Krishna K Bansal
About Krishna K Bansal
Krishna Bansal (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 11th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 17, 2020. Bansal was a2014Republicancandidate for District 84of the Illinois House of Representatives.
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[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Krishna Bansal completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bansal's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-68180-2019-11-11\" id=\"heading-bio-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-68180-2019-11-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-68180-2019-11-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\thttps://www.krishnaforcongress.com/about/\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-68180-2019-11-11\" id=\"heading-key-message-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-68180-2019-11-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-68180-2019-11-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Bring Back Manufacturing and Service jobs</li><li>Improve and Specialize Education, Provide Incentives for STEM & Trades</li><li>Streamline legal immigration - Strengthen borders to keep illegals, drugs and terrorists out</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-68180-2019-11-11\" id=\"heading1-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-68180-2019-11-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-68180-2019-11-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tEconomy, Education, Technology and Immigration\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-68180-2019-11-11\" id=\"heading2-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-68180-2019-11-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tDo you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-68180-2019-11-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-68180-2019-11-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tYes\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>\n<p>Bansal listed the following issues on his campaign website:<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-8\"><a href=\"#cite_note-8\">[8]</a></sup>\n</p>\n<ul><li><b>Unemployment:</b> \"We need to provide incentives for both small-businesses as well as large corporations to relocate and bring jobs to Illinois and our district.\"</li></ul>\n<ul><li><b>Education:</b> \"Shift in pension costs to local school districts and redefinition of state grants will result in both increase in property taxes and the cuts in teachers/programs thus leading to lower education standards.\"</li></ul>\n<ul><li><b>Taxes:</b> \"[W]e simply cannot accept more taxes to pay for wasteful spending in Springfield.\"</li></ul>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nKrishna Bansal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bansal's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. https://www.krishnaforcongress.com/about/ Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Bring Back Manufacturing and Service jobs Improve and Specialize Education, Provide Incentives for STEM & Trades Streamline legal immigration - Strengthen borders to keep illegals, drugs and terrorists out What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Economy, Education, Technology and Immigration Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? Yes\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.\nBansal listed the following issues on his campaign website: [8]\nUnemployment: \"We need to provide incentives for both small-businesses as well as large corporations to relocate and bring jobs to Illinois and our district.\"\nEducation: \"Shift in pension costs to local school districts and redefinition of state grants will result in both increase in property taxes and the cuts in teachers/programs thus leading to lower education standards.\"\nTaxes: \"[W]e simply cannot accept more taxes to pay for wasteful spending in Springfield.\""}]
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