Fontana POA uses a three-step process to select a candidate for endorsement.
- Conduct research into the candidate’s qualifications and the qualifications of opposing candidates. The research includes at a minimum their:
- biography
- legislative voting record if appliable
- successes and failures while in this or other offices if applicable
- election campaign materials - current and past if applicable
- media coverage of the candidate
- their leadership capabilities
- Meet face-to-face with the candidate and discuss issues which are pertinent to the office they seek. It is not an inquiry; it is a discussion where we exchange ideas on issues.
- Evaluate the candidates based on our research and discussions with them.
Some candidates have so clearly demonstrated they are not aligned with our key issues of guarding, protecting, defending, keeping the peace, and maintaining order, that we make our decision based on what they have done in office. Their track record speaks for itself.