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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WHAT IS WEA-PACE? WEA-PACE is the political arm of the Wyoming Education Association, a member organization rep- resenting Wyoming education employees. WHY DO WE ENDORSE CANDIDATES? We endorse candidates who will protect safe and quality professional working conditions for all education employees, support due process rights for all education employees, sontinue support for the constitutional mandate for equitable and adequate funding, and support adequate funding for K-12 and community colleges. WHAT AND WHO IS INVLOVED IN THE PROCESS? Every Wyoming candidate who filed for political office was invited to participate in the endorse- ment process. Candidates seeking the WEA-PACE endorsement participated in an extensive process starting with completing a questionnaire, when participating in an interview at the local level. Statewide candidates were interviewed at the WEA headquarters in Cheyenne, while WEA members interviewed legislative candidates in their districts. Once interviews were completed, the Candidate Interview Teams, made up of WEA members in communities throughout the state, made recommendations to the WEA-PACE Council for endorsements. WILL WEA-PACE ENDORE FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION? Candidates could receive endorsement for both the primary election and general election or just for the primary election. The WEA-PACE Council will convene again after the August election to deter- mine several additional general election endorsements. WHAT DOES AN ENDORSEMENT MEAN? WEA-PACE will provide assistance to endorsed candidates, ranging from monetary donations to WEA member grassroots support. ARE MY WEA DUES USED FOR ENDORSEMENT WEA dues dollars cannot be used for candidate endorsements. All WEA-PACE donations are gener- ated by voluntary contributions. Historically, WEA-PACE is among the largest political action com- mittees in Wyoming. HOW CAN I HELP? Fill out the form on the back to contribute to WEA-PACE, and vote for pro-public education candi- dates endorsed by WEA-PACE. Summer, 2018 | wyoea.org 12