{"id":43765,"date":"2014-10-12T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=43765"},"modified":"2020-12-16T20:12:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T01:12:33","slug":"afw-sunday-series-thad-gerardot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/10\/12\/afw-sunday-series-thad-gerardot\/","title":{"rendered":"AFW Sunday Series: Thad Gerardot"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Today&#8217;s AroundFortWayne Sunday Series is an interview recorded on October 8, 2014. AFW sat down with Democrat challenger Thad Gerardot and talked about his campaign for the Indiana House District 81 seat against Republican incumbent Martin Carbaugh. Unfortunately, we have been unable to schedule an interview with Representative Carbaugh.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We talked about the following topics: an introduction and why Thad is running, the top 3 issues facing our state, legislative actions and how they effect local government, neighborhoods, education, oversight of universities, the friction between Governor Mike Pence and Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, spending at IPFW, government&#8217;s role in economic, tax abatements (tax deferrals), public and mass transportation, the return of passenger rail service in our area, election reform, health care, criminal justice sentencing reforms, if the City of Fort Wayne should share in the costs of the criminal justice system with the County of Allen, the Allen County single county executive referendum, and HR 3 and the same-sex marriage fight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Click here for the video of the interview or <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/portal\/index.php\/podcasts\/file\/20-2014-10-08-thad-gerardot-interview.html?tmpl=component\">click here for a downloadable podcast of the interview<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100203.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"IPFW float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"3246\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100203.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100203.jpg\" data-title=\"IPFW float\" data-description=\"IPFW float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"IPFW float\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"IPFW float\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3246\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100203.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/dailydish.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Daily Dish screen capture from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Andrew Sullivan presented a lecture at IPFW on November 10, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"4395\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/dailydish.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_dailydish.jpg\" data-title=\"Daily Dish screen capture\" data-description=\"The Daily Dish screen capture from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Andrew Sullivan presented a lecture at IPFW on November 10, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Daily Dish screen capture\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Daily Dish screen capture\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4395\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_dailydish.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/2011_bus_stuff.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"(l-r) Sara Garcia with IPFW Housing, Michael Franke with the Komets, Betsy Kachmar with Citilink, Claudia Johnson with the Community Harvest Food Bank and Chuck Lewton with Ivy Tech Community College. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"5979\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/2011_bus_stuff.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/thumbs\/thumbs_2011_bus_stuff.jpg\" data-title=\"2011 Bus Stuff agencies\" data-description=\"(l-r) Sara Garcia with IPFW Housing, Michael Franke with the Komets, Betsy Kachmar with Citilink, Claudia Johnson with the Community Harvest Food Bank and Chuck Lewton with Ivy Tech Community College. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2011 Bus Stuff agencies\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2011 Bus Stuff agencies\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5979\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/thumbs\/thumbs_2011_bus_stuff.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/147538.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Leadership Fort Wayne Republican Mayoral candidate debate on March 29, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"6049\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/147538.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_147538.jpg\" data-title=\"Leadership Fort Wayne Republican Mayoral candidate debate\" data-description=\"The Leadership Fort Wayne Republican Mayoral candidate debate on March 29, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Leadership Fort Wayne Republican Mayoral candidate debate\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Leadership Fort Wayne Republican Mayoral candidate debate\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6049\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_147538.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/147546.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Moderator Ryan Elijah and Republican Mayoral candidates Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden at the Leadership Fort Wayne Mayoral debate on March 29, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"6050\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/147546.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_147546.jpg\" data-title=\"Ryan Elijah, Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden\" data-description=\"Moderator Ryan Elijah and Republican Mayoral candidates Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden at the Leadership Fort Wayne Mayoral debate on March 29, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Ryan Elijah, Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Ryan Elijah, Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6050\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_147546.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/147548.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Republican Mayoral candidates Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden at the Leadership Fort Wayne Mayoral debate on March 29, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"6051\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/147548.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_147548.jpg\" data-title=\"Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden\" data-description=\"Republican Mayoral candidates Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden at the Leadership Fort Wayne Mayoral debate on March 29, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Liz Brown, Paula Hughes and Eric Doden\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6051\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_147548.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/bankspence.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Indiana Senator Jim Banks and Congressman Mike Pence. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"6292\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/bankspence.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_bankspence.jpg\" data-title=\"Jim Banks and Mike Pence\" data-description=\"Indiana Senator Jim Banks and Congressman Mike Pence. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Jim Banks and Mike Pence\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Jim Banks and Mike Pence\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6292\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_bankspence.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/awhtlfdcqaeafeo.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"IPFW RiverFest finale is right around the corner! Twitter photo tweeted June 23, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"6586\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/awhtlfdcqaeafeo.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_awhtlfdcqaeafeo.jpg\" data-title=\"2012\/06\/23: IPFW RiverFest\" data-description=\"IPFW RiverFest finale is right around the corner! Twitter photo tweeted June 23, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2012\/06\/23: IPFW RiverFest\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2012\/06\/23: IPFW RiverFest\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6586\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_awhtlfdcqaeafeo.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/solid_waste_award.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence at the 20th Annual Conference of the Association of Indiana Solid Waste Management Districts at PRIMO-West Conference Center in Plainfield, Indiana, on October 2, 2012. In the photo (L-R): IDEM Assistant Commissioner Rick Bossingham; Matt Gratz, Manager, City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department; Kira Blacketor, Program Manager, City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department; IDEM Commissioner Thomas Easterly. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"6756\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/solid_waste_award.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_solid_waste_award.jpg\" data-title=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence\" data-description=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence at the 20th Annual Conference of the Association of Indiana Solid Waste Management Districts at PRIMO-West Conference Center in Plainfield, Indiana, on October 2, 2012. In the photo (L-R): IDEM Assistant Commissioner Rick Bossingham; Matt Gratz, Manager, City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department; Kira Blacketor, Program Manager, City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department; IDEM Commissioner Thomas Easterly. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6756\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_solid_waste_award.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/banks_sb_177.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Governor Mike Pence signs SB 177 into law which will give returning veterans access to a more affordable college education. On Pence&#039;s left is Indiana State Senator Jim Banks and his right is Indiana State Senator Dennis Kruse. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"6915\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/banks_sb_177.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_banks_sb_177.jpg\" data-title=\"Governor Mike Pence signs SB 177\" data-description=\"Governor Mike Pence signs SB 177 into law which will give returning veterans access to a more affordable college education. On Pence&#039;s left is Indiana State Senator Jim Banks and his right is Indiana State Senator Dennis Kruse. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Governor Mike Pence signs SB 177\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Governor Mike Pence signs SB 177\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6915\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_banks_sb_177.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/174675.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Geoff Paddock and Pam Holocher with the City of Fort Wayne after a media availability to discuss the 9-city Memorandum of Agreement on obtaining passenger rail service from Fort Wayne Indiana to Columbus Ohio.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"7576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/174675.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_174675.jpg\" data-title=\"Geoff Paddock and Pam Holocher\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Geoff Paddock and Pam Holocher with the City of Fort Wayne after a media availability to discuss the 9-city Memorandum of Agreement on obtaining passenger rail service from Fort Wayne Indiana to Columbus Ohio.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Geoff Paddock and Pam Holocher\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Geoff Paddock and Pam Holocher\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7576\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_174675.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08322.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"11162\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08322.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08322.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11162\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08322.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08324.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"11163\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08324.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08324.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11163\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08324.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08325.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='33914338c2a25a4ce5e6f0f2a2ebf835' data-image-id=\"11164\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08325.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08325.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11164\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08325.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08326.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  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