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2010 School Board Candidate Endorsement Questionnaire
Please respond as best you can to the following questions. In your response, please indicate how you’d like you name printed, what race you will be screening for and contact information should we need to get hold of you. This questionnaire is used to help us get a better sense of who you are. No single answer automatically disqualifies you from consideration. In conjunction with a screening, it carries equal weight for your ranking and endorsement consideration. Please download the process document from our website for more information.
If you were previously screened by Stonewall DFL for the same office, and have no announced opponent seeking DFL endorsement, you are eligible for the simpler Expedited Endorsement process. For this, you are still required to complete this questionnaire, but do not have to schedule an in-person screening (though you are still welcome to do so if you wish).
All Completed 2010 School Board Candidate Endorsement Questionnaires must be received electronically to the Stonewall DFL (contact information below) no later than 11:59pm, January 22, 2010.
Send responses to:
Al Oertwig
Stonewall DFL Political Support Committee Chair
glbtout@hotmail.com
Save the Date:
School Board Candidate Screenings will be held soon at a location to be determined. We will contact you for a screening time. Please watch our website for further details.
COPY / PASTE ALL INFORMATION BELOW INTO AN MS WORD DOCUMENT OR E-MAIL
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Candidate Name:
Office you are seeking:
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1) Do you plan on abiding by the DFL endorsement if there is one for your race? YES / NO
2) If endorsed by Stonewall DFL, how will you display that endorsement in campaign materials?
3) How is the LGBT community currently involved in your campaign?
4) How will you actively encourage LGBT constituents to contact or become involved with Stonewall DFL?
5) What experience do you have with LGBT issues and the LGBT community?
6) LGBT men and women of color are often victims of multiple layers of discrimination. How would you use your office to identify and address these problems?
7) Public awareness of Lesbians and Gays has increased in the last 20 years; however there remain some unique and misunderstood issues faced by Bisexual and Transgender communities. Please identify a specific issue(s) and how you would use your elected office to support these communities.
8) What legal recognitions should be available to GLBT people in committed relationships and how would you use your office to advance these equality issues; specifically do you favor Civil Unions, Marriage, Domestic Partnerships, or other? What benefits should the school district provide to GLBT employee spouses?
9) While gay-straight alliances have made in-roads to promote understanding and reduce hostility, bullying remains a problem in our schools. What policies would you support to reduce school violence towards LGBT youth and the children of LGBT parents?
10) A recent study of urban homeless youth found that in some metropolitan areas over 40% identify as LGBT. A key finding of this study was that homeless LGBT youth are more vulnerable to sexual abuse, substance abuse and mental health struggles. What root causes of this complex issue can you identify and how would you use your office to address these problems?
11) Lesbian and bisexual women have varying access to reproductive health options, including birth control, in vitro fertilization, and abortion. What options are currently provided to school district employees?
12) What are your views on the US military “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy? Do you think this should affect opening schools to military recruiters or ROTC chapters?
Reminder: By submitting this questionnaire you agree to be ranked, and understand that Stonewall DFL reserves the right to publish all or portions of answers to this questionnaire.