Questionnaires for candidates are a staple of electoral politics. Many interest groups use them in evaluating whether to make endorsements or spend money supporting their campaigns. Here is a sampling of questionnaires given to candidates running for California governor this year.
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Laurel covered California politics for CalMatters, with a focus on power and personalities in the state Capitol. She's been included in the Washington Post’s list of outstanding state politics reporters and was named Journalist of the Year by the Sacramento Press Club. Laurel helped launch CalMatters in 2015 after more than a dozen years covering politics and education for the Sacramento Bee. A lifelong Californian, Laurel holds a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.