2024 NJ Congressional Candidate Survey

We are asking candidates in New Jersey to please complete this brief survey, regarding your current opinions about the arts in the state. If you are undecided regarding a question, please let us know why in the comments section so we can provide the details that may inform your decision. The deadline has been extended to October 25th.

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2. How has art had an impact on your life personally?

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BACKGROUND: The NEA’s FY 2024 budget is $207 million, just 0.004% of the federal budget and 62 cents per capita. The Administration’s FY 2025 budget request for the NEA is $210.1 million and for the NEH is $200.1 million and of this amount New Jersey receives approximately $1 million each year from the NEA.

3. Do you support funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations bill at no less than $211 million to broaden access to the cultural, educational, and economic benefits of the arts and to advance creativity and innovation in communities across the United States?

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BACKGROUND: The arts and music are included as part of a “Well-Rounded Education” in federal law. This designation—alongside reading, math, science, and other subjects—is confirmation that the arts are essential to a complete education and belong in the main instructional day.

4. Do you support a well-rounded education including arts education through Title I Part A at $20.5 billion to help all children meet challenging academic standards and Title II Part A at $3 billion to support the professional development of all well-rounded educators, including arts educators?

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BACKGROUND:H.R 5463: The Arts Education for All Act is the broadest arts education policy bill ever introduced in Congress and includes key provisions that will support and encourage the offering of arts education and programming experiences to Americans including our youngest learners, K-12 students, and young people impacted by the juvenile justice system. The bill will also include provisions that would allow for rigorous arts and arts education research to be carried out, to further inform how elementary and secondary education in our country can be improved. 

5. Would you support HR 5463, the Arts Education for All Act requires the arts in state and local education plans, requiring state report cards to include information on arts courses, and expand arts education in the pre-k and juvenile justice systems?

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BACKGROUND: H.R. 6935: The Creative Workforce Investment Act. This bill would direct the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, to award grants for arts and creative workforce programs. It requires that grantees create art that is public and accessible to the public, such as free concert series, large-scale murals, photography exhibits, published stories, or dance performances.

6. Would you support H.R.6935, the Creative Workforce Investment Act to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to create a new grants program for the creative workforce?

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BACKGROUND: H.R.3239: Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act. A program to increase engagement with public and nonprofit entities (including faith-based and community-based organizations that serve and are led by people of color) in supporting arts and humanities projects that directly combat systemic racism through the arts and humanities. The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities shall carry out this program.

7. Would you support H.R.3239 – Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2023, to increase engagement with public and nonprofit entities that serve and are led by people of color in supporting arts and humanities projects?

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Please take this opportunity to provide additional comments on how you view arts and culture as public policy issues, including their value to economic and community development, healthcare, and community life. Visit our website for information on how the arts matter in New Jersey (artpridenj.org).

Thank You! ArtPride New Jersey does not endorse candidates, but we will be sharing responses on this website, under Take Action

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Scan the QR code to complete the form on your phone or tablet. Results from this survey will be available at ArtPrideNJ.org.

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