Cover letter for D.C. Council General Election Questionnaire

Cover letter for D.C. Council General Election Questionnaire


Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington
P.O. Box 75265
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 667-5139

August 11, 2012


Dear D.C. Council Candidate:

We are sending the enclosed questionnaire to you as a candidate in the November 6 general or special election to elicit your views on issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in D.C.

GLAA gives numerical ratings to all candidates on a scale from -10 to +10, based on each candidate's signed questionnaire responses combined with our assessment of each candidate's record on behalf of LGBT citizens. Our ratings are released to the media and are advertised and posted to our website and email list. We do not make endorsements in partisan races.

Please give more than a simple "yes" or "no" response to our questions — though you should begin with a "yes" or "no" (except for questions 4 and 14, which are purely essay questions). The depth and completeness of your answers play a major role in determining your final rating.

Our enclosed policy brief, Agenda: 2012, explains our positions on a variety of issues. Much has changed since we published it in January, from inspiring (the D.C. Council's passage of the Bullying and Intimidation Prevention Act; President Obama's endorsement of marriage equality) to grim (two D.C. Council members forced to resign; a Human Rights Watch report on police harassment of women on the street for condom possession); but the issues we have raised remain timely.

Please ensure that we receive your answers to our questionnaire no later than Wednesday, October 3. Be sure to read the bold print on the last page of the questionnaire for detailed instructions for submitting your answers. Posting your responses to our questions on your campaign website will help demonstrate your commitment to our issues.

Your record is part of your rating. Please feel free to submit any letters to the editor, legislative testimony, campaign literature, or other materials that document your LGBT-related record.

We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance for helping us inform LGBT voters.


Sincerely,


Miguel Tuason
President

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