Issues and Issue Questions Available for Candidate Responses

These are the issues and questions we make available to the candidates to inform voters of their positions and views. All responses are provided by the candidate or are taken from the candidate’s website, public statements or legitimate news articles.

Questions Available to All Candidates
Biographical
General PhilosophyPersonal and FamilyProfessional ExperienceCivic InvolvementPolitical ExperienceReligious AffiliationAccomplishments and AwardsEducational BackgroundMilitary Service
Reasons & Objectives
Why I Am Running for Public OfficeGoals If ElectedAchievements If ElectedAreas to Concentrate OnOn Entering Public ServiceOpinions of Other Candidates
Endorsments, Voting, Elections, Politics & Government
Candidate EndorsementsSafe & Fair ElectionsFalse Online Information & Fake NewsFaith-Based Programs
Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture
EconomyJobsSmall BusinessesInfrastructureReal EstateMinority & Women-Owned BusinessesAmazon's HQ2County AgricultureSeed Corporations
Crime, Police & Imprisonment
Crime & PreventionBlack Lives MatterDefund PolicePrisonsMinority IncarcerationCommunity-Oriented PolicingHuman TraffickingCrimes Against ChildrenParents Prosecution Truant ChildrenPublic Transportation Fare EvasionBail ReformInmates WorkChildren Crimes
Housing & Communities
HousingRenter EvictionsHomeownershipHomelessnessNeighborhoodsPromotion of Mixed-income NeighborhoodsHousing ShortageZoningPublic SafetyHome PricesMortgages
Health & Medical
Proposed Budget Cuts to CDC, NIH, and WHOHealth and Medical InsuranceWomen's Health & ReproductionDrug Addiction & Substance AbuseChildren and Schools COVID VaccinationsCOVID PandemicCOVID Vaccine Mandates & TestingUniversal Free Schools MealsElderly's Health & Abuse
Education & Schools
EducationTeaching Racial, Sexual, and Political materialCritical Race TheoryHigher Education & College CostsPrivate Schools Vouchers and FundingPrayer & Pledge of Allegiance in SchoolsCharter and Magnet SchoolsSchool SafetyPre-School and Early Childhood EducationOnline LearningStudent Loans, Scholarships and Pell GrantsTeacher PayPublic Schools K-12Local Control Over EducationSex and Birth Control EducationStudent Standards and TestingSpecial EducationEvolution and Intelligent Design EducationTeacher StandardsSchool DesegregationAfter-School, Sports, Art, Music ProgramsBullying and School CrimeHome SchoolingSexual Orientation EducationVocational and Technical EducationComputers & Technology in SchoolsHigh SchoolsJunk Food & Vending Machines in SchoolsDrugs in SchoolsParental Involvement in EducationLow-Income SchoolsUniversal Free Schools MealsAdult EducationSchool BudgetsSchool Curriculum Math, Science, History, GovernmentTeacher DiversityTeacher RetentionInequity in Public SchoolsNon-English Speaking StudentsMental Health in Public SchoolsEducation FundingSTEM-H Education
Environment & Climate Change
EnvironmentPollutionRecyclingEnvironmental JusticeConservation County & Local Sustainable GrowthGreen Energy
Abortion, Pro-Life & Genetic Engineering
Abortion for Rape and Incest
Poverty, Welfare & Hunger
PovertyPoor ChildrenSenior PovertyHunger
Courts, Laws & Justice
Black Lives MatterMinority IncarcerationCourts & TrialsRace Sentencing DisparityJuvenile JusticeRacial Justice, Equality & EquityLie DetectorsNo One Above the Law
Banks & Finance
White Collar & Financial CrimesMortgages
Civil, Religious, LGBTQ & Human Rights
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & ToleranceRacism & Race RelationsBlack Lives MatterAnti-semitismRacial ProfilingSexual Orientation EducationRacial Discrimination & DisparitiesHomosexuality Choice or Chance
Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Gambling & Prostitution
MarijuanaCigarettes and SmokingDrug Prevention and RehabilitationAlcohol
Gun & Property Rights
Red Flag Laws
Energy
Green Energy
Immigration, Border Security, Terrorism & Homeland Security
Local First Responders
Infrastructure & Transportation
Bikes, Scoters and PedestriansTransportationInfrastructureHighway CongestionDriver Safety MeasuresMotor Vehicles And InspectionsElectric VehiclesLight RailAbusive Driver FeesTraffic CongestionSelf-Driving VehiclesDepartment of TransportationPhoto-Red Traffic Signal EnforcementRed Light Camera Surveillance
Technology, Internet, Social Media, Science & Space
Safety of Technological ProductsMedia Fake & Bias NewsSocial Media
Taxes
Taxes
Seniors, Social Security, Medicare, Pensions
Seniors & Aging of Population
Minorities
Black Lives MatterRacism & Race RelationsRacial Discrimination & DisparitiesRacial ProfilingRace Sentencing DisparityDiversity, Equity, Inclusion & ToleranceMinority & Women-Owned BusinessesMinority Incarceration
Sex & Sexuality
Sex and Birth Control EducationHomosexuality Choice or Chance
Consumers & Food
Consumers
Questions Available to Rochester (MN) Candidates
Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service
Child CareFaith-Based Programs