Local Candidate Questionnaire – for-candidates.boldprogressives.org

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The first step in seeking PCCC’s support is filling out this candidate questionnaire.

Your responses will be saved automatically as you go from page to page, and you can request a link to come back to finish any time. That unique link to return to your in-progress questionnaire will appear on the screen so you can bookmark it, and you can request it be sent via email too.

If you’d like to preview the full list of questions before getting started, just print this page. You’ll get a full copy of all the questions that you’ll find on all the pages of this questionnaire.

If you have trouble or questions, please contact questionnaire@boldprogressives.org.

Thank you for doing your part to take back power for working families in America. We’re so glad you are part of the movement. Please note that your information is saved on our server as you enter it.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Candidate's Name*

First Last

Email address*

Office you are running for:*

District or Jurisdiction

(e.g. city council ward 3, school board member at-large, etc)

State*

State

Campaign Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Campaign Website

Twitter

Facebook

Type of Race*

How many years have you lived in your state or district?*

Are you a current or former elected official?*

Yes

If yes, what office(s)?

Filing deadline*

Primary Election Date

General Election Date*

WHY I’M RUNNING (4 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)

Why are you running for office, in 27 words or less?*

Please provide a short (4-6 sentence maximum) biography that tells us more about your background and accomplishments, and what you will bring to the position.*

Of the following questions, please only answer the question relevant to your race:

If you are an incumbent, please provide a short (4-6 sentence maximum) summary of what you have done in office for your community, what you hope to tackle in your next term, and opposition you face.*

If you are running against an incumbent, please provide a short (4-6 sentence maximum) summary of what the incumbent has or hasn’t done in office for your community. What’s the worst thing about the incumbent? What’s the best thing about the incumbent?*

If you are not running against an incumbent, tell us about who you’re anticipating running against in the primary and in the general. (4-6 sentence maximum)*

What are the three biggest issues facing your community? How will you tackle these issues when you are in office?*

SHORT ANSWERS (2 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)

Can you share a specific example where you worked with grassroots groups to achieve a goal?*

In 4-6 sentences, what does truly progressive governance look like on a local level?*

CAMPAIGN NUTS-AND-BOLTS

What do you expect turnout among registered voters to be like in your primary election? And how many votes will you need to win?*

What do you expect turnout among registered voters to be like in your general election? And how many votes will you need to win?*

How much money do you need to raise to win?*

Tell us about your (active or planned) voter contact program.*

Have you received any notable endorsements or support so far? (If you have made this information public, feel free to just provide a link to where we can find this information.)*

Moving forward, what talent or resources does your campaign need most?*

Our endorsement process is intended to be a first step in building a broader long-term relationship with you. We have been working with many candidates for over a decade as they have gone from their first-time run for state or local office up to sitting in Congress!

To that end, we request the personal (not campaign or role-based) contact information for the candidate in this section of the questionnaire.

Please note that we will keep this strictly private and it is for our own use for those relationship-building needs over time.

Candidate's Personal Email Address*

Candidate's Personal Cell Phone*

Candidate's Personal Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

We'd like to be able to send you a holiday card!

The PCCC reserves the right to make questionnaires public after your election. We have maintained this right since our inception in 2009 (although we’ve never made them public yet). They are used primarily to assess candidates for endorsement purposes and to work with endorsed candidates to test messages in their own polls and use good messages for campaign platforms.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

WHY I’M RUNNING (4 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)

ISSUES (10 YES/NO QUESTIONS)

SHORT ANSWERS (2 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)

CAMPAIGN NUTS-AND-BOLTS