2004 Election Surveys

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General Election Candidate Surveys; November 2nd, 2004

Check the Candidates’ Views on Issues; Be Sure to Vote

Nebraska's 2004 General Election will take place on Tuesday, November 2. On that day, voters throughout the Cornhusker State will determine their representation in numerous public offices.

This special election feature, a project of the Nebraska Catholic Conference, is provided as a means of promoting faithful citizenship and political responsibility among Catholics in the three dioceses of Nebraska. It provides readers with an opportunity to become better informed about positions and views of numerous candidates.

Neither the Nebraska Catholic Conference, nor any of the dioceses, endorses or opposes any candidate for public office. Rather, they cooperatively facilitate this means of information for Catholic Nebraskans.

All candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives were mailed an identical questionnaire. A separate questionnaire was used for the Nebraska State Legislature, but it was identical for all candidates in that category. All candidates for the same office were contacted in the same manner and advised of the same opportunity to respond. All candidates were given the same deadline for responding, several weeks after the questionnaires were mailed. Several reminders were mailed, including two weeks and one week prior to the deadline.

The cover letter that accompanied each questionnaire advised the candidate of the opportunity to make comments on every question. With few exceptions comments appear just as submitted. In a few instances, some editing was necessary in order to meet a word limit stated in the cover letter.

All original responses are on file at the Nebraska Catholic Conference office, 215 Centennial Mall South, in Lincoln.

Consistently, the Catholic Bishops of the United States have emphasized that while the Catholic community is quite diverse, representing different political affiliations and perspectives, all members of that community are called to ensure that political life serves the common good. This call to political responsibility is neither partisan nor sectarian, but a call to reinvigorate the democratic process.

It is the sincere hope of the Nebraska Catholic Conference that Catholic Nebraskans will avail themselves of the information provided by this special project. Only a little time is required to do three important things: first, study the full text of each question; second, review the responses to those questions as part of becoming an informed voter; third, be sure to vote on Tuesday, November 2.

Federal Candidate Survey - Full text of questions

U.S. House of Representatives Candidate Responses (with truncated questions)

Nebraska State Legislature - Full text of Questions

State Candidate Responses, Districts 1-25

State Candidate Responses, Districts 27-49