I've started receiving flyers in the mailbox for local and state candidates. There's not a lot of information on them and, at least for the one I received yesterday, nothing on the website. So what can you do?

Last night I got a flyer from nice looking man who wants to be my representative in the State House. He had a pretty wife and three nice looking kids. But I didn't see much about his politics. But I did see a website.

I tried the website. Just a place-holder. Clearly his campaign is just starting. But that doesn't mean he's not my guy. If he is my guy, then I can support him from the beginning. To find out if he's my guy, I sent him an e-mail.

If you get flyers in the mail for local elections, don't throw them out - unless there are glaring problems with the candidate. To give you an idea what to write, here's what I wrote:

Exodus 18:21 says, "Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens." I do not believe in voting for the lesser of two evils, so I have some questions to determine if I can support you as my representative.

1. Is Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior?

2. Do you oppose amnesty for illegal aliens?

3. Do you oppose NAFTA? GATT? WTO?

4. Do you support withdrawal from the UN? removing UN headquarters from American soil?

5. Do you support regulating foreign commerce? oppose unfair trade practices?

6. Do you support defending our borders by bringing home our troops from foreign countries, especially the unconstitutional war in Iraq?

7. Do you oppose laws that prohibit the free exercise of religion?

8. Do you support anti-sodomy laws?

9. Do you support reducing our budget by radically reducing spending on education and social programs?

10. Do you agree that life begins at conception? Abortion is murder and should be prosecuted accordingly?