STARRS “Candidates Survey” on DEI, Vax and more

STARRS sent a survey to political candidates running for office across America asking for their positions on DEI, the Covid vax mandate, remedies for servicemembers and immigration issues. This project is led by USAFA graduate and Air Force veteran Les Gabriel, who is also the STARRS State Leader in Virginia.

150 candidates responded to the survey; here are the comments only and results:

• Do you support or oppose “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI) programs? (pdf)
  • Oppose – 121
  • Support – 25
• Did you oppose the COVID 19 vaccine mandate? (pdf)
  • Yes – 123
  • No – 24
• Do you support codifying into legislation policy changes related to DEI and vaccination remedies advanced by Presidential Executive Orders and Department of War memoranda? (pdf)
  • Yes – 108
  • No – 34
• Do you support giving remedies to military members harmed by DEI or the COVID 19 vaccine mandate? (pdf)
  • Yes – 131
  • No – 15
• Do you oppose allowing illegal aliens entry into the United States? (pdf)
  • Yes – 131
  • No – 15
• Do you oppose deporting criminals who are illegally in the U.S? (pdf)
  • No – 125
  • Yes – 23
• Do you oppose sanctuary states and cities? (pdf)
  • Yes – 120
  • No – 27

Also asked of them,

• Name, office running for, state
• Why do you want to serve in the office for which you are running?
• What else would you like us to know about you?
• Candidate website

Here is the raw data:

• Google Sheets: STARRS Candidates Survey 22MAY26 (You can view this in a web browser)
• Microsoft Excel: STARRS Candidates Survey 22MAY26.xlsx (NOTE, this is a Microsoft Excel file so you need to have that program on your computer in order to open it. We can’t make it into a PDF file because there are too many columns.)

Candidates who have responded to the survey (sorted by last name):