Tracy Potter (D)

Energy

http://willistonherald.com/articles/2010/07/16/news/doc4c35f3418e23a422973637.txt.: Tracy Potter (D), ND State Senate candidate, claims that oil development is happening too quickly in Williston and surrounding area, outpacing infrastructure needs. Dangerous roads, oil being sold for less than its worth, and increased costs to property-tax payers shows that rapid oil development is not working for the area, he argued. Potter is proposing "Art Link" approach to oil development in the state. Link served two terms as Governor in North Dakota.

http://tracypotterforsenate.com/?id=54&amp;nid=18 : North Dakotans need to have less of a "gold-rush" mentality when it comes to oil development, and instead pay attention to concerns about the one-time harvest of natural resources, says Democratic Senate candidate Tracy Potter. He sees a federal role in responding to infrastructure needs to ensure that roads are adequate to handle increased oil traffic, as well as to spur on research to bump up oil production projections. He states that infrastructure is not currently keeping pace with oil development. He would like to see a federal, state, and local partnership to ensure long-term, sustainable success.

http://www.areavoices.com/ndpolitics/?archive=2010-04 : Potter states that oil surplus budget monies should be 1) returned to the people as tax breaks, especially those who need it most; 2) used to make investments into infrastructure such as state employees and teachers; 3) and maintaining a rainy day fund. Potter has supported vital tax cuts because he would "rather see the state surplus out and working in the hands of North Dakotans than sitting in the state bank".  He supported cuts in 2009 for property tax relief, geothermal investment credit, homestead tax credits, income tax relief and corporate tax relief.

http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/article_b54eb964-4559-580d-9f04-63929a6d1285.html : Potters states that he would like to see the renewable energy sector developed more by requiring the oil and gas industry to help pay for renewable initiates. But, he says that if he wins he can't make any promises because he will be a freshman Democrat in a Republican-dominated legislature.

Voting Record

http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_a8093062-6395-11df-840b-001cc4c03286.html : Tracy Potter claims to be a centrist, but his voting record reveals that he is among the most liberal. He has a record of voting against energy development, supports cap-and-tax, is pro-abortion, and supports the health care bill.