The following is from SOMA Action:
SOMA Action has continued its voter education push by releasing a candidate questionnaire to all candidates running for state assembly seats in Legislative District 27 which includes Maplewood and South Orange. Hoping to educate constituents on the issues that matter on a state level to SOMA Action, our questionnaire was compiled by Trustees and Committee
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