This questionnaire is the first step toward figuring out who we’re going to support during the 2014 election as part of our Gun Sense Voter mobilization effort.

Unlike the NRA, we’re making our questionnaire available to the public. And we’re asking supporters like you to take the questionnaire yourself so you know just how easy it is for candidates to make their positions clear.

Here’s a sample of what we’re asking our leaders to tell us before the August 15 deadline:

• Do you support requiring background checks for all gun sales?
• Do you support prohibiting people from having guns after they are convicted of violent misdemeanor crimes?
• Do you support a law that would close the ‘terror gap’ and block people listed on the federal government’s terror watch lists from buying guns?

These laws — and all of the laws we ask about in our Gun Sense Voter Questionnaire — would reduce gun violence and save lives.

Click here to take the questionnaire and see what we’re asking:

http://gunsensevoter.org/questionnaire/

Thanks for helping out on this,

Richard Martinez

Shell is building a wall of LEGOs to hide the dirty truth of its plans to drill in the Arctic.

LEGO is loved by children everywhere, and that’s why it’s shameful that the dirty oil giant is using LEGO’s goodwill by partnering up with the beloved toy company.

Don’t let Shell sneak its way into our children’s toyboxes. Ask LEGO to stop its partnership with Shell TODAY.

Shell’s drilling plans put the Arctic at risk. This remote habitat is home to unique and beautiful animals like polar bears, narwhals, and beluga whales, and just one misstep by Shell could doom all of them to a disastrous oil spill.

LEGO wouldn’t put an oil spill in its Arctic Play Set — so why should it give Shell its support?

Shell is using LEGO to build a happy, carefree image, but behind the scenes it is mobilizing giant oil rigs to drill in the Arctic — putting the lives of polar bears, beluga whales, and more at risk of deadly oil spills.

Children don’t want to see their beloved polar bears drowning in oil, and I don’t think LEGO does either. It’s up to you to speak up and tell the toymakers that Arctic destruction is not a game.

By allowing Shell to nestle itself into our children’s toyboxes, LEGO is legitimizing the destruction of the Arctic to children and families. We know LEGO can do better.

Dedicated activists like you have helped delay Shell’s plans in the Arctic and opened up the public’s eyes to their dirty plans. Shell is desperately trying to rebuild its reputation by partnering with beloved brands like LEGO — but LEGO doesn’t have to play along.

Rep. Dave Reichert has to go. And the national media is paying attention.

For nine years, do-nothing Dave Reichert has represented Washington’s 8th Congressional District.

In 2012, the 8th was one of only 17 districts in the country where a congressional Republican won alongside President Obama.

Bill Maher’s HBO show Real Time is targeting vulnerable Republican incumbents in their #FlipADistrict contest.

And great news — Thanks to incredible grassroots support, they have recognized that Dave Reichert is vulnerable and placed him in the #FlipADistrict Sweet 16!

Winning this contest would put the race to Retire Reichert in the national spotlight and give it momentum going into the fall.

This Friday, Bill Maher will be selecting the #FlipADistrict Final Four.

In order to advance, we need your help. Click here and use hashtags #FlipADistrict and #wa8 on Facebook or Twitter at 6 pm today.

The energy to Retire Reichert is building, and we have a strong Democrat, Jason Ritchie, taking him on.

Jason is a small business owner who works to remodel houses for injured veterans and other Americans.

A former community college history professor and a father of two, Jason knew someone had to stand up to Dave Reichert after Reichert voted to shut down the government, wasting $24 billion in taxpayer money.

Our grassroots will fuel this race — and we can multiply their impact by getting Jason the attention he needs online and in the news.

The 8th Congressional District spans the east and west sides of our state. Join me and stand with both sides of our state today to turn the 8th blue!

In solidarity,

Jaxon