Capital Stonewall Democrats

2026 ANC Candidate Questionnaire

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are the closest layer of government to where people live, and CSD believes they are also where LGBTQ+ political power starts. Every cycle we ask every ANC candidate in the District, not only the ones we already know, to complete this questionnaire.

Time to complete: about 40 minutes General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

CSD members use your answers to decide our ANC endorsements this fall. This is not a scored exam. A paragraph per question is plenty and there is no minimum.

Where your answers go: say yes at the end and they are listed on OutVoteDC.org and the Queering ANCs find-your-candidate map; say no and they stay with CSD's members and endorsement committee. Either way, if you seek our endorsement we will share your name and SMD in a press release. The one question about your own identity is never shared anywhere unless you choose the public option.

If a question does not fit your situation, say so and move on. Your progress saves automatically in this browser. Questions? president@capitalstonewalldemocrats.com.

Section 1. About you

Please enter your full name.

Enter the DC address where you are running — we verify your SMD against DC's official records.

Please verify your address so we know your SMD.

Leave blank if you would rather not list them.

1.6Are you an incumbent commissioner?Required

Please choose one.

1.7Do you identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community?Optional

Only published if you pick the first option. Nothing else here depends on your answer.

Published only if you chose the public option in 1.7.

Section 2. Why you are running

Section 3. LGBTQ+ neighbors and your commission

Section 4. How you lead

Section 5. For CSD's use

Nothing in this section is published. It helps CSD run the endorsement process and stay in touch with you.

We send a copy of your responses here.

Please enter a working email address.

Please enter a phone number.

5.2Are you seeking CSD's endorsement?Required

Please choose one.

5.4Would you like to be connected with a Queering ANCs mentor, or with CSD members who live in your ward?Required

Please choose one.

5.5Do you want your responses listed publicly?Required

If you seek our endorsement, we announce your name and SMD in a press release either way.

Please choose one.

5.6Would you accept our donation should you be endorsed?Required

CSD is a DC PAC and can donate the $25 maximum to endorsed candidates.

Please choose one.

5.7AffirmationRequired

Please check the box, type your name, and add the date.

You will receive a copy of your responses at the email you provided. Need to change something later? Submit again with the same email and your newest answers replace the old ones. If you do not hear from us within a week of submitting, write to president@capitalstonewalldemocrats.com.

Thank you

Your answers are on their way to CSD's members and endorsement committee, and will appear in the OutVote DC voter guide. Your answer to the identity question is handled exactly the way you chose on the form.

Need to change something? Reopen the form and submit again with the same email — your newest answers replace the old ones.