Manuel P Asensio

[{"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>Manuel Asensio completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Asensio'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-103261-2021-09-25\" id=\"heading-bio-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-103261-2021-09-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-103261-2021-09-25\" 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-103261-2021-09-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-103261-2021-09-25\" 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\tManuel P. Asensio, the highly successful investment manager and champion of individual rights, has announced his campaign for the Republican Nomination in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-103261-2021-09-25\" id=\"heading-key-message-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-103261-2021-09-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-103261-2021-09-25\" 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-103261-2021-09-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>I am running to dismantle the corruption that has consumed our government and is destroying this country.</li><li>We need a representative who will stand up and fight the political corruption that has invaded both Republicans and Democrats in all three branches. I will fight for common sense and your religious and personal liberties.</li><li>America is not a racist nation. America is a Blessed Land founded on the belief that God created men and women, and endowed them with unalienable rights.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-103261-2021-09-25\" id=\"heading1-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-103261-2021-09-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-103261-2021-09-25\" 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=\"heading1-103261-2021-09-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-103261-2021-09-25\" 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\tManuel P. Asensio will end the 3rd District’s deep frustration with Republican turncoats and their inability to protect against cancel culture and the Left’s takeover of government. Mr. Asensio has a plan to restore peace and righteousness in America.<br/></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-103261-2021-09-25\" id=\"heading2-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-103261-2021-09-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-103261-2021-09-25\" 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=\"heading2-103261-2021-09-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-103261-2021-09-25\" 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\tRaised in Florida and New York, Mr. Asensio was taught at a young age to embrace conservative values and fight injustice. His mother, Caridad Asensio, is the co-founder of the Caridad Center, Florida’s largest free health clinic and one of the largest in the nation. She is a member of the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame and a recipient of the National Jefferson Award. The Caridad Center stands as a memorial to Caridad’s faith in America.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-103261-2021-09-25\" id=\"heading3-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-103261-2021-09-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-103261-2021-09-25\" 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=\"heading3-103261-2021-09-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-103261-2021-09-25\" 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\tWe need a representative who will stand up and fight the political corruption that has invaded both Republicans and Democrats in all three branches. I will fight for common sense and your religious and personal liberties. American is worth fighting for, and I am the right person to bring that fight to Washington\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-103261-2021-09-25\" id=\"heading4-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-103261-2021-09-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-103261-2021-09-25\" 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=\"heading4-103261-2021-09-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-103261-2021-09-25\" 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\tMr. Asensio was born in Cuba. He dramatically escaped Communism and came to America when he was just six years old.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-103261-2021-09-25\" id=\"heading5-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-103261-2021-09-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-103261-2021-09-25\" 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=\"heading5-103261-2021-09-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-103261-2021-09-25\" 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\tIn 1993, Mr. Asensio founded Asensio &amp; Company, a successful Wall Street investment firm. He rose to national prominence in the finance industry and eventually became recognized as the Pioneer of Informational Arbitrage. He spent his career protecting investors from false information and fraudulent public stock promotions that unjustly enriched greedy Wall Streeters at the expense of the average person.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-103261-2021-09-25\" id=\"heading6-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-103261-2021-09-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-103261-2021-09-25\" 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=\"heading6-103261-2021-09-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-103261-2021-09-25\" 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\tToo many Republicans turn a blind eye to the violation of individual and family rights. They have no plan to defend against the Democrats on the Far Left. This is the greatest issue in the nation. \t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-103261-2021-09-25\" id=\"heading7-103261-2021-09-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-103261-2021-09-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-103261-2021-09-25\" 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=\"heading7-103261-2021-09-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-103261-2021-09-25\" 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\tCompromises made from the right have enabled the Left and allowed them to replace the Rule of Law with tyranny and absurdities in all levels of government. Compromises have enabled the Socialist Left to level charges of racism and bigotry against good Americans. This has made a farce of our sacred citizenship, borders, and constitutional rights.\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 id=\"div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0\"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\"div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0\"); });</script></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nManuel Asensio completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Asensio's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Manuel P. Asensio, the highly successful investment manager and champion of individual rights, has announced his campaign for the Republican Nomination in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District. 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? I am running to dismantle the corruption that has consumed our government and is destroying this country. We need a representative who will stand up and fight the political corruption that has invaded both Republicans and Democrats in all three branches. I will fight for common sense and your religious and personal liberties. America is not a racist nation. America is a Blessed Land founded on the belief that God created men and women, and endowed them with unalienable rights. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Manuel P. Asensio will end the 3rd District’s deep frustration with Republican turncoats and their inability to protect against cancel culture and the Left’s takeover of government. Mr. Asensio has a plan to restore peace and righteousness in America. Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? Raised in Florida and New York, Mr. Asensio was taught at a young age to embrace conservative values and fight injustice. His mother, Caridad Asensio, is the co-founder of the Caridad Center, Florida’s largest free health clinic and one of the largest in the nation. She is a member of the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame and a recipient of the National Jefferson Award. The Caridad Center stands as a memorial to Caridad’s faith in America. What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? We need a representative who will stand up and fight the political corruption that has invaded both Republicans and Democrats in all three branches. I will fight for common sense and your religious and personal liberties. American is worth fighting for, and I am the right person to bring that fight to Washington What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? Mr. Asensio was born in Cuba. He dramatically escaped Communism and came to America when he was just six years old. What was your very first job? How long did you have it? In 1993, Mr. Asensio founded Asensio & Company, a successful Wall Street investment firm. He rose to national prominence in the finance industry and eventually became recognized as the Pioneer of Informational Arbitrage. He spent his career protecting investors from false information and fraudulent public stock promotions that unjustly enriched greedy Wall Streeters at the expense of the average person. What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? Too many Republicans turn a blind eye to the violation of individual and family rights. They have no plan to defend against the Democrats on the Far Left. This is the greatest issue in the nation. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Compromises made from the right have enabled the Left and allowed them to replace the Rule of Law with tyranny and absurdities in all levels of government. Compromises have enabled the Socialist Left to level charges of racism and bigotry against good Americans. This has made a farce of our sacred citizenship, borders, and constitutional rights.\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."}]