Daniel Poisson is running for Auburn School Committee Ward 5 on Nov. 3, 2015. Learn about more candidates and issues in our Election 2015 guide.

Name:

Daniel F. Poisson

Email address:

dfpoisson@aol.com

Occupation or primary source of income:

Auto mechanic

Education:

Vocational school

Family information:

Married to wife Heidi; two sons, Chris and Danny and daughter Kasey; three grandchildren, Braden, Haley and Maddison.

Public offices sought or held:

Currently serve on Recreation Board and hope to serve on School Committee as Ward 5 member.

Why are you running for office?

Trying to make a difference in Auburn school system and continue to make Auburn the best place to live, work and get a great education.

What do you like about the school budget passed this year, and what don’t you like? Was it too high, too low, just right?

I think it was an OK budget, but seems to take to long to reach a budget that is acceptable. I think staff needs to present a budget that is going to be acceptable to the taxpayers.We need to work on money saving ways to stay on budget, but also provide the best education we can afford without raising taxes higher.

If elected, would you support a budget that boosts program spending, maintains it or cuts it?

I would like to maintain the budget and think about consolidating schools together to save operation cost and maintenance costs for the future.

Who should pay for Officer Friendly program, which puts Auburn police in the schools, the city or the School Department?

I think the school and police department should share the costs.