4 Questions to Ask Your Local Democratic Candidates
Yesterday I posted about Tina Trent’s local efforts to canvass different Democratic candidates running for office at the Georgia state level. The candidates’ answers are posted on her blog.
However, I didn’t post the questions. These questions are pretty good ones, and could be used as a basic template to write your own, so here you go.
Remember, candidates for office are people who are applying to work for you. Find out what they stand for and what they intend to do. Interview them for the job. Call their offices and ask about the issues that most concern you.
- 1. Please provide a very brief statement of purpose explaining why you are seeking this office and what you hope to accomplish. Please limit your answer to no more than 100 words.
- 2. What are the three issues you believe to be most important to voters in your District, and how will you address these issues? Please limit your answer to no more than 200 words.
- 3. What, if any, legislation or current laws would you work to oppose or overturn if you are elected? Please limit your answer to no more than 200 words.
- 4. The Republican Party currently controls the legislature and will almost certainly continue to do so for some years to come. How do you plan to promote your district’s interests as a member of the minority party? Please limit your answer to no more than 200 words.
- 5. To many voters, the Georgia Democratic Party seems to lack vision and connection to common citizens. Speaking as a candidate in one of the strongest Democrat-identified districts in the state, what specific actions do you think would improve the party’s effectiveness? Please limit your answer to no more than 200 words.