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If you’re running for Assembly or Senate, FACCC PAC would like to speak with you.

The FACCC PAC interviews all viable candidates for Assembly and Senate except current officeholders seeking reelection to their same seats. Candidates who have never held state legislative office are asked about their positions on community colleges, while candidates with current or prior legislative service are questioned on their accomplishments.

Interviews typically last 20-40 minutes and are conducted across the state by faculty volunteers or FACCC professionals. While we prefer to conduct in-person interviews, we can schedule time for a phone conversation.

We do not provide candidates with an advance copy of the interview questions.  Instead, we advise candidates to review our website prior to the interview.

Once we have completed all interviews for a legislative district, the FACCC PAC will determine its endorsement pursuant to the attached criteria. Campaign contributions are considered only for endorsed candidates.

Please contact Executive Director Jonathan Lightman, JLightman@faccc.org or 916.447.8555 to schedule an interview.

*FACCC uses a different process to endorse candidates for other offices. Contact Jonathan Lightman for details.





As the only statewide political action committee for California Community Colleges faculty, the FACCC PAC is uniquely positioned to help elect candidates for legislative office who support FACCC’s agenda. In this era of political term limits, FACCC cannot wait until legislators take the oath of office; we, the faculty, must educate the candidates on community college issues and secure their commitment and support for our agenda. It is then our job to actively engage in their campaigns, helping elect the best people from all ends of the political spectrum.

FACCC PAC attempts to speak with all viable candidates for legislative office. We do not send out questionnaires; rather, we engage candidates in a fundamental dialogue on our issues. The results of the interviews are reviewed by a bipartisan group of faculty who evaluate the candidates based upon our endorsement criteria.

We want you to become politically active, and volunteer in the political campaigns that make a difference to our profession and future. Please contact us if you would like to make a donation or volunteer.

Sincerely,

Dean Murakami, Executive Committee Liaison to FACCC PAC

Jonathan Lightman, Executive Director



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