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GLEN Davis is the Liberal Democrat’s candidate for Calare at this federal election and hails from Mudgee, having moved there in 2011 after growing up in Newcastle.
A plant mechanic by trade and a small business owner, Mr Davis said he chose the minor party due to their policy on taxation of which the LDP’s stance is to significantly reduce to ensure limited government.
Despite being a party with no lower house members and one senator in the last Parliament — David Leyonhjelm, who may not return after July 2 due to Senate voting changes — Mr Davis said the LDP’s policies are ones he can get behind.
“I just think that they’ve got the right values and I just thought I’d put my hand up and help them out,” he said.
When asked on strategies he would use to combat a growing government deficit, Mr Davis said there’s savings to be found if we dig deep.
“I think there’s a lot of things that could be cut back,” he said.
“It’s not something that can be done instantly but even if it was a gradual decrease to get down to that.”
While small government and big cuts to taxation are the LDP’s main aims, Mr Davis said there were other policy areas he wanted to take to Capital Hill as well.
Mr Davis said he wanted to bring jobs to the area to keep our economy running and floated the idea of giving companies who came out to the area tax breaks.
“In saying that it’s obviously up to the businesses to decide where decide they set up,” he said.
Mr Davis said he backed the Coalition’s approach to the National Broadband Network, even though construction for it in Lithgow won’t start until late next year while Bathurst and Katoomba have services in some areas already available.
“I wouldn’t make a promise I couldn’t keep,” he said when asked if he would fight to speed up construction of the NBN in the area.”
In the end, Mr Davis said if elected he would fight for greater freedoms, and if he gained the people’s support he’d be able to research the policies people want and fight for their values.