300 Questions to Ask Politicians

Want to know what your future leaders are really about? Asking the right questions can give you the inside scoop!

Whether it’s jobs, schools, or how to make your neighborhood better, your questions can help you figure out who’s got your back. So, get ready to put politicians in the hot seat and make your voice heard!

About the Economy

1. How do you plan to create more jobs?
2. What’s your take on raising the minimum wage?
3. How will you help small businesses grow?
4. What are your plans for dealing with inflation?
5. How can we make sure everyone pays their fair share of taxes?
6. What will you do to lower the national debt?
7. Do you think we should have more trade with other countries?
8. How can we help people who’ve lost their jobs?
9. What’s your plan for improving healthcare costs?
10. How do you feel about universal basic income?
11. How will you support renewable energy and green jobs?
12. What are your thoughts on the current state of the housing market?
13. How can we make education more affordable?
14. What will you do to help farmers?
15. How do you plan to support the tech industry?
16. What’s your plan for public transportation?
17. How will you make sure big companies play by the rules?
18. Do you have a plan to deal with income inequality?
19. What are your thoughts on outsourcing jobs to other countries?
20. How will you improve retirement savings for citizens?
21. Do you think we should change how we measure economic success?
22. What’s your stance on workers’ rights and unions?
23. How do you plan to help people in poverty?
24. How will you make the economy more inclusive for everyone?
25. Do you think the current tax system is fair?
26. What are your thoughts on cryptocurrency and its role in the economy?
27. How will you address the gender pay gap?
28. What plans do you have for supporting the gig economy?
29. How can we make the economy more resilient to shocks like pandemics?
30. What’s the most important economic issue you think we face today, and what’s your plan to address it?

About Healthcare

1. How will you make healthcare more affordable for everyone?
2. What’s your plan to deal with the rising cost of prescription drugs?
3. Do you support universal healthcare? Why or why not?
4. How will you improve mental health services?
5. What are your ideas for fighting the opioid crisis?
6. How can we make sure rural areas have good healthcare?
7. What’s your stance on vaccinations and public health?
8. How will you support healthcare workers like nurses and doctors?
9. What are your plans for improving children’s healthcare?
10. Do you have a strategy to reduce hospital wait times?
11. How do you plan to improve care for veterans?
12. What’s your approach to dealing with chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease?
13. Do you have any plans to help people with disabilities get better healthcare?
14. How will you make medical procedures and tests more transparent in pricing?
15. Do you think telehealth services should be expanded?
16. What are your thoughts on reproductive healthcare and women’s rights?
17. How can we make healthcare better for elderly people?
18. What would you do to improve dental and vision care?
19. What are your thoughts on end-of-life care and assisted suicide?
20. How will you address the high cost of long-term care?
21. Do you have any plans to make health insurance more competitive?
22. How will you improve emergency services and ambulance care?
23. What’s your take on alternative medicines and therapies?
24. How will you handle the increasing risk of antibiotic resistance?
25. What are your thoughts on healthcare data privacy?
26. How do you plan to tackle health disparities among different communities?
27. What is your strategy for dealing with pandemics and outbreaks?
28. How do you feel about medical research and funding?
29. Do you have any plans for improving addiction treatment services?
30. What’s your big-picture vision for the future of healthcare in our country?

About Jobs and Employment

1. What’s your strategy for reducing unemployment?
2. How will you help young people find their first job?
3. What’s your plan to support older workers who want to keep working?
4. What are you going to do about the wage gap between different groups?
5. How can we make sure jobs are secure and not just temporary?
6. Do you have any plans to encourage companies to hire more locally?
7. How will you help people get the skills they need for today’s job market?
8. What are your thoughts on remote work and its future?
9. How do you plan to support people who want to start their own business?
10. What’s your plan to improve job benefits like paid leave and health insurance?
11. How will you help workers who have been laid off?
12. What are your thoughts on automation and how it affects jobs?
13. How can we improve job opportunities in rural areas?
14. How do you plan to help military veterans find jobs?
15. Do you have any initiatives to support disabled workers?
16. What’s your approach to managing the gig economy and freelancers?
17. How will you ensure that people are paid fairly for their work?
18. How do you feel about the role of government in job creation?
19. What steps will you take to support mental health in the workplace?
20. How do you plan to support industries that are struggling?
21. What are your thoughts on workers needing multiple jobs to make ends meet?
22. Do you have any plans for making childcare more accessible for working parents?
23. How will you make sure companies follow labor laws?
24. What’s your plan to support the arts and creative jobs?
25. What are your thoughts on job outsourcing and its effects on the local economy?
26. How do you plan to deal with workplace discrimination and harassment?
27. What’s your take on the future of work and upcoming job trends?
28. Do you have any plans to address the digital divide affecting job seekers?
29. How will you encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace?
30. What’s your number one priority when it comes to jobs and employment?

About Education

1. What’s your plan to improve public schools?
2. How will you make college more affordable?
3. What are your thoughts on standardized testing?
4. Do you have plans to support teachers better?
5. How will you improve education in rural areas?
6. What are you going to do about school safety?
7. What’s your take on school vouchers and choice?
8. How can we help students with special needs?
9. Do you have any plans for early childhood education?
10. What’s your strategy for reducing the high school dropout rate?
11. How will you make sure all kids have access to the internet for learning?
12. What are your ideas for teaching life skills in schools?
13. How will you address the issue of bullying in schools?
14. What’s your plan for improving education for minority and disadvantaged students?
15. How do you feel about arts and physical education in schools?
16. What are you going to do to help adult learners and continuing education?
17. Do you think teachers are paid enough?
18. What’s your stance on homeschooling?
19. How will you ensure schools are preparing kids for the jobs of the future?
20. How do you plan to support mental health services in schools?
21. What’s your take on the role of parents in education?
22. Do you support teaching about climate change and sustainability in schools?
23. What are your plans for the education of gifted and talented students?
24. How do you feel about the current state of sex education in schools?
25. Do you have any plans to improve school lunches and nutrition?
26. How will you make sure schools are teaching accurate history and social studies?
27. What’s your plan for helping English as a Second Language (ESL) students?
28. Do you have any ideas for reducing college student loan debt?
29. What’s your strategy for keeping schools well-funded?
30. What’s the most important change you want to see in our education system?

About National Security

1. What’s your overall plan for keeping our country safe?
2. How will you support our military?
3. What’s your approach to cyber security?
4. How will you work with allies to improve national security?
5. Do you have plans for improving border security?
6. What are your ideas for disaster preparedness?
7. How will you ensure the safety of public spaces like airports and stadiums?
8. How do you plan to work with local law enforcement?
9. What’s your stance on gun control in relation to national security?
10. How will you ensure the security of our energy infrastructure?
11. Do you have plans to protect against election interference?
12. How do you plan to keep our water and food supply safe?
13. What’s your strategy for combating drug trafficking?
14. How will you improve intelligence services?
15. What are your plans for veteran care and reintegration?
16. How will you ensure the security of financial systems?
17. What steps will you take to address hate crimes and domestic extremism?
18. How do you plan to collaborate with international organizations on security?
19. What’s your strategy for space and satellite security?
20. How do you propose we protect critical industrial assets?
21. How will you work with technology companies on security issues?
22. What’s your plan for emergency response coordination?
23. Do you have any initiatives to educate the public on safety and preparedness?
24. How will you ensure the well-being of diplomats and overseas staff?
25. What are your thoughts on immigration and its impact on national security?
26. Do you plan to review and update national security policies regularly?
27. How will you address the issue of human trafficking?
28. What steps will you take to ensure the security of public transportation?
29. How do you plan to manage relations with countries considered as threats?
30. What is the most pressing national security issue you think we face, and what’s your plan to address it?

About the Environment

1. What’s your plan to fight climate change?
2. How will you protect our national parks and wildlife?
3. Do you have a plan to reduce air pollution?
4. What are your thoughts on renewable energy like solar and wind power?
5. How will you help cities adapt to rising sea levels?
6. What’s your approach to reducing waste and promoting recycling?
7. How do you plan to keep our water clean?
8. What are your thoughts on public transportation as a way to reduce emissions?
9. Do you have plans to support sustainable farming?
10. How will you address deforestation?
11. How can we make buildings and homes more energy-efficient?
12. Do you have any plans to support electric cars?
13. What’s your approach to protecting endangered species?
14. What’s your plan for reducing noise pollution?
15. How will you work with other countries on global environmental issues?
16. What are your thoughts on eco-friendly products and sustainable consumer choices?
17. How will you ensure companies follow environmental laws?
18. Do you have a plan to deal with harmful chemicals and pesticides?
19. What are your ideas for outdoor and environmental education?
20. How will you support green jobs and eco-friendly businesses?
21. Do you think our current environmental regulations are enough?
22. How do you plan to deal with natural disasters related to climate change?
23. What’s your stance on fast fashion and its environmental impact?
24. What are your thoughts on single-use plastics?
25. How do you plan to involve communities in environmental decision-making?
26. What’s your strategy for protecting marine life and oceans?
27. How will you promote biodiversity?
28. Do you have plans for making environmental data more accessible to the public?
29. What’s your approach to conserving energy on a national scale?
30. What do you think is the most urgent environmental issue, and how will you address it?

About Social Justice

1. What’s your plan to address income inequality?
2. How will you ensure equal access to quality education for all?
3. What are your thoughts on affordable housing?
4. How do you plan to support marginalized communities?
5. What’s your stance on criminal justice reform?
6. How will you work to eliminate gender discrimination?
7. What are your plans to support LGBTQ+ rights?
8. Do you have any initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion?
9. What’s your approach to ensuring fair voting access for everyone?
10. How will you support people with disabilities?
11. What are your thoughts on reparations for historical injustices?
12. How will you address age discrimination?
13. What’s your plan for ensuring religious freedom and tolerance?
14. How will you improve healthcare access in low-income areas?
15. Do you have plans to promote mental health services?
16. What’s your stance on worker rights and fair wages?
17. How will you support community organizations working for social justice?
18. What are your thoughts on equal opportunities in the workplace?
19. Do you have plans to support affordable child care?
20. What’s your strategy for reducing the school-to-prison pipeline?
21. How do you plan to address youth unemployment?
22. What are your thoughts on providing legal aid for low-income families?
23. How will you tackle the issue of food deserts and access to healthy food?
24. What plans do you have for protecting the rights of immigrants?
25. How will you address discrimination in lending and finance?
26. What’s your strategy for reducing homelessness?
27. Do you have plans to engage with citizens on social justice issues?
28. How will you make sure that government services are accessible to everyone?
29. What’s your approach to promoting arts and culture in underserved communities?
30. What’s the most urgent social justice issue you think we face, and what’s your plan to address it?

About Taxes

1. What’s your overall plan for tax reform?
2. How will your tax policies help middle-class families?
3. Do you support higher taxes on the wealthy?
4. What are your thoughts on corporate taxes?
5. How do you plan to make the tax system more fair?
6. Do you have any ideas for simplifying the tax code?
7. What’s your stance on sales taxes?
8. How do you feel about property taxes?
9. What’s your plan for closing tax loopholes?
10. How will you make sure people and companies pay their fair share of taxes?
11. What’s your approach to inheritance taxes?
12. How will your tax policies encourage small business growth?
13. Do you have plans for tax incentives for green energy?
14. What are your thoughts on tax breaks for education expenses?
15. How do you feel about taxes on digital products and services?
16. Do you plan to change taxes on retirement income?
17. What’s your approach to healthcare-related tax benefits?
18. How do you plan to address taxes on investments?
19. What are your thoughts on tariffs and trade taxes?
20. How will your tax policies affect the national debt?
21. Do you support local and state tax deductions?
22. What’s your stance on taxes for freelancers and gig workers?
23. How do you feel about value-added tax (VAT)?
24. What are your thoughts on sin taxes (like on alcohol and tobacco)?
25. How will you address tax evasion and fraud?
26. Do you plan to offer tax relief during natural disasters?
27. What’s your strategy for collecting unpaid taxes?
28. How do you plan to support nonprofits through tax policy?
29. What are your thoughts on taxes related to travel and tourism?
30. What do you think is the most urgent tax issue we face, and how will you address it?

About Foreign Policy

1. What’s your overall approach to foreign policy?
2. How do you plan to work with our allies?
3. What’s your stance on international trade?
4. How will you approach human rights issues globally?
5. Do you have a plan for international development aid?
6. How will you handle relations with countries that have different political systems?
7. What are your thoughts on global health initiatives?
8. How do you plan to address climate change on an international level?
9. What’s your strategy for dealing with international conflicts peacefully?
10. How will you ensure the safety of citizens traveling or living abroad?
11. What’s your stance on participating in international organizations?
12. How do you plan to protect our national interests abroad?
13. What’s your approach to immigration and its impact on foreign policy?
14. Do you have any plans to support global education initiatives?
15. How will you handle economic relations with other countries?
16. What’s your stance on international scientific and research cooperation?
17. How do you plan to promote cultural exchange?
18. Do you support military intervention as a foreign policy tool?
19. How will you ensure that foreign policy decisions are transparent?
20. What’s your plan for dealing with international cybersecurity threats?
21. How do you approach the issue of global poverty?
22. What’s your stance on disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons?
23. Do you plan to support international environmental agreements?
24. How will you ensure fair treatment of foreign workers and immigrants here?
25. What’s your strategy for dealing with global economic inequality?
26. How will you approach international intellectual property rights?
27. Do you have a plan for dealing with global drug trafficking?
28. What’s your stance on international tourism?
29. How will you keep the country competitive in a global market?
30. What do you think is the most pressing foreign policy issue we face, and how will you address it?

About Local Issues

1. What’s your plan to improve local schools?
2. How will you handle local traffic problems?
3. What are your thoughts on local business development?
4. Do you have any plans to improve public transportation?
5. How will you keep our neighborhoods safe?
6. What’s your approach to handling local waste and recycling?
7. How do you plan to support local healthcare services?
8. What are your thoughts on local parks and recreation areas?
9. How will you address homelessness in our community?
10. Do you have plans to improve local Internet access?
11. What’s your stance on zoning and land use?
12. How do you plan to support affordable housing locally?
13. What are your thoughts on local farmers’ markets and agriculture?
14. How will you engage with the community to understand local issues?
15. Do you have plans to make the local government more transparent?
16. What are your thoughts on local arts and cultural events?
17. How do you plan to handle emergency services like fire and ambulance?
18. What’s your strategy for maintaining local roads and infrastructure?
19. How will you address local air and water quality?
20. Do you have plans for supporting local seniors and their needs?
21. How will you handle local tourism?
22. What’s your approach to local taxes and budgeting?
23. Do you have a plan for animal control and local shelters?
24. What’s your strategy for youth services and activities?
25. How do you plan to work with local charities and nonprofits?
26. What are your thoughts on improving local libraries?
27. Do you have plans for promoting local history and heritage?
28. How will you support local sports and fitness opportunities?
29. What’s your approach to local mental health services?
30. What do you think is the most urgent local issue we face, and how will you address it?

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I interpret ‘political speak‘ or vague answers?

• Ask for Clarification: Politicians sometimes speak in general terms. It’s okay to ask them to be more specific.
• Do Research: Sometimes answers need context. A quick search can provide it.
• Consult Experts: Seek the opinions of people who know the subject well.

Should I record the conversation or take notes?

If it’s a public forum or officially recorded, there’s no need. But if it’s a personal conversation, taking notes can be helpful for future reference. If you wish to record it, always ask for permission first.

Can I share their answers publicly?

If the conversation occurs in a public space or is publicly recorded, then you’re generally free to share. However, if it’s a private conversation, it’s polite to ask for permission before sharing widely.