With just 39 days until Election Day, we need your help. RespectAbility is calling on all candidates for governor or Senate to complete the #PwDsVote Senate & Gubernatorial Disability Questionnaire. “PwDs” stands for “people with disabilities.” So far, Hillary Clinton and 30 candidates for Senate or Governor from both parties have done so.
Now we’re calling on you to help to encourage the remainder. A number of candidates, including Mr. Trump, have yet to fill out a nonpartisan candidate questionnaire on issues vital to America’s 56 million citizens with disabilities!
The down-ballot responses received so far are from candidates on both sides of the aisle – with 18 from Democrats and 12 from Republicans, demonstrating how disability rights is a nonpartisan issue.
Can I count on you to call and/or tweet the remaining candidates and ask that they respond to the questionnaire?
Tell them why it’s important to you! You can find a lot more information about the questionnaire in the release we first sent out earlier this month.
This is the first time down-ballot candidates have been asked to complete a questionnaire about disability-related issues on such a wide scale. The answers to these questionnaires are being posted on The RespectAbility Report and will be used for individualized state voter guides.
This linked Excel list (shown below with some information as well) includes candidates’ email addresses, phone numbers, appropriate contact person (where we could identify) and Twitter handles. When a candidate responds, the spreadsheet is updated in real-time to include a link to their responses that have been posted on The RespectAbility Report.
Sample Tweets (replace @ with the candidate’s Twitter handle):
- @ Please fill out @Respect_Ability’s #PwDsVote disability questionnaire: bit.ly/PwDsVoteQ. We’re 20% of country!
- @ Don’t ignore 1-in-5 Americans! Fill out @Respect_Ability’s #PwDsVote disability questionnaire: bit.ly/PwDsVoteQ
Non-Twitter Options
Email and call the candidates’ HQ or email their campaign office. Please find a table of contact information below, which is accurate as of Thursday, September 29. The linked Excel document includes phone numbers and will be updated in real-time as candidates submit more responses or new contact information is shared.
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30 Senate and gubernatorial candidates have responded to the #PwDsVote Senate & Gubernatorial Disability Questionnaire so far! Help RespectAbility encourage all candidates to respond so we can learn more about their their views on issues for people with disabilities. (link to post: http://bit.ly/PwDsVote30)
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Questions? Email Lauren Appelbaum: [email protected].
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
Absentee and early voting starts soon. Be sure you are registered to vote and encourage others to do the same!
All the best,
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi
President, RespectAbility
Governor Races
| State | Name | Email Address | Twitter Handle | Response |
| Delaware – R | Colin Bonini | [email protected] | @colinbonini | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteBonini |
| Delaware – D | John Carney | [email protected] | @john_carney | |
| Indiana – D | John Gregg | [email protected] | @GreggForGov | |
| Indiana – R | Eric Holcomb | [email protected] | @HolcombForIN | |
| Missouri – R | Eric Greitens | [email protected] | @EricGreitens | |
| Missouri – D | Chris Koster | [email protected] | @Koster4Missouri | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteKoster |
| Montana – D | Steve Bullock | [email protected] | @BullockForMT | |
| Montana – R | Greg Gianforte | [email protected] | @GregForMontana | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteGianforte |
| New Hampshire – D (lost primary) | Derek Dextraze | [email protected] | @derekdeztraze | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteDextraze |
| New Hampshire – R | Chris Sununu | [email protected] | @ChrisSununu | |
| New Hampshire – D | Colin Van Ostern | [email protected] | @ColinVanOstern | |
| North Carolina – D | Roy Cooper | [email protected] | @roycoopernc | |
| North Carolina – R | Pat McCrory | [email protected] | @PatMcCroryNC | |
| North Dakota – R | Doug Burgum | [email protected] | @DougForDakota | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| North Dakota – D | Marvin Nelson | [email protected] | @nelsonfornd | |
| Oregon – D | Kate Brown | [email protected] | @KateBrownForOR | |
| Oregon – R | Bud Pierce | [email protected] | @BudPierce4Gov | http://bit.ly/PwDsVotePierce |
| Utah – R | Gary Herbert | [email protected] | @HerbertForUtah | |
| Utah – D | Mike Weinholtz | [email protected] | @mikeforutah | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteWeinholtz |
| Vermont – D | Sue Minter | [email protected] | @SueMinterVT | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteMinter |
| Vermont – R | Phil Scott | [email protected] | @philscott4vt | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteScott |
| Washington – R | Bill Bryant | [email protected] | @BillBryantWA | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteBryant |
| Washington – D | Jay Inslee | [email protected] | @JayInslee | |
| West Virginia – R | Bill Cole | [email protected] | @BillColeWV | |
| West Virginia – D | Jim Justice | [email protected].com | @justiceforwv |
Senate Races
(Candidates as of September 29, 2016 – will be updated throughout season)
| State | Name | Email Address | Twitter Handle | Response |
| Alabama – R | Richard Shelby | [email protected] | @SenShelby | |
| Alabama – D | Ron Crumpton | [email protected] | @Crumpton_US_Sen | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteCrumpton |
| Alaska – R | Lisa Murkowski | [email protected] | @lisamurkowski | |
| Alaska – D | Ray Metcalfe | [email protected] | @Ray4AKSenate | |
| Arizona – R | John McCain | [email protected] | @TeamMcCain | |
| Arizona – D | Ann Kirkpatrick | [email protected] | @ann_kirkpatrick | |
| Arkansas – R | John Boozman | [email protected] | @boozman4AR | |
| Arkansas – D | Conner Eldridge | [email protected] | @connerforar | |
| California – D | Kamala Harris | [email protected] | @KamalaHarris | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteHarris |
| California – D | Loretta Sanchez | [email protected] | @Loretta2016 | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteSanchez |
| Colorado – D | Michael Bennet | [email protected] | @BennetForCO | |
| Colorado – R | Darryl Glenn | [email protected] | @darrylglenn2016 | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Connecticut – D | Richard Blumenthal | [email protected] | @SenBlumenthal | |
| Connecticut – R | Dan Carter | [email protected] | @dancarterct | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Florida – D | Patrick Murphy | [email protected] | @PatrickMurphyFL | |
| Florida – R | Marco Rubio | [email protected] | @marcorubio | |
| Florida – R (lost primary) | Dwight Young | [email protected] | @dy4senate2016 | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteYoung |
| Georgia – R | Johnny Isakson | [email protected] | @JohnnyIsakson | |
| Georgia – D | Jim Barksdale | [email protected] | @jimbarksdale | |
| Hawaii – D | Brian Schatz | [email protected] | @brianschatz | |
| Hawaii – R | John Caroll | [email protected] | @carroll4senate | |
| Idaho – R | Mike Crapo | [email protected] | @crapo4senate | |
| Idaho – D | Jerry Sturgill | [email protected] | @sturgill4idaho | |
| Illinois – D | Tammy Duckworth | [email protected] | @tammyforIL | |
| Illinois – R | Mark Kirk | [email protected] | @markkirk | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteKirk |
| Indiana – D | Evan Bayh | [email protected] | @EvanBayh | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Indiana – R | Todd Young | [email protected] | @ToddYoungIN | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Iowa – R | Chuck Grassley | [email protected] | @ChuckGrassley | |
| Iowa – D | Patty Judge | [email protected] | @pattyforiowa | |
| Kansas – R | Jerry Moran | [email protected] | @moranforkansas | |
| Kansas – D | Patrick Wiesner | [email protected] | @wiesner4senate | |
| Kentucky – R | Rand Paul | [email protected] | @RandPaul2016 | |
| Kentucky – D | Jim Gray | [email protected] | @grayforKentucky | |
| Louisiana – R | Charles Boustany | [email protected] | @cboustanyjr | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Louisiana – D | Foster Campbell | [email protected] | @campbellforLa | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteCampbell |
| Louisiana – R | Joseph Cao | [email protected] | ||
| Louisiana – D | Caroline Fayard | [email protected] | @FayardforSenate | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteFayard |
| Louisiana – R | John Fleming | [email protected] | @FlemingforLA | |
| Louisiana – R | John Kennedy | [email protected] | @JohnKennedyLA | |
| Louisiana – R | Rob Maness | [email protected] | @RobManess | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Louisiana – R | Abhay Patel | [email protected] | @patelforLA | http://bit.ly/PwDsVotePatel |
| Louisiana – D | Josh Pellerin | [email protected] | ||
| Maryland – R | Kathy Szeliga | [email protected] | @KathyforMD | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteSzeliga |
| Maryland – D | Chris Van Hollen | [email protected] | @VanHollenForMD | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteVanHollen |
| Missouri – R | Roy Blunt | [email protected] | @RoyBluntMO | |
| Missouri – D | Jason Kander | [email protected] | @JasonKander | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteKander |
| Nevada – R | Joe Heck | [email protected] | @heck4nevada | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteHeck |
| Nevada – D | Catherine Masto | [email protected] | @catherinefornv | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteMasto |
| New Hampshire – R | Kelly Ayotte | [email protected] | @KellyAyotte | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteAyotte |
| New Hampshire – D | Maggie Hassan | [email protected] | @Maggie_Hassan | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteHassan |
| New York – D | Chuck Schumer | [email protected] | @chuckschumer | |
| New York – R | Wendy Long | [email protected] | @wendylongny | |
| North Carolina – R | Richard Burr | [email protected] | @burrforsenate | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteBurr |
| North Carolina – D | Deborah Ross | [email protected] | @deborahrossnc | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteRoss |
| North Dakota – R | John Hoeven | [email protected] | @hoeven4senate | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| North Dakota – D | Eliot Glassheim | [email protected] | @eliot4nd | |
| Ohio – R | Rob Portman | [email protected] | @robportman | |
| Ohio – D | Ted Strickland | [email protected] | @Ted_Strickland | |
| Oklahoma – R | James Lankford | [email protected] | @jameslankford | |
| Oklahoma – D | Mike Workman | [email protected] | @workmanistan | |
| Oregon – D | Ron Wyden | [email protected] | @wydenfororegon | |
| Oregon – R | Mark Callahan | [email protected] | @callahan4oregon | |
| Pennsylvania – D | Katie McGinty | [email protected] | @KatieMcGintyPA | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteMcGinty |
| Pennsylvania – R | Pat Toomey | [email protected] | @PatToomey | |
| South Carolina – R | Tim Scott | [email protected] | @votetimscott | |
| South Carolina – D | Thomas Dixon | [email protected] | @dixonforsenate | |
| South Dakota – R | John Thune | [email protected] | @johnthune | |
| South Dakota – D | Jay Williams | [email protected] | @jay4senate | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteWilliams |
| Utah – R | Mike Lee | [email protected] | @MikeLeeforUtah | |
| Utah – D | Misty Snow | [email protected] | @mistyksnow | |
| Vermont – D | Patrick Leahy | [email protected] | @patrickleahy | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteLeahy |
| Vermont – R | Scott Milne | [email protected] | @milneforvt | |
| Washington – D | Patty Murray | [email protected] | @MurrayCampaign | |
| Washington – R | Chris Vance | [email protected] | @chrisvance123 | |
| Wisconsin – D | Russ Feingold | [email protected] | @russfeingold | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteFeingold |
| Wisconsin – R | Ron Johnson | [email protected] | @ronjohnsonwi |
