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Political Candidate Survey
This fall, we sent surveys out to over 150 candidates running for federal offices, with a particular focus on western states and places where our FiredUp Partners let us know they were located.
If a candidate running in your district responded, you can find their answers below. If you don't see a response from a candidate in your area, they likely didn't respond to our request. You can email them the link to our survey and ask them to complete it.
While FiredUp Partners is not endorsing candidates this election cycle, we hope these survey responses will help you at the polls this Election Day and we look forward to working with candidates who support us on future legislation.
Our Advocacy Work in DC
This past June, we joined NFFE in DC to lobby for the passage of the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act!
Along with a group of 25 wildland firefighters, we shared the experience of wildland families with over 30 Congressional offices, helped increase awareness and understanding, and built bridges for future work.
We believe that the WFPPA will be passed as part of the 2025 appropriations bill.
What we're focused on next
We know that the WFPPA offers a permanent pay increase, ending the instability our families have faced for the last few years, but is not a perfect solution.
While we continue to advocate for its passage, we're also focused on helping families prepare for the pay change, engaging with candidates to help FiredUp families make informed voting choices, and working with elected officials and our allies to identify new legislative lobbying opportunities.
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