Mental Health Voter Empowerment Project

2006 NYS CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE

A key component of the Mental Health Voter Empowerment Project’s (MHVEP) goal of educating voters on issues pertaining to mental health in our bi-annual Voter Education Guide. This guide enables MHVEP members and other interested parties to learn about where their elected officials stand on issues relating to mental health.

This year’s survey was sent to every candidate for State Senate and State Assembly, as indicated by the Board of Elections. Surveys were sent out in early October and were due back by October 20th. Candidates were asked to provide answers on 10 different questions, relating to mental health and chemical dependence parity, civil commitment of sexual offenders, community reinvestment, housing, and criminal justice, among other topics.

To view your State Senate and/or State Assembly candidates’ responses, please enter your State Senate and/or State Assembly districts below. If you do not know your district numbers you can look them up through the New York State Board of Elections website.

Click Here to view responses from candidates for statewide office.

Also, don’t forget, if you are not already a member of MHVEP, please take a moment to join now! Among other benefits, you will receive notification when educational materials such as this are made available. We will also keep you appraised of MHVEP events in your area, such as candidate forums.

Thank you for your interest.