HOW TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATE?

With a month to go to the primaries, this week we are focusing on the elections and how you can actively participate in electing legislators that care about California Health Rights.  From AVFCA’s three emails this week you will learn about registration, legislators and how to support campaigns.

As non-profit, A Voice for Choice Advocacy cannot endorse a candidate or tell you who to vote for, but we can tell you how to support candidates who will further California Health Rights and vaccine choice.  The fate of many of those running who are on our side will be determined in the March 3 primary.  There are two ways to support the Candidate you want in office – Money and Time.

While you may want to support a candidate in your district, there are only a handful of races in the California Assembly and Senate elections that are competitive and whose results will change the trajectory of CA Health Rights and Vaccine Choice.  AVFCA recommends you give your time and/or money specifically to those candidates identified by California Families for Health Rights (http://cafamiliesforhealthrights.org/candidates) which will have the greatest impact for our cause, even if they are not in your district. 

Financial donations to support candidates…

The limit for individual campaign donations for CA Senators or Assembly Members is $4,700 per candidate, per year. Donations can be made to candidates in any district.  AVFCA recommends you donate to their campaigns directly, with a note specifically saying “Donated in the interest of California Families for Health Rights”. This will amplify your individual donation, as it groups all donations made to a candidate under one umbrella statement, making them realize that the mission is an important one in getting them elected.

Volunteering to support candidates

Get in touch with the candidate or their campaign office and find out how you can volunteer your time.  This may include:

·       Registering people to vote

·       Precinct walking

·       Canvassing

·       Phone banking

·       Helping with candidate meet and greets

·       Putting together yard signs

·       Data entry

·       Social medial posts

·       And much more

Only 25% of those who live in a district vote in the primary, so it is very possible to sway primary elections.  California State Senate and Assembly primaries put through the two candidates who greatest number of votes rather than the candidates from the two parties with the greatest votes.  This is unique to CA and is the reason why we have a super-Democrat majority because democrats are running against democrats in most districts, and also the reason we have to find and educate Democrats on the issue.  If you want to read more: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/02/03/california-legislative-elections-little-no-choice. 

Get involved and make a change in California.

Christina

P.S. If you found this xxxxxxrmation helpful and appreciate the work A Voice for Choice Advocacy is doing, please support us by making a donation today.

Christina Hildebrand

President/Founder

A Voice for Choice Advocacy, Inc.

www.avoiceforchoiceadvocacy.org

408 835 9353

WWW.AVOICEFORCHOICEADVOCACY.ORG

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