Dear Candidate,
Congratulations on your decision to run for office.
For over 20 years, restoringthecaliforniadream.com has conducted California election forums where we make specific candidate recommendations based on a 5-star ratings scale.
Last election cycle we had about 1 million voters following our endorsements, many
of whom were in your district.
Besides conducting a dozen live Election Forums and several webinars giving
endorsements, we will post our endorsements of candidates on our four
websites, emailing and publicizing our recommendations to several hundred
thousand California voters.
In addition, our recommendations are also broadcast on a variety of California radio, TV, and podcast platforms.
In your office we will either say:
- Endorsed…Giving you a 3 to 5 star rating
- Not endorsed…Giving you a 1 to 2-star rating
- Refused to disclose position…Usually a 1 to 2-star rating
I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully giving you our endorsement.
- What is your name and what office are you running for?
- What are the 3 most pressing issues facing your county or city? Please prioritize them. What, if anything, do you plan to do about them if you are elected? What specific
promises will you make to the voters in order to be elected? What will be your primary focus if elected to office?
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(3) - Should your county or city reduce the cost of services by contracting out or privatizing government services? Why or why not?
- Should taxes be raised, lowered, or remain the same? What about fees?
- What is your overall philosophy about raising or decreasing taxes, and how do you prioritize the raising of taxes vs. the cutting of expenditures?
- Overall, do you believe in a big government or small government approach?
- What types of services do you think the city or county should legitimately provide for its citizens and what types of services do you believe would constitute government overreach?
- Did you support or oppose eminent domain? Why or why not? Do you agree with the United States Supreme Court’s Kelo decision? Why or why not?
- Who is your political role model or the politician you most admire? Why? Which politician do you think your political beliefs are most closely aligned with?
- Which other past or present city or county Supervisors do you think your political views are most closely aligned with?
- What is your overall political philosophy, and how is it specifically reflected in your political beliefs? Are you a conservative, a moderate, or a liberal, and how is this reflected in the positions that you hold?
- Do you believe in absolute truth? Why or why not? If you believe in absolute truth,
what is the source of absolute truth? If you do not believe in absolute truth, how do you determine what is true? - Who is endorsing your campaign?
- Which political candidates have you ever endorsed or contributed to?
- What role do you think a politician’s faith should play in their personal life and the manner in which they govern?
Please return to [email protected].
Sincerely,
Craig Huey
CraigHuey.com