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Not a completely infallible source but a good place to quickly look up what legislators voted on.
Look up the currently serving officials and look for specific federal legislation with green thumbs up and red thumbs down. Ask competing candidates about that legislation and how they would have voted.
First District Blake Moore 81% 2021, 67% 2022 to date Second District Chris Stewart 61% 2020, 100% 2021, 67% 2022 to date Third District John Curtis 65% 2020, 88% 2021, 67% 2022 to date Fourth District Burgess Owens 88% 2021, 67% 2022 to date US Senate Mike Lee 100% 2020, 100% 2021, 100% 2022 to date Question Ideas
The questions listed here are deliberately designed to be open, so as not to give your own position away.
Lowell Nelson of Platform Republicans once talked about questioning delegates in such a way that - if anything - you steer them towards your OPPOSITE view - to see how steeply they are embedded in it.
I believe it was Dalane England who said she likes to hear candidates speak in a few different venues, to ascertain whether different groups are told different things.
First Amendment - Freedom of Speech
How well does the federal government openly invite debate and discourse on topics of concern to citizens?
How extensively do the major media outlets _________________ (New York Times, Washington Post, CNN) publish opposing views on topics of concern to citizens?
Is it ever okay to suppress or silence a different opinion or viewpoint?
Second Amendment - Right to Self Defense / Right to Bear Arms
How extensive a problem are school and public mass shootings? What solutions would you propose?
Do you support background checks / red flag laws? What should background checks entail?
Fourth Amendment - Privacy
Should the federal government have the ability to monitor our views, our social interactions, and our movements, and control our access to basic services (shopping, banking, etc, gas station, etc)?
Should citizens be allowed access to basic services and functions - employment opportunities, shopping, banking, transportation, and communications - only when they hold acceptable views and engage in acceptable social interactions?
Other
Why are you running for this position?
Why is ______________ (person currently holding the same position) not satisfactory? What sets you apart from that person?
What is your opinion of President Biden? (any other presidents..)
What should be the role of government in our lives?
What do you think happened on January 6, 2021?
How do you compare the federal government's COVID response to that of other countries? (e.g., Australia; Austria, Norway, Japan) What has been done well? What has been done poorly?
Should members of one political party be able to vote in the primary of another party?
How confident are you that our state and federal elections are accurate?
How important is transparency in our federal government and its agencies? Should citizens be able to file freedom of information requests? What limits should there be?
Should parents have control in choosing what gets taught in schools and how their children are taught? How much control?
Should refusing a procedure that affects our bodies be treated as a crime?
What should be done about our southern border?
Should federal officials ever be exempt from the rules and laws that apply to other citizens?
State Nominating Convention
Saturday April 23, 10 AM - 6 PM, location TBA.