Tony Daysog

[{"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>Tony Daysog completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Daysog'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-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading-bio-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-199961-2024-02-05\" 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-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tI am running for Congress to bring a unique voice to the floor of the US House of Representatives with respect to my family's lived experience having survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb, in an effort to push an agenda for global and domestic peace focusing first on significantly reducing military spending and wastefulness, and then, second, reinvesting savings to more productive and progressive activities but most especially: (1) universal healthcare; (2) climate change; and (3) making colleges, universities, and trade schools so graduates aren't saddled with excessive student loan-debt.\r\n<p>I am in my 19th year on the Alameda City Council, where currently I serve as the Vice Mayor of the City Council. My family’s experience with the Nagasaki atomic bomb is what separates me from \r\nothers -- it helps explain the pride I take \r\nin helping to convert Alameda's former military base, and it helps explain my emphasis on reducing \r\nour military budget to achieve peaceful change. \r\n</p>\nI graduated from Encinal High School in Alameda, where he was Student Body President, and then went to UC Berkeley, where I earned a bachelor’s degree in U.S. History and a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading-key-message-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-199961-2024-02-05\" 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-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>universal healthcare focusing on shoring-up Obamacare so people spend less on an out-of-pocket basis, as well as focusing on lowering cost of prescription drugs</li><li>climate change: dealing with the effects of climate change is a particularly close-to-home issue for \r\nme because my Alameda is uniquely affected by sea level rise because my city,as you know, is an island. But the reality is that every city in this Congressional District is directly affected by climate change, in the form of either sea level rise, groundwater rise, and or hill areas at-risk of climate-induced wild fires.</li><li>making college, university, and trade \r\nschools truly affordable, and helping young adults burdened by student loan debt</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading1-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading1-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tI take special pride in having helped convert Alameda's former military base, by making sure we build not only multi-million dollar homes in a transit-oriented development manner, but also set-aside more than 200 units for families that are formerly homeless. I take special pride in helping transform Alameda's former military base to peaceful, civilian uses because of my mother's and her families experience having survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb . . . turning \"arms into ploughshares\" as it were.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading2-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading2-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tLike many, I became a Democrat as a youngster because of my fascination with John F. Kennedy and the all that the Kennedy Administration sought to achieve in its short time, especially with respect to fighting for equal opportunity and civil rights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BEhKgoA86U), challenging Americans to be act boldly in welcoming the future (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZyRbnpGyzQ), and calling for world peace (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fkKnfk4k40). \t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading3-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-199961-2024-02-05\" 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 book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading3-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tThe book that has influenced me the most is Vassily Grossman's Everything Flows, which is about the return of a person sent to gulag\\prison during the height of Stalinism and who returns from there during the Krushchev thaw, and how he must ultimately forgive those who had made him suffer so that he (and hence post-Stalinist Russia) can move on. While the thaw proved momentary, with the return to totalitarianism previling to this day, the book's message about forgiveness is still powerful.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading4-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading4-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tLike many, I became a Democrat as a youngster because of my fascination with John F. Kennedy and the all that the Kennedy Administration sought to achieve in its short time, especially with respect to fighting for equal opportunity and civil rights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BEhKgoA86U), challenging Americans to be act boldly in welcoming the future (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZyRbnpGyzQ), and calling for world peace (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fkKnfk4k40). \t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading5-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-199961-2024-02-05\" 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 do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading5-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tI am a hard workers, and am a good listener, and always strive to work with all perspectives in an effort to generate a consensus that solves a problem and move people forward.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading6-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading6-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tI am a hard worker, always truthful with the people I serve, and never forget that what matters the most is doing everything I can to make today and the future better for the people I represent. I think that's why I've been elected to five and a half terms to Alameda's City Council -- I think that what makes me ready for serving residents of the 12th Congressional District.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading7-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading7-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tI hope people say that Tony was at every stage of the conversion of Alameda's former military base to peaceful civilian uses -- from the planning stage, to the stage involving introduction of new local ordinances to facilitate successful conversion, and to the implementation stage (involving buiding of new waterfront parks, new homes, new transit infrastructure such as new ferry terminal, and new commercial\\industrial uses, etc.)\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading8-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading8-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tMy first job out of college was working for a Washington, D.C. non-profit where I helped network non-profit community development corproations working in lower-income communities throughoutthe nation.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading9-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading9-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tI grew up one block away from the former military base in the City of Alameda -- which is another way of saying I am from what some might call \"the wrong side of the tracks.\" Yet, even though my parents never obtained a college education, they made sure that, with much prodding and hardwork, I would advance beyond my working class background and land on my feet in the American middle class. Of course, I am proud of my working class background -- it what keeps me humble and ever-mindful of the need to work harder than others. It's also what fuels my passion when it comes to trying my best as a local official and hopefully as a member of Congress to \"level the playing field\".\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading10-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading10-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tAt its best, the US house of Representatives is an institution that brings together representatives from all walks of life (economic, social, and political\\philosophical) in an effort to create laws and programs for the betterment of all.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading11-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading11-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tIt's helpful -- but not essential. What matters the most is that an elected official has to have a love for the People and for the ideals on which our nation was founded.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading12-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading12-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tI am running for Congress to bring a unique voice to the floor of the US House of Representatives with respect to my family's lived experience having survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb, in an effort to push an agenda for global and domestic peace -- whcih are the greatest challenges facing the US -- focusing first on significantly reducing military spending and wastefulness, and then, second, reinvesting savings to more productive and progressive activities but most especially: (1) universal healthcare; (2) climate change; and (3) making colleges, universities, and trade schools so graduates aren't saddled with excessive student loan-debt.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading13-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading13-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"#collapse14-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading14-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading14-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tOppose term limits\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading15-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading15-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tNancy Pelosi -- a worker-bee who is in the trenches day-in, day-out fighting on behalf of the People, especially children.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading16-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse16-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading16-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse16-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tI have heard a number of touching and memorable stories, including from the other whose son was murdered, and another who expressed worry that the Congressional budgetary hold-ups over the debt ceiling would result in delays in getting her needed social seurity.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading17-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse17-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading17-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse17-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"#collapse18-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading18-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse18-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading18-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse18-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tIf elected to Congress, I will work to make our tax system more fair and progressive: we have in place basically the same tax system that's been in place since 1986, when the current 38% highest marginal rate was adopted. We need to raise the the highest marginal rate from 38% to 50% for the highest wage earners --those making nmore than $700,000. The rampant homelessness, the underfunding of local and high education, and the crime is all related to the fact that we have been spending way too much on the military and tax breaks for the richest, while starving the federanl programs for the homeless, public educational systems, and crime-fighting.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading19-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse19-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-199961-2024-02-05\" 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=\"heading19-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse19-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tThe US House of Representative must be aggressive when it comes to its oversight responsibilities.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading20-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse20-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat committees interest you?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading20-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse20-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\t- Ways and Means<br/>\n<p>- Armed Services<br/>\n</p>\n- Banking<br/></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-199961-2024-02-05\" id=\"heading21-199961-2024-02-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse21-199961-2024-02-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-199961-2024-02-05\" 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 views on financial transparency and government accountability?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading21-199961-2024-02-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse21-199961-2024-02-05\" 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\tThere was a recent segment on the John Stewart Show, wherein he grills an Assistant Secretary of Defense about the Defense Department's failure to pass its audit for the fifth time. How sad that the military year-in, year-out fails to pass its audit, which by definition means it doesn't know where much of its funds are going -- and yet the DoD's budget grows steadily each year while social programs whither. I will fight to reduce how much we spend and waste on our bloated military budget so that we can reinvest more in social programs and priorities, such as unviersal healthcare, climae change, and making higher education incl. trade schools truly affordable so graduates are not saddled with excessive student loan debt.\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>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nTony Daysog completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Daysog's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am running for Congress to bring a unique voice to the floor of the US House of Representatives with respect to my family's lived experience having survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb, in an effort to push an agenda for global and domestic peace focusing first on significantly reducing military spending and wastefulness, and then, second, reinvesting savings to more productive and progressive activities but most especially: (1) universal healthcare; (2) climate change; and (3) making colleges, universities, and trade schools so graduates aren't saddled with excessive student loan-debt. I am in my 19th year on the Alameda City Council, where currently I serve as the Vice Mayor of the City Council. My family’s experience with the Nagasaki atomic bomb is what separates me from \r\nothers -- it helps explain the pride I take \r\nin helping to convert Alameda's former military base, and it helps explain my emphasis on reducing \r\nour military budget to achieve peaceful change. I graduated from Encinal High School in Alameda, where he was Student Body President, and then went to UC Berkeley, where I earned a bachelor’s degree in U.S. History and a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning. 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? universal healthcare focusing on shoring-up Obamacare so people spend less on an out-of-pocket basis, as well as focusing on lowering cost of prescription drugs climate change: dealing with the effects of climate change is a particularly close-to-home issue for \r\nme because my Alameda is uniquely affected by sea level rise because my city,as you know, is an island. But the reality is that every city in this Congressional District is directly affected by climate change, in the form of either sea level rise, groundwater rise, and or hill areas at-risk of climate-induced wild fires. making college, university, and trade \r\nschools truly affordable, and helping young adults burdened by student loan debt What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? I take special pride in having helped convert Alameda's former military base, by making sure we build not only multi-million dollar homes in a transit-oriented development manner, but also set-aside more than 200 units for families that are formerly homeless. I take special pride in helping transform Alameda's former military base to peaceful, civilian uses because of my mother's and her families experience having survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb . . . turning \"arms into ploughshares\" as it were. Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? Like many, I became a Democrat as a youngster because of my fascination with John F. Kennedy and the all that the Kennedy Administration sought to achieve in its short time, especially with respect to fighting for equal opportunity and civil rights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BEhKgoA86U), challenging Americans to be act boldly in welcoming the future (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZyRbnpGyzQ), and calling for world peace (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fkKnfk4k40). Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy? The book that has influenced me the most is Vassily Grossman's Everything Flows, which is about the return of a person sent to gulag\\prison during the height of Stalinism and who returns from there during the Krushchev thaw, and how he must ultimately forgive those who had made him suffer so that he (and hence post-Stalinist Russia) can move on. While the thaw proved momentary, with the return to totalitarianism previling to this day, the book's message about forgiveness is still powerful. What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Like many, I became a Democrat as a youngster because of my fascination with John F. Kennedy and the all that the Kennedy Administration sought to achieve in its short time, especially with respect to fighting for equal opportunity and civil rights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BEhKgoA86U), challenging Americans to be act boldly in welcoming the future (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZyRbnpGyzQ), and calling for world peace (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fkKnfk4k40). What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder? I am a hard workers, and am a good listener, and always strive to work with all perspectives in an effort to generate a consensus that solves a problem and move people forward. What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? I am a hard worker, always truthful with the people I serve, and never forget that what matters the most is doing everything I can to make today and the future better for the people I represent. I think that's why I've been elected to five and a half terms to Alameda's City Council -- I think that what makes me ready for serving residents of the 12th Congressional District. What legacy would you like to leave? I hope people say that Tony was at every stage of the conversion of Alameda's former military base to peaceful civilian uses -- from the planning stage, to the stage involving introduction of new local ordinances to facilitate successful conversion, and to the implementation stage (involving buiding of new waterfront parks, new homes, new transit infrastructure such as new ferry terminal, and new commercial\\industrial uses, etc.) What was your very first job? How long did you have it? My first job out of college was working for a Washington, D.C. non-profit where I helped network non-profit community development corproations working in lower-income communities throughoutthe nation. What is something that has been a struggle in your life? I grew up one block away from the former military base in the City of Alameda -- which is another way of saying I am from what some might call \"the wrong side of the tracks.\" Yet, even though my parents never obtained a college education, they made sure that, with much prodding and hardwork, I would advance beyond my working class background and land on my feet in the American middle class. Of course, I am proud of my working class background -- it what keeps me humble and ever-mindful of the need to work harder than others. It's also what fuels my passion when it comes to trying my best as a local official and hopefully as a member of Congress to \"level the playing field\". What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution? At its best, the US house of Representatives is an institution that brings together representatives from all walks of life (economic, social, and political\\philosophical) in an effort to create laws and programs for the betterment of all. Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics? It's helpful -- but not essential. What matters the most is that an elected official has to have a love for the People and for the ideals on which our nation was founded. What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? I am running for Congress to bring a unique voice to the floor of the US House of Representatives with respect to my family's lived experience having survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb, in an effort to push an agenda for global and domestic peace -- whcih are the greatest challenges facing the US -- focusing first on significantly reducing military spending and wastefulness, and then, second, reinvesting savings to more productive and progressive activities but most especially: (1) universal healthcare; (2) climate change; and (3) making colleges, universities, and trade schools so graduates aren't saddled with excessive student loan-debt. Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? Yes. What are your thoughts on term limits? Oppose term limits Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? Nancy Pelosi -- a worker-bee who is in the trenches day-in, day-out fighting on behalf of the People, especially children. 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? I have heard a number of touching and memorable stories, including from the other whose son was murdered, and another who expressed worry that the Congressional budgetary hold-ups over the debt ceiling would result in delays in getting her needed social seurity. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Yes. 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? If elected to Congress, I will work to make our tax system more fair and progressive: we have in place basically the same tax system that's been in place since 1986, when the current 38% highest marginal rate was adopted. We need to raise the the highest marginal rate from 38% to 50% for the highest wage earners --those making nmore than $700,000. The rampant homelessness, the underfunding of local and high education, and the crime is all related to the fact that we have been spending way too much on the military and tax breaks for the richest, while starving the federanl programs for the homeless, public educational systems, and crime-fighting. How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers? The US House of Representative must be aggressive when it comes to its oversight responsibilities. What committees interest you? - Ways and Means - Armed Services - Banking What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability? There was a recent segment on the John Stewart Show, wherein he grills an Assistant Secretary of Defense about the Defense Department's failure to pass its audit for the fifth time. How sad that the military year-in, year-out fails to pass its audit, which by definition means it doesn't know where much of its funds are going -- and yet the DoD's budget grows steadily each year while social programs whither. I will fight to reduce how much we spend and waste on our bloated military budget so that we can reinvest more in social programs and priorities, such as unviersal healthcare, climae change, and making higher education incl. trade schools truly affordable so graduates are not saddled with excessive student loan debt.\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."}]