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Candidate’s Questionnaire
PART II | ISSUES OF INTEREST
Please review the mission statement of the Stonewall Democratic Club of Greater Sacramento.
Mission Statement
Advance equal rights for all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity
Support public policies that advance lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender (LGBT) equality at alllevels of government
Elect qualified, openly LGBT people to public office as well as other Democratic Party candidateswho support LGBT equality
Work within the Democratic Party to advance LGBT equality and full recognition of LGBT families
Educate the public at large about LGBT issues and concerns
Promote the Democratic Party’s message of economic justice and social equality for all1.Do you support the goals and purposes of Sacramento Stonewall Democratic Club, as outlinedabove? (X ) Yes( ) No2.Identify one of the goals of the mission statement and elaborate how you have helped to achieveone of the objectives.
Goal: Elect qualified, openly LGBT people to public office as well as other Democratic Partycandidates who support LGBT equality.In 2000, as President of the UC San Diego College Democrats, Political Director to the Iron Workers,Local 229 and in cooperation with the San Diego Central Labor Council, I spent a year on campus, inneighborhoods knocking on doors and in the community registering voters and advocating for nowSenator Christine Kehoe’s then successful campaign for State Assembly. With my advice, Local 229and the District Council of Ironworkers contributed significant financial support and dedicatedthousands of volunteer hours to ensure Kehoe’s election to the California State Legislature.In 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010, I volunteered on various Democratic Assembly, Senate and statewidecampaigns supporting LGBT candidates and LGBT supporters including: John Laird, Dave Jones,Hanna-Beth Jackson, Richard Pan, Joan Buchannan and Phil Angelides.3.Are you a member of the Sacramento Stonewall Democratic Club? If yes, how long have youbeen a member?(X) Yes( ) NoNovember 20114.Are you registered as a member of the Democratic Party? ( X) Yes( ) No
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