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: laurena@respectabilityusa.org.
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 | senator-colin@prodigy.net | @colinbonini | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteBonini |
| Delaware – D | John Carney | jessica@johncarney.org | @john_carney | |
| Indiana – D | John Gregg | jharris@greggforgovernor.com | @GreggForGov | |
| Indiana – R | Eric Holcomb | peteseat@holcombforindiana.com | @HolcombForIN | |
| Missouri – R | Eric Greitens | press@ericgreitens.com | @EricGreitens | |
| Missouri – D | Chris Koster | dturner@chriskoster.com | @Koster4Missouri | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteKoster |
| Montana – D | Steve Bullock | bullock@stevebullock.com | @BullockForMT | |
| Montana – R | Greg Gianforte | ron@gregformontana.com | @GregForMontana | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteGianforte |
| New Hampshire – D (lost primary) | Derek Dextraze | governordextraze@gmail.com | @derekdeztraze | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteDextraze |
| New Hampshire – R | Chris Sununu | chris@chrissununu.com | @ChrisSununu | |
| New Hampshire – D | Colin Van Ostern | matt@vanostern.com | @ColinVanOstern | |
| North Carolina – D | Roy Cooper | info@roycooper.com | @roycoopernc | |
| North Carolina – R | Pat McCrory | info@patmccrory.com | @PatMcCroryNC | |
| North Dakota – R | Doug Burgum | teamdoug@dougburgum.com | @DougForDakota | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| North Dakota – D | Marvin Nelson | nelsonfornd@outlook.com | @nelsonfornd | |
| Oregon – D | Kate Brown | chris@katebrownfororegon.com | @KateBrownForOR | |
| Oregon – R | Bud Pierce | info@budpierce.com | @BudPierce4Gov | http://bit.ly/PwDsVotePierce |
| Utah – R | Gary Herbert | contact@garyherbert.com | @HerbertForUtah | |
| Utah – D | Mike Weinholtz | curtis@mikeforutah.com | @mikeforutah | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteWeinholtz |
| Vermont – D | Sue Minter | liz@sueminter.com | @SueMinterVT | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteMinter |
| Vermont – R | Phil Scott | ethan@philscott.org | @philscott4vt | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteScott |
| Washington – R | Bill Bryant | ryan@billbryantforgovernor.com | @BillBryantWA | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteBryant |
| Washington – D | Jay Inslee | info@jayinslee.com | @JayInslee | |
| West Virginia – R | Bill Cole | rachel@billcoleforwv.com | @BillColeWV | |
| West Virginia – D | Jim Justice | ebailey@justiceforwv.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 | info@shelbyforsenate.com | @SenShelby | |
| Alabama – D | Ron Crumpton | ron@crumptonforalabama.com | @Crumpton_US_Sen | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteCrumpton |
| Alaska – R | Lisa Murkowski | campaign@lisamurkowski.com | @lisamurkowski | |
| Alaska – D | Ray Metcalfe | alaskanwarrior@gmail.com | @Ray4AKSenate | |
| Arizona – R | John McCain | info@johnmccain.com | @TeamMcCain | |
| Arizona – D | Ann Kirkpatrick | info@kirkpatrickforsenate.com | @ann_kirkpatrick | |
| Arkansas – R | John Boozman | info@boozman.com | @boozman4AR | |
| Arkansas – D | Conner Eldridge | graham@connerforarkansas.com | @connerforar | |
| California – D | Kamala Harris | james@kamalaharris.org | @KamalaHarris | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteHarris |
| California – D | Loretta Sanchez | maria@loretta.org | @Loretta2016 | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteSanchez |
| Colorado – D | Michael Bennet | claire@bennetforcolorado.com | @BennetForCO | |
| Colorado – R | Darryl Glenn | katey@electdarrylglenn.com | @darrylglenn2016 | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Connecticut – D | Richard Blumenthal | conner@richardblumenthal.com | @SenBlumenthal | |
| Connecticut – R | Dan Carter | bill@carterforsenate.com | @dancarterct | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Florida – D | Patrick Murphy | info@murphyforflorida.com | @PatrickMurphyFL | |
| Florida – R | Marco Rubio | info@marcorubio.com | @marcorubio | |
| Florida – R (lost primary) | Dwight Young | dwightyoung4senate@gmail.com | @dy4senate2016 | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteYoung |
| Georgia – R | Johnny Isakson | info@johnnyisakson.com | @JohnnyIsakson | |
| Georgia – D | Jim Barksdale | info@jimbarksdale.com | @jimbarksdale | |
| Hawaii – D | Brian Schatz | info@brianschatz.com | @brianschatz | |
| Hawaii – R | John Caroll | info@carroll4senate.com | @carroll4senate | |
| Idaho – R | Mike Crapo | info@crapoforsenate.com | @crapo4senate | |
| Idaho – D | Jerry Sturgill | info@sturgill4senate.com | @sturgill4idaho | |
| Illinois – D | Tammy Duckworth | nichola@tammyduckworth.com | @tammyforIL | |
| Illinois – R | Mark Kirk | press@kirkforsenate.com | @markkirk | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteKirk |
| Indiana – D | Evan Bayh | megan@evanbayhforindiana.com | @EvanBayh | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Indiana – R | Todd Young | jay@toddyoung.org | @ToddYoungIN | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Iowa – R | Chuck Grassley | jack.hellie@grassleyworks.com | @ChuckGrassley | |
| Iowa – D | Patty Judge | sam@pattyjudgeforiowa.com | @pattyforiowa | |
| Kansas – R | Jerry Moran | info@moranforkansas.com | @moranforkansas | |
| Kansas – D | Patrick Wiesner | info@wiesnerforsenate.com | @wiesner4senate | |
| Kentucky – R | Rand Paul | s.farmer@randpaul2016.com | @RandPaul2016 | |
| Kentucky – D | Jim Gray | grace@grayforkentucky.com | @grayforKentucky | |
| Louisiana – R | Charles Boustany | kevin@charlesboustany.com | @cboustanyjr | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Louisiana – D | Foster Campbell | ncampbell99@fostercampbell2016.com | @campbellforLa | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteCampbell |
| Louisiana – R | Joseph Cao | tonytran@caolawfirm.com | ||
| Louisiana – D | Caroline Fayard | don@carolinefayard.com | @FayardforSenate | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteFayard |
| Louisiana – R | John Fleming | ruth@flemingforla.com | @FlemingforLA | |
| Louisiana – R | John Kennedy | hq@johnkennedy.com | @JohnKennedyLA | |
| Louisiana – R | Rob Maness | john@robmaness.com | @RobManess | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| Louisiana – R | Abhay Patel | will@patelforlouisiana.com | @patelforLA | http://bit.ly/PwDsVotePatel |
| Louisiana – D | Josh Pellerin | info@pellerinsenate.com | ||
| Maryland – R | Kathy Szeliga | leslie@kathyformaryland.com | @KathyforMD | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteSzeliga |
| Maryland – D | Chris Van Hollen | sarah@vanhollen.org | @VanHollenForMD | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteVanHollen |
| Missouri – R | Roy Blunt | rebeccaknipp@royblunt.com | @RoyBluntMO | |
| Missouri – D | Jason Kander | brad@jasonkander.com | @JasonKander | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteKander |
| Nevada – R | Joe Heck | brian@drjoeheck.com | @heck4nevada | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteHeck |
| Nevada – D | Catherine Masto | bridget@catherinecortezmasto.com | @catherinefornv | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteMasto |
| New Hampshire – R | Kelly Ayotte | liz@kellyfornh.com | @KellyAyotte | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteAyotte |
| New Hampshire – D | Maggie Hassan | aaron@maggiehassan.com | @Maggie_Hassan | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteHassan |
| New York – D | Chuck Schumer | info@chuckschumer.com | @chuckschumer | |
| New York – R | Wendy Long | campaign@wendylong.com | @wendylongny | |
| North Carolina – R | Richard Burr | ajohnson@burrforsenate.com | @burrforsenate | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteBurr |
| North Carolina – D | Deborah Ross | erika@deborahross.com | @deborahrossnc | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteRoss |
| North Dakota – R | John Hoeven | deb@hoevenforsenate.com | @hoeven4senate | DECLINED TO RESPOND |
| North Dakota – D | Eliot Glassheim | info@eliot4nd.com | @eliot4nd | |
| Ohio – R | Rob Portman | press@robportman.com | @robportman | |
| Ohio – D | Ted Strickland | press@tedstrickland.com | @Ted_Strickland | |
| Oklahoma – R | James Lankford | office@jameslankford.com | @jameslankford | |
| Oklahoma – D | Mike Workman | Workman4OK@gmail.com | @workmanistan | |
| Oregon – D | Ron Wyden | campaign@wydenforsenate.com | @wydenfororegon | |
| Oregon – R | Mark Callahan | mark@callahanfororegon.com | @callahan4oregon | |
| Pennsylvania – D | Katie McGinty | moconnor@katiemcginty.com | @KatieMcGintyPA | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteMcGinty |
| Pennsylvania – R | Pat Toomey | theo@toomeyforsenate.com | @PatToomey | |
| South Carolina – R | Tim Scott | info@timscott.com | @votetimscott | |
| South Carolina – D | Thomas Dixon | info@dixonforsc.com | @dixonforsenate | |
| South Dakota – R | John Thune | john@johnthune.com | @johnthune | |
| South Dakota – D | Jay Williams | friends@jaywilliams2016.com | @jay4senate | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteWilliams |
| Utah – R | Mike Lee | info@leeforsenate.com | @MikeLeeforUtah | |
| Utah – D | Misty Snow | Genevra@mistyksnow.com | @mistyksnow | |
| Vermont – D | Patrick Leahy | jay@leahyforvermont.com | @patrickleahy | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteLeahy |
| Vermont – R | Scott Milne | info@scottmilne.org | @milneforvt | |
| Washington – D | Patty Murray | campmail@pattymurray.com | @MurrayCampaign | |
| Washington – R | Chris Vance | info@chrisvanceforsenate.com | @chrisvance123 | |
| Wisconsin – D | Russ Feingold | press@russfeingold.com | @russfeingold | http://bit.ly/PwDsVoteFeingold |
| Wisconsin – R | Ron Johnson | press@ronjohnsonforsenate.com | @ronjohnsonwi |
