Judicial Candidate Questionnaire
Campaign’s Contacts:
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Date:
1Committee’s Name:
Committee Address:
2(Street)
3(City)
4(State)
5(Zip)
Manager's Name:
Cell:
E-mail:
Treasurer's Name:
Phone:
Cell:
E-mail:
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Candidate’s Contacts:
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6Candidate’s Name:
7Office:
8Location:
9District:
10Position:
11Date of general or special election
Phone:
Cell:
E-mail:
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Campaign Information:
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Date filed with State Campaign Finance Office?
Primary Opponent(s):
General Opponent(s):
How many Volunteers?
Phone Banking? YES / NO How many?
Active Door Belling: YES / NO How many?
How many Precincts?
How much money has your campaign raised?
How much money does you campaign plan to spend?
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Candidate Information:
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Incumbent: YES / NO
Party Endorsement? YES / NO
Have you ever belonged to a union? YES / NO
Have you ever held an elected position before? YES / NO
(If incumbent) Year 1st Elected:
If so, please list:
If so, please list:
If so, please list:
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What is your current occupation?
Previous Court Experience (where when)?
Have you been rated by a bar association or other organization? Please list and provide rating.
Have you ever received a discipline (including but not limited to admonishment & reprimand) from a bar association or a judicial conduct commission (when & why)? Please attach decision.
Please list your Chief Endorsements to date (no more than 10 or attach a separate sheet)?
Please list any Degrees, Certificates, and/or Specializations you have (that relate to this office)?
Please explain why you are requesting support from the Northwest Carpenters?
Please explain why you are seeking this office by listing & explaining your three most important issues facing you when you are elected?
How would you address them?
We believe in the dignity of Labor. We believe in a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. We believe in safe working conditions for all. We believe in a secure retirement at the end of a lifetime of work. We believe that all Carpenters are entitled to these things.
Prevailing Wage
Prevailing Wages are the most common wages and benefits provided to the majority of workers in a given area. Prevailing Wage Laws are important because they keep local labor markets stable and encourage competition in efficiencies rather than a “race to the bottom” in slashing wages.
Whatdo you know about the Davis Bacon Act, & Related Acts, the so called Little Davis Bacon Actsand “Prevailing Wage Rate Laws”?
Have you litigated or authored any decisions concerning “Prevailing Wage”? Please attach a copy or give a citation, if the decision was published or if the decision was subject to appeal.
Area Standards
Since 1881 the United Brotherhood of Carpenters have sworn to protect and preserve Area Standards which include a good family wage, healthcare for the employee and their family, a pension, and contributions to training and education. Sub-standard wage contractors are creating a race to the bottom for Carpenters and hurting our communities
What do you know about “Area Standards” oppositely "right to work" language?
Have you litigated or authored in any decisions concerning “Area Standards”? Please attach a copy or give a citation, if the decision was published or if the decision was subject to appeal.
Apprenticeship
Quality. Reliability. Professionalism. It all starts with Apprenticeship. The Northwest Carpenters have a reputation of excellence. Our regional trusts invest in training for new generations of workers into becoming professionally trained workers and future leaders in the construction industry.
What do you know about state certified ”Apprenticeship“ programs?
Job Site Safety
We believe every worker should return home to their family in the same condition as when they left. Job Site Safety is a right and the law of the land. We preach and teach it every day and it is part of a professional Carpenter’s repertoire.
What do you know about Federal Occupation Safety & HealthAdministration (OSHA) programs and state certified “Job Site Safety” programs?
Have you litigated or authored any decisions concerning“Job Site Safety” issues? Please attach a copy or give a citation, if the decision was published or if the decision was subject to appeal.
Workers’ Compensation
Workers' Compensationis a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for thetortof negligence. The tradeoff between assured, limited coverage and lack of recourse outside the Worker’s Compensation system is known as "the compensation bargain".
What do you know about “Workers’ Compensation”?
Have you litigated or authored any decisions concerning “Workers’ Compensation”? Please attach a copy or give a citation, if the decision was published or if the decision was subject to appeal.
Payroll Fraud
Willfulmisclassification, Insurancefraud, Tax evasion, Untaxed cash pay, Money laundering, and Racketeering.
Payroll Fraud is a national epidemic. Honest businesses can't compete with ones that cheat. Employer payroll fraudtakes many forms, and they allgivelaw-breakers an unfair edge for stealing jobs fromhonest companies and employees. And every year, these well-planned schemes steal billions from taxpayers, government agencies, insurers, Social Security, and more.
What do you know about “Payroll Fraud” and "Independent Contractors" in the "Underground Economy" and their impact on the Public's resources?
Have you litigated or authored any decisions concerning “Payroll Fraud”? Please attach a copy or give a citation, if the decision was published or if the decision was subject to appeal.
This concludes our questionnaire of your positions that are of interest tothe Northwest Carpenters.
Do you have any questions for us?
Do you have a closing statement?
Once you complete this form, please email it to:
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey
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