't be as challenging as it is. It's supposed to be hard."
Each candidate emphasized the importance of being fair.
"That is always paramount in my mind," Conlin said. "I
must be fair to everybody"
Collins agreed. The "greatest requirement I think is to be
absolutely impartial in those cases that come before the
court" he said.
Sheldon, who has had "more of my share of high-profile
cases," said he is dedicated to making sure everyone receives
a fair trial and that nothing gets in the way.
"That's what equal justice is supposed to be about;'
Sheldon said.


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5th Ward:
Still looks
to Students.
3y Wil Wdisewt
Daily Staff Reporter
While Ann Arbor's fifth Ward is not
an area of town where many students
live, the candidates running for the
ward's City Council seat say student
concerns will not be overlooked.
Democratic incumbent Elisabeth
Daley said one of her primary concerns
is the income tax increase and property
tax decrease being independently stud-
ied and its possible impact on students.
"I came here as a student and until a
year and a half agoI was a renter"
Daley said. "The possible income tax
increase may have a major financial
impact on renters, many of whom are
students - I want to make sure stu-
dents are bearing the double burden of
high rental prices and the income tax."
Republican challenger Ren Synder
said the income tax would raise students'
taxes without giving them any breaks.
"This income tax will adversely
affect students;' Synder said. "If you
are a student, your taxes will go up and
because you probably don't own prop-
erty. You get nothing back that will off-
set your tax increases,"
Synder, who described himself as a
political independent, said he was less
interested in party philosophies than in
doing an effective job for the city.
"I'm running as a Republican, but
everything I've done has been on a non--
partisan basis,' Synder said. "Elisabeth.
(Daley) has said publicly that she wants
a Democratic council -'big D' poli-
tics. I don't think either party is right all
the time and I don't want the best
Democratic or Republican team - I
want the best team period."
Daley said it is the City Council's
responsibility to shelter the city from
spending cuts initiated by the governor
and other state officials.
"Cuts at the state and local level will
have a big impact on the city," Daley said.
Daley has been on the council for
two years. Synder works as a local real-
tor and is a member of the State Street
Area Association.

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boundaries are. A voter identification card
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vote.

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Daily]F StffReporer,
The race for the City Council's fourth Ward seat pits
a self-proclaimed "financially conservative"
Democrat against a younger Republican challenger
hoping to appeal to the "new breed" of student
Republicans.
"I am very financially conservative -I always
want to know where the money is going to come
from," said Democratic incumbent Stephen Hartwell.
"I am liberal when it comes to social issues, but I
won't implement programs without knowing how
they will be paid for - that sometimes irks other
Democrats.'
Hartwell, 40, boasts he voted against every tax
increase that came before him during his tenure on
city council.
Republican challenger Patrick McKeon, 32, said he
would bring a new and fresh perspective to the coun-
cil and hoped his youth would appeal to both students
and resident voters alike.
"I am the youngest candidate running and I hope I
will appeal and relate to the students" McKeon said.
"I am a Republican, and sometimes students tend to
vote Democratic -- but I believe that there are a new
breed of young Republicans who will help elect
someone like me.'
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