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Bird Dogging: Sample Questions for Candidates

Bird Dogging: Sample Questions for Candidates

Sample Question Approaches

Adapt based on your state’s policy and political context and your comfort level. Keep questions open-ended and solution-oriented.

 

Sample Question: Public Event Setting

“I’m a child care provider for infants and toddlers (or grandparent, or parent, or neighbor). I see how difficult it is for families to access what they need. Families struggle to find and afford care, grocery and housing prices are rising, new moms have to go right back to work. What would you do as governor to support services for infants and toddlers?”

 

Sample Question: Informal Setting (i.e., impromptu run-ins at the grocery store, farmer’s market, or community center)

“I recently had a baby and I had to go back to work way too soon because I needed the paycheck. What policies would you push to help people like me?

 

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