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 ElectionsGovernment & DemocracyVoting and Election ReformJanuary 6 2021 Capitol AttackProsecuting President TrumpMail-In BallotsGovernment Shut DownGovernment EfficiencyGovernment Corruption and EthicsTrumpCampaign Finance ReformState GovernmentsGovernment & ReligionFalse Online Information & Fake NewsDC StatehoodGovernment AccountabilityBallot Measures & Citizen ParticipationCampaign Spending LimitsDC Voting Representation in CongressEminent DomainFaith-Based Programs Government TransparencyGovernment AgenciesBipartisanship
Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture
EconomyJobsInflationBusinessSmall BusinessesAgricultureEconomic StimulusInfrastructurePaid Maternity, Family & Medical LeaveEmployment DiscriminationGovernment Subsidized JobsFamily FarmReal EstateMinority & Women-Owned BusinessesAuto IndustryOpening the EconomyGreen EconomyGreen Jobs & Manufacturing Rural EconomySpace & Aerospace IndustryGreen FarmingSeed CorporationsGreen JobsJobs Lost to Technologies
Crime, Police & Imprisonment
Crime & PreventionBlack Lives MatterDefund PolicePolice ReformPolice MilitarizationPolice Body CamerasSex Crimes & OffendersDeath PenaltyPrisonsMinority IncarcerationPrivate PrisonsIncarcerationsHate CrimesHate Crimes LegislationRecidivism and RehabilitationCommunity-Oriented PolicingFormerly Incarcerated IndividualsParole and ProbationOfficer Involved ShootingsHuman RightsNon-Violent CrimeYouth and Gang CrimeCrime Violence TraumaHuman TraffickingDomestic ViolenceIncarcerated WomenArrests & ProsecutionsCrimes Against ChildrenRapeVictimless CrimesChild PornographyIdentity TheftNeighborhood CrimeVideotaping Criminal InterrogationsWorking with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)Protests & RiotingPrison SlaverySecure D.C. Crime BillMayoral Control of D.C. Public SchoolsParents Prosecution Truant ChildrenMayor Muriel E. Bowser’s Job PerformanceModernize Capital One ArenaPublic Transportation Fare EvasionInitiative 83Bail ReformInmates WorkChildren Crimes
Housing & Communities
HousingAffordable Housing / Rentals & SupportsRenter EvictionsHomeownershipHomelessnessRural AmericaHousing ShortageUrban SprawlZoningPublic SafetyBlighted AreasCommunity DevelopmentBuilding CodesHome PricesMortgagesParks And Open SpacesForeclosuresRenters RightsLow Income and Public Housing & AssistanceLow Income Energy AssistanceRedlining Housing & LoansTransgender Protections & CommunityCommanders Football Stadium
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 Debt & ForgivenessStudent Loans, Scholarships and Pell GrantsTeacher PayPublic Schools K-12No Child Left BehindLocal Control Over EducationCommon Core EducationSex and Birth Control EducationStudent Standards and TestingSpecial EducationCommunity CollegesFree College TuitionEvolution and Intelligent Design EducationTeacher UnionsAchievement Gaps like Black-White, Boy-GirlClassroom SizeEducation Tax CreditsTeacher StandardsSchool DesegregationAfter-School, Sports, Art, Music ProgramsBullying and School CrimeHome SchoolingSexual Orientation EducationTeacher TenureTextbook SelectionVocational and Technical EducationComputers & Technology in SchoolsHigh SchoolsJunk Food & Vending Machines in SchoolsEducation Gap with Other CountriesBilingual EducationDrugs in SchoolsParental Involvement in EducationArming TeachersDropoutsLow-Income SchoolsWork-Study ProgramMinority-Serving Colleges and UniversitiesRural EducationUniversal Free Schools MealsAdult EducationMath and Science in SchoolsSchool BudgetsSchool Curriculum Math, Science, History, GovernmentTeacher DiversityTeacher RetentionInequity in Public SchoolsNon-English Speaking StudentsMental Health in Public SchoolsEducation FundingSTEM-H Education
Environment & Climate Change
EnvironmentClimate Change & Global WarmingClean Air and WaterPollutionCarbon TaxNational and State ParksNet Zero & Reducing EmissionsGlobal Greenhouse EmissionsGreenhouse Gas Emission LimitsClean EnergyEndangered SpeciesLand, Rivers and LakesNatural DisastersPublic Lands & WaterClean Water Act of 1977Oil IndustryHumans Affect on Climate ChangeGreen Offices, Homes and ImprovementsToxic WasteCarbon Capture TechnologyCoalFuel & Energy Efficiency & StandardsFlood Protection And Levee RepairInvasive SpeciesRecyclingWildfiresEnvironmental JusticeRural Environment WasteMassive AgribusinessFlexible Fuel VehiclesForest FiresForests, Fish and WildlifeLow Income Energy AssistanceSpent Nuclear FuelState & Local Climate Change InitiativesBiodiversity & BiotechnologyTax Credit for Purchase of Efficient AppliancesConservation Flood MitigationSingle Use PlasticsGreen EconomyGreen EnergyGreen FarmingGreen Jobs & Manufacturing Green Technology & Infrastructure
Civil, Religious, LGBTQ & Human Rights
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & ToleranceTransgender Protections & CommunityConfederate Statues Racism & Race RelationsTransgender Public Bathroom RestrictionsStudent ProtestsBlack Lives MatterCivil RightsLGBTQ+Women's IssuesPrivacy RightsGay RightsLatino / Hispanic AmericansSame Sex MarriageSexual Orientation DiscriminationAnti-semitismWomen’s RightsHate CrimesHate Crimes LegislationProperty Rights vs. Civil RightsEqual Rights AmendmentCivil Unions & Domestic PartnershipsRacial ProfilingSame Sex AdoptionsSexual Orientation EducationRacial Discrimination & DisparitiesCruelty to AnimalsHomosexuality Choice or ChanceHuman RightsRefusal of Businesses to GaysDefense of Marriage Act (DOMA)Gender EqualityMarriage Left to StatesFreedomNative American CasinosReligious RightsProperty Rights
Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Gambling & Prostitution
MarijuanaMedical MarijuanaCigarettes and SmokingIllegal DrugsDrunk Driving and Highway SafetyGamblingMetamphetamines and OpioidsDrug Prevention and RehabilitationAlcoholDrinking AgeLotteryPunishments for Drug Crimes
Infrastructure & Transportation
Bikes, Scoters and PedestriansTransportationInfrastructureDrunk Driving and Highway SafetyHighway CongestionHighwaysDriver's LicensesDriver Safety MeasuresMotor Vehicles And InspectionsElectric VehiclesPublic TransportationLight RailAbusive Driver FeesTraffic CongestionSelf-Driving VehiclesDepartment of TransportationPhoto-Red Traffic Signal EnforcementPrivatization of RoadsRural Broadband
Taxes
TaxesProperty TaxesTax ReformEducation Tax CreditsSales TaxTax ExemptionsHealth Care Tax Credits
Seniors, Social Security, Medicare, Pensions
Seniors & Aging of PopulationRetired WorkersState Pensions
Minorities
Black Lives MatterRacism & Race RelationsRacial Discrimination & DisparitiesRacial ProfilingRace Sentencing DisparitySexual Orientation DiscriminationDiversity, Equity, Inclusion & ToleranceLatino / Hispanic AmericansMinority & Women-Owned BusinessesNative American CasinosMinority IncarcerationMinority-Serving Colleges and UniversitiesEmployment Discrimination
Questions Available to District of Columbia Statewide, House and Senate Candidates
Labor, Wages & Unions
Minimum WagePaid Maternity, Family & Medical LeaveEqual PayLaborRight-To-WorkEmployment DiscriminationRetired Workers
Health & Medical
HealthcareHealth & Medical ReformChildren's Health, Abuse And Neglect (32)Rural Health CareProposed Budget Cuts to CDC, NIH, and WHOHealth and Medical InsuranceWomen's Health & ReproductionMental HealthMental Health Mass ShootingsDrug Addiction & Substance AbuseDifferences of Other Candidates on HealthcarePregnancy and ChildbirthChildren and Schools COVID VaccinationsChina’s Role in COVID Health Insurance Covering Birth ControlCommunity Health Centers Attracting Doctors and Medical Care ProvidersChronic & Catastrophic IllnessesHIV/AIDSCOVID PandemicCOVID Impact & Government ResponseCOVID Vaccine Mandates & TestingUniversal Free Schools MealsPreventive Health CareElderly's Health & AbuseHealth Care Tax CreditsObesityState Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)Alternative MedicineCigarettes Drug & Alcohol AdvertisingHealth Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)Opioid Crisis
Abortion, Pro-Life & Genetic Engineering
Abortion(Pro-Choice) v Pro-LifePlanned Parenthood & Family PlanningContraceptionAbortion for Rape and IncestHealth Insurance Covering Birth ControlViolence Against Women ActAbortion Clinics & ProtestersAdoption and Foster CareOut-of-State AbortionsParental Consent or NotificationPartial-birth AbortionsUsing Embryos in Stem Cell ResearchUltrasound Testing as Part of Informed ConsentChild Custody Protection Act
Poverty, Welfare & Hunger
WelfarePovertyPoor ChildrenSenior PovertyLow Income and Public Housing & AssistanceRural PovertyHungerUrban Poverty
Courts, Laws & Justice
Criminal Justice System, Reform & DisparityBlack Lives MatterDeath PenaltyMinority IncarcerationCash BailCourts & TrialsCriminalization of PovertyEqual JusticeParole and ProbationRace Sentencing DisparityRestorative JusticeCourt CostsPublic Defender ServicesJuvenile JusticeConstitutionCrime Victims Rights (Marsy's Law)Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)Eminent DomainLaw EnforcementAlternative Dispute ResolutionObscenity LawsRacial Justice, Equality & EquityLie DetectorsNo One Above the Law
Banks & Finance
BanksRedlining Housing & LoansPayday Loans & Predatory LendingWhite Collar & Financial CrimesMortgagesForeclosures
Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service
Planned Parenthood & Family PlanningFamilyChild CareCruelty to AnimalsAmerican ValuesFamily ValuesAdoption and Foster CareEvolution vs. Intelligent DesignFaith-Based Programs Equal OpportunityOrdination of Women and Gay ClergyTolerance & Political CorrectnessBoy and Girl Scouts
Gun & Property Rights
Gun Legislation and ControlBan on Bump Stocks & Assault WeaponsRight to Own and Cary Guns - Second AmendmentGun Background ChecksMental Health Mass ShootingsGun Violence & Homicide National Rifle Association (NRA)Gun Show Checks & Manufacturer Law SuitsHigh Capacity Amo & Gun LocksRed Flag LawsGuns Permits and HuntingGun ShowsGun RegistryLocal Gun LawsGun Straw PurchasesGun Buyback ProgramsGun PersonalizationRight to Carry a Concealed Handgun
Energy
EnergyRenewable Energy & Fossil FuelsFracking and Natural GasCarbon TaxGreenhouse Gas Emission LimitsGreen EnergyEthanol & BiofuelsOil DrillingOil IndustryGreen Offices, Homes and ImprovementsGas Prices & Gas TaxesAlternate EnergyCoalFuel & Energy Efficiency & StandardsAuto IndustryCap-and-TradeEnergy RegulationEnergy Research and DevelopmentHybrid and Electric CarsSpent Nuclear FuelShale GasSolar EnergyUtility Regulation/Deregulation
Immigration, Border Security, Terrorism & Homeland Security
The Wall, Border Security & Border PatrolImmigration Policy & ReformLocal First RespondersIllegal Immigration EnforcementIllegal Immigration as a Crime or FelonyIllegal Immigration AmnestyDriver's Licenses to IllegalsEnglish as Official Language14th AmendmentElectronic Verification System for EmployersSanctuary CitiesImmigrant Agriculture WorkersImmigrant Healthcare
Technology, Internet, Social Media, Science & Space
TikTok Rural Internet AccessInternet PrivacyInternet GamblingSafety of Technological ProductsGreen Technology & InfrastructureVoter ID LawsInternet CrimeInternet PornographySpaceSpace & Aerospace IndustryMedia Fake & Bias NewsSocial Media
Military, National Defense & Veterans
Police Militarization
Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy
Debt, Deficit Spending & LimitsFiscal PolicyBalanced BudgetPay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule
Sex & Sexuality
LGBTQ+Gay RightsSex and Birth Control EducationSame Sex MarriageSexual Orientation DiscriminationEqual Rights AmendmentCivil Unions & Domestic PartnershipsSame Sex AdoptionsHomosexuality Choice or ChanceSex Crimes & OffendersHomosexuality as SinRefusal of Businesses to GaysTransgender Public Bathroom RestrictionsGender EqualityMarriage Left to StatesInternet PornographyBoy and Girl ScoutsChild PornographyObscenity LawsSexism
Consumers & Food
FoodConsumersCredit AgenciesMeat ProductionCredit CardsGenetically Engineered Food (GMOs)TelemarketingFood Safety