<p> MINNEAPOLIS DFL NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE: CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE</p><p>The Minneapolis DFL Nominations Committee will screen and nominate candidates the day of the convention. Please contact Heidi Quezada (612-807-0690, [email protected]) to schedule a screening time. Screenings will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Washburn High School, 201 W 49th St in Minneapolis. Screenings will begin at 9:00 a.m. Party officers govern the party unit between conventions.</p><p>NAME ______</p><p>ADDRESS______</p><p>PHONE (Day) ______</p><p>EMAIL______</p><p>GENDER ____ </p><p>POSITION(s) SCREENING ______</p><p>Please provide written responses to the questions below. Feel free to use another sheet. A resume may be attached. We request that you return your questionnaire at least 24 hours before your screening time.</p><p>If you are screening for Chair or Associate Chair, the screening will be 10 minutes. For all other positions, the screening will be 5 minutes. The first half of the time should be spent making a personal statement answering the question “Why are you running and what will you do if elected?” The balance of the time will be spent taking questions from the committee.</p><p>1. As you understand them, what are the duties of this office? What time commitment does this office involve?</p><p>2. Officers elected now will serve until the next Convention (1-2 years). Can you commit to serving out this term?</p><p>3. Under what circumstances would you miss a meeting?</p><p>4. Why are you running for this office? What specific things you would like to accomplish? </p><p>5. What special skills and/or qualifications do you have for this position? What has been your past involvement in the DFL?</p><p>6. Would you be willing to accept a position other than the one for which you screened? If so, which position(s)?</p><p>7. Do you support the DFL endorsement process? Will you publicly support only the DFL endorsed candidates?</p><p>8. Additional comments you feel would help this committee’s decision.</p>