Questions for State, County, and Local Candidates and Prospective Board Members
The Delaware Valley Action!  is planning to endorse and possibly support financially those candidates who share the values of our organization.  To determine which candidates to endorse and support, we have drafted a series of questions to elicit candidates’ positions on a number of issues.  We are prepared to support candidates of any political party if they are aligned with our values.  We realize that some candidates, if elected, may not be in a position to act on these issues as a part of their daily work.  Nonetheless, we would like to know candidates as citizens, beyond the duties that they may be performing if elected to the positions for which they are running.

We also ask that prospective DVA! Board members complete the survey.

We hope you will respond so that we can learn more about your positions and make an informed decision. Thank you for your time and consideration.
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Instructions
For each statement below, please select the number that most closely reflects your level of agreement or disagreement.
1.  All workers (public and private) should have the right to unionize and strike. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
2.  Same gender couples should be able to adopt children through the same processes as heterosexual couples. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
3.  There should be legislation to prevent gun violence (e.g., more comprehensive background checks, restrictions on access to assault weapons and ammunition magazine clips, raising the age to 21 to buy a gun, and licensing similar to car licensing (e.g., skills assessment and liability insurance). *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
4.  The federal government should not make a profit off of student loans nor should it enable for-profit companies to earn money from government-guaranteed student loans. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
5.  The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), and the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act should be supported and there should be a clear pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the United States. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree

6. We should expand voting timelines to include forms of “early voting” to  include mail-in voting, early voting days prior to “Election Day” and/or supporting Election Day as a federal holiday. *


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Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
7.  The United States government should increase its monetary support for school districts. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
8. The Pennsylvania state budget should provide increased and equitable funding for public schools.

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Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
9.  Immigrant sanctuary municipalities should be allowed. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
10.  The United States should be a leader in supporting human rights at home and on the global stage. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
11.  When making any and all decisions that may affect their constituents, elected and appointed officials have an obligation to base these decisions on fact-based and scientifically derived information. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
12.  Efforts should be made to reduce or eliminate the extraction of oil, coal, mining, and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Pike County. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
13.  The Second Amendment (the right to keep and bear arms) is absolute and cannot be restricted. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
14.  Minimum wage in Pennsylvania should be increased from $7.25 per hour in line with a modern cost of living.

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Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
15.  People should have greater access to community college and technical programs through free or reduced tuition plans. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
16.  Campaign financing needs to be reformed to reduce the influence of PAC/dark money in campaigns. 

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Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
17.   People should have local access to affordable comprehensive health care (including medical, mental health, gynecological and addiction services, ambulance and EMT services, etc).

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Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
18.  The government should play a role in reducing income inequality. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
19.  Redistricting by an independent committee or commission needs to be done in order to offset the effects of politically-motivated gerrymandering. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
20.  It is essential that we have a strong Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
21.  Programs such as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP—food stamps) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provide urgent and necessary support. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
22.  Restricting access to voting should be opposed (e.g., mandatory government IDs, voter roll purges, permanently denying felons who have served their time the right to vote, poll taxes, etc.) and access actively supported through mail-in voting, ballot drop boxes, and secure online voting, etc..

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Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
23.  Eligible voters should be automatically registered to vote. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
24.  “Religious freedom” laws that curtail LGBTQ and others’ civil rights should be opposed. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
25.  The United States is a secular nation and, as such, the separation between church and state needs to be protected. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
26.  There should be a ban on for-profit prisons. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
27.  A high priority should be placed on the development of clean energy (e.g., wind, solar, nuclear, hydro, etc), rather than on fossil fuels. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
28.  Planned Parenthood should receive tax-funded support for their women’s health programs. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
29.  Taxpayer-funded school tuition vouchers should be available to parents who want to opt out of the public school system. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
30.  The rights of transgender people must be protected (trans athletes, access to gender affirming care, ability to use the bathroom that best matches their gender Iidentity, etc.).

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Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
31.  Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid should be protected and expanded. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
32.  Women should have a constitutional right to solely make any and all decisions regarding their own reproductive choices. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
33. Structural racism exists, that Black Lives Matter, and we need to address systemic and institutional racism and inequity in our schools and society,

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Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
34. The value of human life and dignity far outweighs the value of any property. *
Completely Agree
Completely Disagree
The following questions are for candidates running for office. Prospective board members may skip them.
35.  Why are you running for office?  
36.  What other organizational endorsements have you received?  
37.  What concerns or issues have we not addressed?  
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