Does religion matter to you...

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
...in selecting a candidate?

Because I'm an absentee voter, I've been getting a lot of flyers in the mail for the primaries that are coming up at the end of August. (I'm non-partisan, so I only get to vote for judge, tax collector, county commissioner, and supervisor of elections). Each and every candidate had to mention the fact that he was a member of a certain church (the lone Jewish candidate made a vague reference to being active in "religious groups"). Of course, there were no Catholics--just Baptists and Methodists.

In local election such as these, do any of you actually care what religion your tax collector is? Superintendent of a public school district? I can understand listing community involvement and how familiar you are with your constituency.

Why did you write "of course there were no Catholics?" Are there Catholics in your community? Do they not run for office? I'm not trying to start anything. I am just really confused.

And to answer your question: no. I vote for candidates who will best represent me regardless of religion.