CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE

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1 CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE Candidate Name: Candidate Committee: State/District: Party Affiliation(s): Campaign Address: Campaign Phone: Campaign Website: PLEASE SEND COMPLETED TO: Attn: Sharon Sussin National Political Director F Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC (202) This document is necessary for consideration of support by NFIB Federal PAC and may be used for future voter education purposes. Rev. 5/16/2018

2 Campaign Information Staff Contact & Title: Campaign Manager: Press Secretary: Pollster: Media Consultant: PAC Fundraiser(s): Have you taken a public opinion poll in your race? Yes No If yes, when? Candidate Information Current employment: Are you a current or former small business owner? Yes No Name of business (if applicable) and address: Are you a current or former NFIB member? Yes No If yes, when did you join? Business name: Other business associations you are a member of: Have you ever been elected or appointed to public office? Yes No If yes, years of service and office(s): If no, have you ever run for an elected office? Yes No Election year and office(s): _

3 If you are elected to Congress, list your top three priorities for your first term and why: If elected, on which committees would you most like to serve? What are the most important issues for small business owners in your state/district? Do you know of any NFIB members or other small businesses supporting your campaign? List any other endorsements you ve received:

4 Fiscal/Tax Policy: Do you or (please mark one) 1. Full repeal of the estate tax? 2. Passage of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution? 3. Simplifying the tax code to reduce the compliance burden on small business? 4. Tax reform that ensures small businesses do not pay a higher rate than big business? Healthcare: Do you or (please mark one) 1. Repealing the employer mandate in ACA? 2. Allowing small business owners to purchase health insurance coverage across state lines? 3. Allowing small businesses to contribute to health insurance that employees purchase on their own? 4. Providing equal tax treatment for selfemployed individuals who choose to deduct health insurance premiums from payroll taxes?

5 Regulatory Reform: Do you or (please mark one) 1. Allowing a first-time suspension of fines against small business owners who violate minor paperwork requirements? 2. Repeal of the Waters of the U.S. Rule? 3. Repeal of the Clean Power Plan Rule? 4. Requiring federal agencies to include estimates of indirect costs (i.e. increased energy prices) for proposed regulations? 5. Awarding attorneys fees to small business owners when they prevail in a lawsuit against the government? 6. Expanding the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) to cover all agencies whose rules affect small businesses? Labor Issues: Do you or (please mark one) 1. Rescinding the Department of Labor s Overtime Rule? 2. Requiring small business owners to provide paid sick leave? 3. Requiring unions to notify its membership of their right to refuse to pay for union political activities? 4. Allowing union organizers access to a private place of business?

6 5. Expanding Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements? 6. Prohibiting the use of Project Labor Agreements on taxpayer funded projects? 7. Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour? Please feel free to attach additional pages and comments on your interest and support of small business. Signature of Candidate Date Responses to this questionnaire are for internal purposes only and will not be released to the public.