League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF PENNSYLVANIA BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION and ISSUE STATEMENT FOR VOTERS GUIDE, GENERAL ELECTION 2016 PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES

Name of candidate Party

Home address (only municipality is used in Guide)

Municipality

Business address

Telephone number where you can be reached if needed

Email address (for our use; will not be published)

Campaign Website http://

Year of Birth Candidate for

PART 1 – QUALIFICATIONS : PLEASE LIMIT YOUR RESPONSE TO A TOTAL OF 50 WORDS for parts A, B and C combined. (See the accompanying letter for more information on the word limit.)

A. EDUCATION: (Example: graduate Hometown High School, 1971; B.S. Villanova,1975)

B. CURRENT OCCUPATION:

C. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS OFFICE: (Example: Township Supervisor, 6 years; District Attorney, 4 years; awarded for leadership by ____ Organization) over PART 2 - QUESTION: Please limit your response to a total of 75 words. (See the accompanying letter for more information on the word limit.) Please place your name on any extra sheets of paper you use.

“Partisan gridlock in Washington has brought our government nearly to a standstill. If elected, what steps will you take to reduce partisan gridlock? Please be specific.”

(If you want us to reuse your response from the Primary Election, please let us know. If you have not kept a copy, you can find it on our website, www.lwvlv.org > Voters Guide. You may change as much as you want, so long as you remain within the word limit.)

I hereby certify that my statements are true and correct and that this material may be used for publication in conjunction with the 2016 elections.

(signature of candidate)

Please email your response by October 5, 2016, to [email protected]. Our absolute deadline to send a complete file to The Morning Call is October 10. No late responses can be accepted!

If you have questions, email them to [email protected] or call Ann Bartholomew at 610-967-3653.

If you do not have access to email, send a signed copy to Barbara Williams, 4313 Crest Lane, Allentown, PA 18104, marked “Voters Guide response.”