The bank
Most questions are open to any member. The 2026 candidate set is reserved for verified federal candidates. Questions borrowed from a documented occasion carry that context with them.
Tell me about your parents, or whoever raised you. What did they do, and how have they influenced the way you lead today?
Asked of someoneWhat is your strongest reason for seeking this office now?
Candidate questionHow would you describe yourself in three words?
Asked of someoneWhat did you want to be when you were growing up?
Asked of someoneWhat is your greatest fear?
Asked of someoneWhich trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Asked of someoneWhat most recently made you cry?
Asked of someoneIf you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Asked of someoneWhat are you most proud of?
Asked of someoneWhat is your idea of perfect happiness?
Asked of someoneHow would you describe yourself as a writer? What tends to characterize your voice, approach, or the kinds of subjects you are naturally drawn toward?
How much of your own life finds its way into your writing? Even when a book is fictional, academic, historical, or far removed from your personal experiences, are there parts of you that inevitably enter the work?
What has being a writer taught you about yourself? Has writing changed the way you observe people, experience the world, understand yourself, or think about other people?
Outside of writing, what is something about you that readers of this book might be surprised—or interested—to know? It could be a profession, hobby, obsession, personal experience, place, daily habit, or another part of your life that somehow connects to the person or writer you have become.