2022 Transportation for Washington Candidate Questionnaire
Transportation For Washington (T4WA) is a 501(c)4 in Washington State. Our mission is to expand and promote equitable public transit and transportation choices in Washington State. We make endorsements and support local and state candidates and ballot measures.

To be considered for endorsements, candidates must complete a questionnaire.  All endorsements decisions will be made by the board of directors. In some cases we will request candidate interviews.

**The deadline for primary consideration is June 20, 2022**

THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.
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Candidate Name: *
Running for (position, legislative district): *
Campaign email address: *
Campaign website: *
Please rank this list of transportation priorities, in order of importance: *
Most important
Important
Less important
Least important
Increasing funding for public transit
Increasing funding for safe walking and biking infrastructure
Increasing funding for road maintenance and preservation
Increasing funding for new highway construction
Move Ahead Washington: In 2022, the State Legislature passed Move Ahead Washington, including $3.1 billion for public transit and $1.5 billion for walking and biking. This was the largest investment ever in transit and active transportation – making up 24% of the total investment package (5x more than any past transportation package).
For candidates seeking reelection: Did you vote to support Move Ahead Washington? *
For candidates seeking reelection: What components of the bill did you champion, or were you most supportive of including? *
For new candidates: Would you have voted to pass Move Ahead Washington? *
For new candidates: What changes would you have made to Move Ahead Washington? *
Move Ahead Washington funded a study to determine what a “baseline level of transit service” would be for the variety of communities and places across Washington.
Do you support State funding of transit service and operations to offer a minimum level of public transportation services in Washington?
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As cars become more efficient, and gas tax revenues decline, the State of Washington is considering how to raise new revenue. One idea that has been studied and discussed for years, is a road usage charge (RUC) or a per-mile charge on driving. One policy consideration is whether this charge should be limited by the 18th amendment of the Washington Constitution to spending on highway purposes only.
Should any new revenue raised by a Road Usage Charge policy be restricted by the 18th amendment for highway spending purposes only? *
Policing in transportation leads to injury and death for Black and Brown community members. Traffic stops are by far the most common interaction that people have with law enforcement. In addition, policing in transportation provides opportunities for discriminatory targeting of civilians. Across all modes, locally and across the nation, jaywalking, fare enforcement, failure to show proof of payment, broken tail lights, and other minor infractions have provided “justification” for police involvement that ended in civilian death.
Would you support a repeal of jaywalking laws at the State and the end to pretextual traffic stops or stops for nonmoving violations? *
Would you vote in support of a law that helped ensure better representation of diverse populations, stakeholders, and transit riders on transit agency boards of directors? *
Do you support direct state funding to Sound Transit for the construction and operation of of light rail in the Puget Sound? *
Are there any circumstances under which you would consider decreasing transit funding? *
If elected, what would be your priority issues or efforts? *
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