League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara, Alameda County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Chris Stampolis Answers Questions Candidate for Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 25

The questions were prepared by the Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What would you do to increase the number of voters registered in your party?

• Active outreach to new citizens and recent 18 year olds, including asking local Democratic clubs to enact numerical registration goals
• Foster Democratic Party sponsorship of local community events
• Invest more attention on the priorities of young voters throughout Santa Clara County

2. What would you do to help the campaigns of candidates of your party?

Train candidates in voter registration, message targeting and active outreach. And, candidates must learn how to partner with community-based Democratic clubs to provide local voters a means of strengthening neighborhood participation in the political process.

3. Why did you become a member of this political party?

Before my 18th birthday, I studied the platforms of all political parties, compared them to my beliefs and easily decided the Democratic Party shared my commitment to opportunity for individual and community success. Our society has to balance reward for individual achievement with accountability to those that have garnered success. To whom much is given, much is expected. The Democratic Party fosters free enterprise, environmental vision, a passion for high standards of public education and a commitment to open, accessible governance.

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