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ADAPT, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), and Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) have worked collaboratively to create a list of questions to present to presidential candidates that reflect the issues most important to persons with disabilities, and to those who are advocates for persons with disabilities. A list of questions, along with personalized cover letters signed by all four organizations, were sent to the following list of candidates, requesting their responses as soon as possible but no later than May 31, 2007.

Democrats:
Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson
 

Materials Sent To Candidates

Candidate Questions  |  Cover Letter from ADAPT, AAPD, NCIL and SABE

Your complete directory of Missouri candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Announced Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent   (Note: Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (D/R/Libertarian): March 2008
Filing Deadline (Other Parties & Independents): August 2008
Primary: August 2008

GOVERNOR
Matt Blunt (R)* - (Campaign Site)
C. Anthony Ince (R) - Libertarian Activist, Paralegal, Army Reserve Vetran & '04 Sec. of State Candidate
Edward “Chip” Robertson (R) - Ex-State Supreme Court Chief Justice & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
Sarah Steelman (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-State Sen. & Economist
Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon (D) - Attorney General, Ex-State Sen. & '88 US Senate Nominee
Randy Langkraehr (Libertarian) - Realtor, Tax Consultant, '04 Candidate & '06 US Rep. Nominee

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Peter Kinder (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Frank Barnitz (D) - State Sen.
Mike Evans (D) - Army Veteran, Democratic Activist & '04 Congressional Candidate
Harry Kennedy (D) - State Sen.
Sam Page (D) - State Rep., Ex-Creve Coeur City Councilman & Physician
Jim Whorton (D) - State Rep., Businessman, Farmer & National Guard Veteran

SECRETARY OF STATE
Robin Carnahan (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER
Sarah Steelman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Powell (D) - Arnold Mayor, Ex-Arnold City Treasurer, Financial Planner & '04 State Treasurer Nominee

ATTORNEY GENERAL
[ Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2008. ]
Margaret Donnelly (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Social Worker
Jeff Harris (D) - State House Minority Leader & Attorney
Chris Koster (D) - State Sen., Ex-Cass County Prosecuting Attorney & Ex-Republican
Michael Gibbons (R) - Senate President Pro Tem, Ex-Kirkwood City Councilman & Attorney

STATE AUDITOR (2010 ELECTION)
Susan Montee (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE
State House
State Senate

U.S. SENATOR
Christopher "Kit" Bond (R)* - Next Election in 2010
Claire McCaskill (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES
Constitution Party of Missouri
Missouri Democratic Party
Missouri Libertarian Party
Progressive Party of Missouri (Green Party affiliate)
Missouri Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE
Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES
Camdenton Lake Sun Leader
Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia Missourian
Columbia Tribune
Farmington Daily Press Leader
Fired Up! Missouri (Liberal)
Hannibal Courier-Post
Independence Examiner
Joplin Globe
Journal Register Co. (St. Louis Area Community Newspapers)
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Metro Voice News (Conservative)
Lebanon Daily Record
Levasy / Buckner / Sibley Gazette
Lee's Summit Journal
Pitch Weekly (Kansas City - Alternative)
The Radical Republican (Conservative)
ShowMeTheVote.com
Springfield News-Leader
St. Joseph News-Press
St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Louis Riverfront Times (Alternative)