Title: Interview Your Rep

Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/interview-your-rep|interview-your-rep]]

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Created: 2023-06-25 18:25:48

Updated: 2024-06-25 23:00:00

Published: 2023-06-24 23:00:00

Converted: 2025-04-14T20:12:17.708122648


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Tis the season for interviewing candidates and meeting them at \\
various end of year parties and fundraisers. **REMEMBER, this is a \\
job interview**. Once hired you will be a great employer and help with \\
goal setting, will hold mid year reviews and end of year reviews. Here \\
are my tips:

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AT THE END OF YOUR CONVERSATION: A list of COS 

statistics (#supporters, #petition signers, #volunteers in US/\\
Texas/SD/HD)

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AT THE END OF YOUR CONVERSATION: A list of COS 

endorsers (US/TX/SD/HD). The more local, the better…think \\
SRECs/SDECs, county chairs, delegates, elected officials, etc)

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AT THE END OF YOUR CONVERSATION: COS materials

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AT THE END OF YOUR CONVERSATION: Ask if he/she 

will support/endorse COS and removal of the sunset clause. \\
(Let[[https://txcos.slack.com/team/U1RUS6CDU| @michael.deffendall ]]know the answer)

If he/she identifies as a Republican:

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print out of the RPT priorities: https://texasgop.org/priorities/

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87th legislative session assessment [[https://rptsrec.com/Jillintro.htm|https:%%//%%rptsrec.com/]]

[[https://rptsrec.com/Jillintro.htm|Jillintro.htm ]](ask him/her what he/she would do better)

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Texas House Caucus speaker commitment:[[https://texasgop.org/tx-house-caucus-speaker-commitment/| https:%%//%%]]

[[https://texasgop.org/tx-house-caucus-speaker-commitment/|texasgop.org/tx-house-caucus-speaker-commitment/]]  (ask if they \\
will sign?)

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This is why we have a speaker (Phelan) that did not pass 

liberty bills

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Texans for Fiscal Responsibility:[[https://index.texastaxpayers.com/legislative-sessions| https:%%//%%]]

[[https://index.texastaxpayers.com/legislative-sessions|index.texastaxpayers.com/legislative-sessions]] (What would they \\
do better?)

Ideas for questions to ask:

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What do you want to be your most important accomplishment?

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What will be your priorities going into the next session?

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Are you aware of the Legislative Priorities of the Party of Texas \\
that you represent? (Print a list and go thru your favorite topics)

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Do you know which bills you want to submit?



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What issues do you get the most phone calls and emails about? \\
What is your response?

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How will you help further the party priorities?

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Have you met with the SECs?

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Who are the lobbyists that are wooing you? Ask about their top \\
donors and their interests.

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Will you commit to working publicly to advance the party \\
priorities next session? (Or those placed on the call for a special \\
session?)

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How can your constituents help you in the next session?

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Have you been a delegate or guest at the party state \\
convention? Have you testified before the convention’s platform \\
or legislative priorities committee?

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Why did you choose this particular party?