Rick Walker Rick Walker (Submitted) Political party: Democrat Office sought: House District 57 Age: 61 City of residence: Perry List campaign websites and/or campaign social media accounts: www.facebook.com/rickwalkerforlake61 Occupation: Owner at Walker Floors Employer: Walker Floors & Window Fashions Elected office experience (Office must have appeared on a public ballot): Perry Village Council Non-elected experience (boards, organizations, etc.): Perry Joint Fire District. Volunteer for The Sub Zero Mission. Education: Chardon High School Should you be elected, what are three specific areas you’d like to change, address, improve or further research, and how specifically would you go about it?: Education; We need to do a better job of getting resources to our educators. We should be providing them with the tools they need to teach our future generations. Healthcare; All Ohioans deserve affordable healthcare. Ohioans shouldn’t have to choose food over medicine. Or needing to pay bills instead of getting the medication they need. Affordable housing; We have a housing crisis leading to record homelessness. 1 in 5 homeless are Veterans. There are many abandoned structures that could be repurposed into affordable housing. Whether for past accomplishments or future goals, why should voters elect you?: We will work across the isle to tackle the challenges Lake County faces. Weather it’s protecting local jobs, strengthening public safety or ensuring a brighter future for every family we will get the job done. I’m committed to solutions, not talking points. It’s time for a new kind of leadership.