Michael James Barkley

[{"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>Mike Barkley completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barkley'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-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading-bio-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-389505-2025-11-25\" 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-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tlawyer, inactive CPA, computer programmer, small business owner, rancher, activist in environmental issues, flooding, drought, water rights, land use\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading-key-message-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-389505-2025-11-25\" 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-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Recover the Republic</li><li>Solve flooding threats</li><li>Solve housing</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading1-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389505-2025-11-25\" 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=\"heading1-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tRestore/rebuild our Republic<br/>\n<p>Strengthen wildfire and casualty insurance protections<br/>\r\nStrengthen women's rights and Right to Choose<br/>\r\nRestore voting rights<br/>\r\nStrengthen labor<br/>\r\nReverse global warming<br/>\r\nReverse the Billionaire Tax Cut, Trump's BB Bill, and balance the budget<br/>\r\nAdd Medicare for All<br/>\r\nProtect repressed communities, Restore DEI<br/>\r\nRepair what Congress did to cause homelessness and soaring rents (Tax Reform Act of 1986, Faircloth Amendment of 1998 and housing subsidy cuts, 2008 limits on low-income housing loans including by Dodd-Frank)<br/>\r\nsolve affordability and food deficits<br/>\r\nAdd 43,000,000 acre-feet of water storage, solve California floods and Western U.S. droughts, mjbarkl.com/floods.txt and floods.htm<br/>\n</p>\nreduce New Melones risk\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading2-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tBarack Obama, intelligence &amp; integrity\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading3-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading3-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\topen &amp; honest\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading4-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading4-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tsolve problems\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading5-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat legacy would you like to leave?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading5-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tmjbarkl.com/repeal.htm\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading6-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading6-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tAssasination of John F. Kennedy, 18\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading7-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was your very first job? How long did you have it?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading7-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tnewspaper delivery as a kid, 4 years\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading8-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is your favorite book? Why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading8-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tDune, it just is\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading9-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIf you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading9-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tSuperman\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading10-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is something that has been a struggle in your life?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading10-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tlosing 2 wives to cancer\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading11-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading11-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tclose to the electorate\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading12-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-389505-2025-11-25\" 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 it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading12-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-389505-2025-11-25\" 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 class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading13-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading13-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tRecover the Republic\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading14-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-389505-2025-11-25\" 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=\"heading14-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-389505-2025-11-25\" 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 class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading15-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat are your thoughts on term limits?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading15-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tcounterproductive\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading16-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse16-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIs there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading16-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse16-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tJasmine Crockett\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading17-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse17-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tBoth sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading17-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse17-389505-2025-11-25\" 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 class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading18-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse18-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-389505-2025-11-25\" 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 compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading18-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse18-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tSometimes\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading19-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse19-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tThe Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading19-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse19-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tbackground in tax\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading20-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse20-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tHow should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading20-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse20-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tintensely\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading21-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse21-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading21-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse21-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tCalifornia Democratic Party, last 4 elections\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading22-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse22-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tCandidates hear many personal stories from voters. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching or memorable?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading22-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse22-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tstruggles with workers' compensation\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading23-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse23-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is an accomplishment that you are proud of?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading23-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse23-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\treceived 140,919 votes 11/2024\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading24-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse24-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat role should the United States government have in the development or use of artificial intelligence?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading24-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse24-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tkeep it from displacing human congrol\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-389505-2025-11-25\" id=\"heading25-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse25-389505-2025-11-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-389505-2025-11-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat legislation would you enact related to election administration in the United States?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading25-389505-2025-11-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse25-389505-2025-11-25\" 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\tJohn Lewis voting rights act\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<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Mike Barkley did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nMike Barkley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barkley's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. lawyer, inactive CPA, computer programmer, small business owner, rancher, activist in environmental issues, flooding, drought, water rights, land use 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? Recover the Republic Solve flooding threats Solve housing What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Restore/rebuild our Republic Strengthen wildfire and casualty insurance protections Strengthen women's rights and Right to Choose Restore voting rights Strengthen labor Reverse global warming Reverse the Billionaire Tax Cut, Trump's BB Bill, and balance the budget Add Medicare for All Protect repressed communities, Restore DEI Repair what Congress did to cause homelessness and soaring rents (Tax Reform Act of 1986, Faircloth Amendment of 1998 and housing subsidy cuts, 2008 limits on low-income housing loans including by Dodd-Frank) solve affordability and food deficits Add 43,000,000 acre-feet of water storage, solve California floods and Western U.S. droughts, mjbarkl.com/floods.txt and floods.htm reduce New Melones risk Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? Barack Obama, intelligence & integrity What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? open & honest What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? solve problems What legacy would you like to leave? mjbarkl.com/repeal.htm What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? Assasination of John F. Kennedy, 18 What was your very first job? How long did you have it? newspaper delivery as a kid, 4 years What is your favorite book? Why? Dune, it just is If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be? Superman What is something that has been a struggle in your life? losing 2 wives to cancer What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution? close to the electorate Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics? yes What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? Recover the Republic Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? yes What are your thoughts on term limits? counterproductive Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? Jasmine Crockett Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful? yes Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Sometimes The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected? background in tax How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers? intensely What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign? California Democratic Party, last 4 elections Candidates hear many personal stories from voters. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching or memorable? struggles with workers' compensation What is an accomplishment that you are proud of? received 140,919 votes 11/2024 What role should the United States government have in the development or use of artificial intelligence? keep it from displacing human congrol What legislation would you enact related to election administration in the United States? John Lewis voting rights act\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.\n\nMike Barkley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey."}, {"question": "Campaign website", "answer_html": "<p>Barkley’s campaign website stated the following:\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><b>PLATFORM:</b><br/>\n<b>Philosophy:</b> identify problems, listen to people, devise legislative solutions.\n</p>\n<ul><li><b>Legislative:</b></li>\n<li><b>Summary/high points:</b></li></ul>\n<dl><dd>Strengthen Federal wildfire suppression; develop Federal post-disaster homeowners insurance support.</dd>\n<dd>Advocate the formation of a Congressional Natural Disaster and Casualty Insurance Caucus: Wildfires, Earthquakes, Floods, Hurricanes, Tornados</dd>\n<dd>Adopt Medicare for All</dd>\n<dd>Adopt the Labor Bill of Rights</dd>\n<dd>Bring jobs back from overseas</dd>\n<dd>Humanize personal income</dd>\n<dd>Solve housing</dd>\n<dd>Upgrade infrastructure</dd>\n<dd>Fund Greyhound</dd>\n<dd>Solve climate change</dd>\n<dd>Nationalize the right to vote and protect the voting system</dd>\n<dd>Replace impeachment</dd>\n<dd>Fix California's flooding risk and water shortages</dd>\n<dd>Enlarge the New Melones spillway to handle Great Flood flows</dd>\n<dd>Adopt U.S. balanced budget</dd>\n<dd>Halt the confiscation of taxpayer trust fund deposits</dd>\n<dd>Humanize immigration</dd>\n<dd>Fund education</dd>\n<dd>Black Lives Matter</dd>\n<dd>Repeal the right to keep and bear arms<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_8-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-8\">[8]</a></sup></dd></dl>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"cquotecite\" colspan=\"3\" style=\"border: none; padding-right: 4%\"><cite style=\"font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;\">—Mike Barkley’s campaign website (2024)<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-9\"><a href=\"#cite_note-9\">[9]</a></sup></cite>\n</td></tr></tbody></table>\n</div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Mike Barkley did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>", "answer_text": "Barkley’s campaign website stated the following:\n“ PLATFORM: Philosophy: identify problems, listen to people, devise legislative solutions. Legislative: Summary/high points: Strengthen Federal wildfire suppression; develop Federal post-disaster homeowners insurance support. Advocate the formation of a Congressional Natural Disaster and Casualty Insurance Caucus: Wildfires, Earthquakes, Floods, Hurricanes, Tornados Adopt Medicare for All Adopt the Labor Bill of Rights Bring jobs back from overseas Humanize personal income Solve housing Upgrade infrastructure Fund Greyhound Solve climate change Nationalize the right to vote and protect the voting system Replace impeachment Fix California's flooding risk and water shortages Enlarge the New Melones spillway to handle Great Flood flows Adopt U.S. balanced budget Halt the confiscation of taxpayer trust fund deposits Humanize immigration Fund education Black Lives Matter Repeal the right to keep and bear arms [8] ” —Mike Barkley’s campaign website (2024) [9]\n\nMike Barkley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey."}, {"question": "Campaign website", "answer_html": "<p>Barkley's campaign website stated the following:\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul><li><b>Summary/high points:</b></li></ul>\n<dl><dd><dl><dd>Strengthen Federal wildfire suppression; develop Federal post-disaster homeowners insurance support.</dd>\n<dd>Advocate the formation of a Congressional Natural Disaster and Casualty Insurance Caucus: Wildfires, Earthquakes, Floods, ::Hurricanes, Tornados</dd>\n<dd>Adopt Medicare for All</dd>\n<dd>Adopt the Labor Bill of Rights</dd>\n<dd>Bring jobs back from overseas</dd>\n<dd>Humanize personal income</dd>\n<dd>Solve housing</dd>\n<dd>Upgrade infrastructure</dd>\n<dd>Fund Greyhound</dd>\n<dd>Solve climate change</dd>\n<dd>Nationalize the right to vote and protect the voting system</dd>\n<dd>Replace impeachment</dd>\n<dd>Fix California's flooding risk and water shortages</dd>\n<dd>Enlarge the New Melones spillway to handle Great Flood flows</dd>\n<dd>Adopt U.S. balanced budget</dd>\n<dd>Halt the confiscation of taxpayer trust fund deposits</dd>\n<dd>Humanize immigration</dd>\n<dd>Fund education</dd>\n<dd>Black Lives Matter</dd>\n<dd>Repeal the right to keep and bear arms<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_8-1\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-8\">[8]</a></sup></dd></dl></dd></dl>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"cquotecite\" colspan=\"3\" style=\"border: none; padding-right: 4%\"><cite style=\"font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;\">—Mike Barkley's campaign website (2022)<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"><a href=\"#cite_note-10\">[10]</a></sup></cite>\n</td></tr></tbody></table>\n</div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Mike Barkley did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>", "answer_text": "Barkley's campaign website stated the following:\n“ Summary/high points: Strengthen Federal wildfire suppression; develop Federal post-disaster homeowners insurance support. Advocate the formation of a Congressional Natural Disaster and Casualty Insurance Caucus: Wildfires, Earthquakes, Floods, ::Hurricanes, Tornados Adopt Medicare for All Adopt the Labor Bill of Rights Bring jobs back from overseas Humanize personal income Solve housing Upgrade infrastructure Fund Greyhound Solve climate change Nationalize the right to vote and protect the voting system Replace impeachment Fix California's flooding risk and water shortages Enlarge the New Melones spillway to handle Great Flood flows Adopt U.S. balanced budget Halt the confiscation of taxpayer trust fund deposits Humanize immigration Fund education Black Lives Matter Repeal the right to keep and bear arms [8] ” —Mike Barkley's campaign website (2022) [10]\n\nMike Barkley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey."}, {"question": "Campaign website", "answer_html": "<p><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http://www.mjbarkl.com/run.htm\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to view Barkley's full platform, which is outlined below:\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><b>PLATFORM:</b>\n</p><p><b>Philosophy</b>: identify problems, listen to people, devise legislative solutions.\n</p>\n<ul><li>Legislative:\n<ul><li>RESTORE MANUFACTURING IN THE U.S.</li>\n<li>Adopt LABOR UNION BILL OF RIGHTS for all unions, including government employee unions, nationwide</li>\n<li>More Labor</li>\n<li>&amp; Social Security</li>\n<li>Infrastructure</li>\n<li>Extend unemployment benefits for the 99-ers if still relevant; impose means-testing for unemployment benefits / extablish a substantial tax credit for hiring ex convicts and those who have exhausted their unemployment benefits</li>\n<li>Support lump-sum relocation subsidies for the unemployed</li>\n<li>Support Senator Warren, et al. S. 1837 (113th): Equal Employment for All Act of 2013 to prevent employers from looking at credit reports when hiring, and especially from considering foreclosures,</li>\n<li>Provide that where any agency of Federal, State, or Local government has laid off any employee, that employee shall be granted right of first refusal for any open position with the agency for which that employee may be trained at any time within the next 10 years which right shall continue until that employee is actually rehired, with the longest laid off having the highest priority.</li>\n<li>Extend the 72-hour no-hire after layoffs to 30 days</li>\n<li>Solve the racial bias in government layoffs and retroactively compensate for it</li>\n<li>Extend the New York Domestic Workers protections nationwide</li>\n<li>Arrange for regular job fairs at King-Kennedy Center, West Modesto</li>\n<li>Voter rights</li>\n<li>Freedom of Association rights in elections (Freedom of Association is an \"implied\" right in the U.S. Constitution)</li>\n<li>Enhance and extend to the states the Federal Open Meeting Laws, including for \"Associations\" that are constituted predominantly of legislators from other agencies or their staffs</li>\n<li>Immigration</li>\n<li>More Education</li>\n<li>Health</li>\n<li>Transportation &amp; Transportation Safety</li>\n<li>Energy</li>\n<li>Consumer Financial Protection</li>\n<li>Tax</li>\n<li>Adopt the ONLY BALANCED U.S. BUDGET which BALANCES this year and funds MEDICARE FOR EVERYONE</li>\n<li>War</li>\n<li>Guns</li>\n<li>Water</li>\n<li>Law &amp; Justice</li>\n<li>Government and Diplomacy</li>\n<li>Adopt nationwide minimum standards for high-rise buildings: integrated firefighting apparatus, tougher standards on using trusses in floors and ceilings, hardened fire stair wells, fire stair wells sized proportionate to anticipated structure population, all fire stair wells descending all the way to the street level, at least two fire stair wells placed at the outside edge of the structure at opposite corners of the structure, independent emergency fire stair lighting, all these to reduce design deficiencies that multiplied the casualties from the attacks on the twin towers on 09/11/2001</li>\n<li>More Environment &amp; disaster preparedness</li>\n<li>Strengthen NPR, PBS &amp; arts funding</li>\n<li>Support our troops</li></ul></li>\n<li>Constitutional:\n<ul><li>Amend: Every person within the geographic borders of the United States and its territories is entitled to government-funded health care.</li>\n<li>Shut down the gun madness, make guns a privilege, not a right: Repeal the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, impose a graduated tax on ownership and possession with penalties for misuse , see draft Amendment Resolution and Legislation</li>\n<li>Recognize the right of women to terminate pregnancies at will and to receive funding for it as for any other medical procedure, Amend: \"A woman's right to terminate her pregnancy shall not be infringed.\"</li>\n<li>Recognize in all jurisdictions the validity of same sex marriage, Amend: \"Any marriage between two people in any jurisdiction is valid for all purposes in every jurisdiction.\"</li>\n<li>Advocate approval of the Equal Rights Amendment, only this time with a 100-year time limit for adoption / Support 112th Congress H.J. Res 47</li>\n<li>Adopt, Campaign funding, Amend:</li></ul></li></ul>\n<dl><dd><dl><dd>\"1. Congress may regulate political campaign funding as it chooses.</dd>\n<dd>\"2. Corporations are not persons; Money is not speech.\"</dd>\n<dd>( Support 2013-14 HJR 20 21 &amp; 29 [2018: can't find these?] , Congress to regulate campaign money, and corporations are not people. )</dd></dl></dd></dl>\n<ul><li><ul><li>Adopt \"full incorporation\" of rights: \"Within the Fourteenth Amendment Section 1., after the words 'privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States' add the phrase 'including any and all of their rights enumerated or implied in this Constitution'\"</li>\n<li>Amend: \"Except as provided elsewhere in this Constitution, all issues in either body of Congress shall be resolved by simple majority vote of eligible voters in that body\"</li>\n<li>Adopt,Voting, Amend:</li></ul></li></ul>\n<dl><dd><dl><dd>\"1. Every citizen shall have the right to vote in all jurisdictions that include the citizen's declared principal residence.</dd>\n<dd>\"2. Exercise of that right to vote shall be under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.\"</dd>\n<dd>( Support the 2013 Pocan/Ellison Right to Vote Amendment, H.J. Res. 25 [can't find this one either?] )</dd>\n<dd>or,</dd>\n<dd>\"The right to vote of citizens over the age of 18 shall not be infringed.\"</dd></dl></dd></dl>\n<ul><li><ul><li>Recognizing the failure of impeachment as a remedy, adopt the Hiram Johnson cure for corruption. Amendment:</li></ul></li></ul>\n<dl><dd><dl><dd>1) The people shall have the power of initiative, referendum, and recall.</dd>\n<dd>2) This power shall be implemented under such regulation as the Congress shall prescribe, which regulation itself shall be subject to initiative or referendum.</dd></dl></dd></dl>\n<ul><li><ul><li>Provide lifetime voting membership in the House of Representatives for all past Presidents</li>\n<li>Provide that a Bill to modify any Treaty may be initiated in the same manner as a Revenue Bill.</li>\n<li>Grant full electoral franchise to DC through statehood or restoration to Maryland<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_8-2\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-8\">[8]</a></sup></li></ul></li></ul>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"cquotecite\" colspan=\"3\" style=\"border: none; padding-right: 4%\"><cite style=\"font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;\">—Mike Barkley's campaign website (2020)<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-11\"><a href=\"#cite_note-11\">[11]</a></sup></cite>\n</td></tr></tbody></table>\n</div>\n<p>The following issues were listed on Barkley's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http://www.mjbarkl.com/run.htm\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.\n</p>", "answer_text": "Click here to view Barkley's full platform, which is outlined below:\n“ PLATFORM: Philosophy : identify problems, listen to people, devise legislative solutions. Legislative: RESTORE MANUFACTURING IN THE U.S. Adopt LABOR UNION BILL OF RIGHTS for all unions, including government employee unions, nationwide More Labor & Social Security Infrastructure Extend unemployment benefits for the 99-ers if still relevant; impose means-testing for unemployment benefits / extablish a substantial tax credit for hiring ex convicts and those who have exhausted their unemployment benefits Support lump-sum relocation subsidies for the unemployed Support Senator Warren, et al. S. 1837 (113th): Equal Employment for All Act of 2013 to prevent employers from looking at credit reports when hiring, and especially from considering foreclosures, Provide that where any agency of Federal, State, or Local government has laid off any employee, that employee shall be granted right of first refusal for any open position with the agency for which that employee may be trained at any time within the next 10 years which right shall continue until that employee is actually rehired, with the longest laid off having the highest priority. Extend the 72-hour no-hire after layoffs to 30 days Solve the racial bias in government layoffs and retroactively compensate for it Extend the New York Domestic Workers protections nationwide Arrange for regular job fairs at King-Kennedy Center, West Modesto Voter rights Freedom of Association rights in elections (Freedom of Association is an \"implied\" right in the U.S. Constitution) Enhance and extend to the states the Federal Open Meeting Laws, including for \"Associations\" that are constituted predominantly of legislators from other agencies or their staffs Immigration More Education Health Transportation & Transportation Safety Energy Consumer Financial Protection Tax Adopt the ONLY BALANCED U.S. BUDGET which BALANCES this year and funds MEDICARE FOR EVERYONE War Guns Water Law & Justice Government and Diplomacy Adopt nationwide minimum standards for high-rise buildings: integrated firefighting apparatus, tougher standards on using trusses in floors and ceilings, hardened fire stair wells, fire stair wells sized proportionate to anticipated structure population, all fire stair wells descending all the way to the street level, at least two fire stair wells placed at the outside edge of the structure at opposite corners of the structure, independent emergency fire stair lighting, all these to reduce design deficiencies that multiplied the casualties from the attacks on the twin towers on 09/11/2001 More Environment & disaster preparedness Strengthen NPR, PBS & arts funding Support our troops Constitutional: Amend: Every person within the geographic borders of the United States and its territories is entitled to government-funded health care. Shut down the gun madness, make guns a privilege, not a right: Repeal the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, impose a graduated tax on ownership and possession with penalties for misuse , see draft Amendment Resolution and Legislation Recognize the right of women to terminate pregnancies at will and to receive funding for it as for any other medical procedure, Amend: \"A woman's right to terminate her pregnancy shall not be infringed.\" Recognize in all jurisdictions the validity of same sex marriage, Amend: \"Any marriage between two people in any jurisdiction is valid for all purposes in every jurisdiction.\" Advocate approval of the Equal Rights Amendment, only this time with a 100-year time limit for adoption / Support 112th Congress H.J. Res 47 Adopt, Campaign funding, Amend: \"1. Congress may regulate political campaign funding as it chooses. \"2. Corporations are not persons; Money is not speech.\" ( Support 2013-14 HJR 20 21 & 29 [2018: can't find these?] , Congress to regulate campaign money, and corporations are not people. ) Adopt \"full incorporation\" of rights: \"Within the Fourteenth Amendment Section 1., after the words 'privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States' add the phrase 'including any and all of their rights enumerated or implied in this Constitution'\" Amend: \"Except as provided elsewhere in this Constitution, all issues in either body of Congress shall be resolved by simple majority vote of eligible voters in that body\" Adopt,Voting, Amend: \"1. Every citizen shall have the right to vote in all jurisdictions that include the citizen's declared principal residence. \"2. Exercise of that right to vote shall be under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.\" ( Support the 2013 Pocan/Ellison Right to Vote Amendment, H.J. Res. 25 [can't find this one either?] ) or, \"The right to vote of citizens over the age of 18 shall not be infringed.\" Recognizing the failure of impeachment as a remedy, adopt the Hiram Johnson cure for corruption. Amendment: 1) The people shall have the power of initiative, referendum, and recall. 2) This power shall be implemented under such regulation as the Congress shall prescribe, which regulation itself shall be subject to initiative or referendum. Provide lifetime voting membership in the House of Representatives for all past Presidents Provide that a Bill to modify any Treaty may be initiated in the same manner as a Revenue Bill. Grant full electoral franchise to DC through statehood or restoration to Maryland [8] ” —Mike Barkley's campaign website (2020) [11]\nThe following issues were listed on Barkley's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here ."}]