Clear choice

For those who want a fiscally responsible state representative the choice is clear: Steve Santarsiero. In just two years in office, Steve has voted to cut state spending and balance the state's budget without raising either the state income or sales tax. Moreover, Santarsiero is a reformer who does not take the many perks that are available to lawmakers - and he is the only representative from Bucks who does not take the $163 per diem, the check that most lawmakers accept for just showing up in Harrisburg.

In contrast, Steve's opponent, Newtown Supervisor Robert Ciervo, voted to spend millions of dollars on a new municipal building, putting taxpayers in debt (minutes of Dec. 12-7, 2008). He then changed a local law that made if hard for politicians to raid the township's reserve to fund additional spending (minutes of Dec. 30, 2009). We cannot afford that kind of recklessness in Harrisburg.

James Booth

Lower Makefield