Participatory Politics Foundation

We’re sharing favorite recent questions to 2014 candidates in competitive congressional and gubernatorial races. Browse to find questions that raise your important issues and then take a couple of minutes to sign-on & share!

Vote up asks to candidates vying for coveted Senate and House seats on issues like term limits, environmental protections, and gun control:

Support questions to Gubernatorial challengers on state-wide medicaid expansion, broadband access, and minimum wage legislation:

Ask Candidate Wendy Davis for Texas Governor:

• “Would you support legislative magazine capacity restrictions or modern sporting rifle restrictions?

• “As Governor will you work to expand Medicare for all Texas citizens…?”

Ask Incumbent Greg Abbott for Texas Governor:

• “What is your stand on restructuring residential property tax?”

• “Will you, upon taking office, be accepting the federal medicaid expansion to the state of Texas, opening the way for lower income adults without children to receive coverage?”

To Lamar Smith for Texas House of Reps:

• “How will you work to protect the rights of minorities in your district and the nation as a whole?”

To David Alameel for Texas Senate:

• “Would you support updating the four Federal service animal laws..?”

To Rubén Hinojosa for Texas House of Reps:

• “Do you support raising the Federal Minimum wage?”

To Incumbent Pat Roberts for Kansas Senate:

• “If elected, will you stop filibustering the President’s appointees and nominations?”

• “Seniors are concerned about the Senate cutting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. What do you plan to do on these issues?”

To Thom Tillis for North Carolina Senate:

• “Why are you ignoring the concerns of your citizens on issues like fracking and coal ash?”

To Michelle Nunn for Georgia Senate:

• “Are you working to ensure that military active duty, retired and dependents will have those benefits that were promised them when they joined their branch of service?”

• “What is your stance on tax reform given the current investigation of the IRS?”

To Nathan Deal for Georgia Governor:

• “…What should be done to ensure that Georgia students are no longer number one in the U.S. for incidence of teen dating violence?”

To Incumbent Rick Scott for Florida Governor:

• “…what is your plan for the people who have been out of work for a significant time frame to find work?”

• “Do you endorse medicinal marijuana for Florida?”

To Charlie Crist for Florida Governor:

• “…are you to providing equal service to students with special needs in our education system?”

•  “…why not have a debate with just Adrian Wyllie?”

To Incumbent Sean Parnell for Alaska Governor:

• “Why is your administration dragging its feet to investigate the conviction of the Fairbanks Four?”

To Bill Walker for Alaska Governor:

• “What would you do to expedite the review of the Fairbanks Four case?”

To Incumbent Mark Udall for Colorado Senate

• “…would you be willing to sponsor legislation to stop this militarization trend?”

To Cory Gardner for Colorado Senate:

• “Do you support de-militarizing law enforcement, and making the use of SWAT for hostage/shooter only?”

• “What is your position on restrictions to certain firearms and magazine capacity?”

To Tom Foley for Connecticut Governor:

• “…What your ideas are for improving for improving failing schools?”

To Incumbent Jerry Brown for California Governor:

• “Where do you stand on disclosure of GMO ingredients in food to the public?”

To Incumbent John Hickenlooper for Colorado Governor:

• “Does your record in office support a 2 degree C climate?”

• “How would you go about reducing Colorado’s emissions ASAP to support a stable climate?”

Ask your own question here any time- just type in your ZIP, find your target, & share a link for a public response. Be sure to send over your published questions to maryam@askthem.io and we’ll make sure to include yours below: