Thomas Cole

[{"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>Thomas Cole 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 Cole'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-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading-bio-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-199438-2024-01-13\" 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-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tMeet Thomas Cole\r\n<p>Founder of Analytics805, an election data research company in Montecito and Coalition for Liberty an educational site.\r\nRetired developer and builder.\r\nCivil Rights Activist\r\nPatented Designer Stormwater capture patents and Wildfire suppression designs.\r\nPolitical Writer/Analyst See Coalition4liberty.com.\r\nSAR Member -Sons of American Revolution.\r\nYAF Presidential Circle Supporter \r\nLaw degree, Southern California Institute of Law SB\r\nParents First Republican.\r\nPro-Second Amd. Heller Republican.\r\nPro Farmer Pro water Pro dams\r\nPro stormwater capture\r\nPro-Medical Freedom candidate \r\nPro-American Energy candidate\r\nPro-Defence of Marriage candidate.\r\nPro-Ballot Integrity candidate.\r\nPro-Peace. Overseas Wars are Not Our Wars.\r\nPro Federal Funding of Adoption Programs\r\nPro Married with Children $100K tax credit to encourage marriage and lessen abortions.\r\nMarriage Requirement for welfare with children.\r\n</p>\nFederal ban on trans surgeries/drugs under 18\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading-key-message-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-199438-2024-01-13\" 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-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Close the borders as most of America's social and financial probelms stem from over population</li><li>Work for peace. Stop the endless wars that America is always being drug into by the deep state and war camplexes.</li><li>Protect children and Title IX in schools. Stop the trans gender madness. Vouchers for parents, not forced drag queen story hour.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading1-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading1-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tPeace not war. Stop the debt, the fiat fake money, the endless printing and taxing. Close the open borders, bringing fentanyl, criminals, foreign terrorists, diseases and worthless people to put on welfare. Protect children from the radical liberals forcing their immoral bull crap onto innocent kids, trapped in government schools. Vouchers so parents have a choice.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading2-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading2-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tWhat's So Great About America - Dinesh DeSusa\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading3-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading3-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tProtect the people and preserve their rights, their freedoms and their money from waste.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading4-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading4-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tNot a communist. \t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading5-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading5-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tProtect and preserve the US Constitution. \t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading6-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading6-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tLower th e debt. Increase our freedoms. Close our borders.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading7-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading7-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tCuban missile crisis... 6 years old\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading8-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading8-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tPaper route 1 year 13 years old\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading9-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading9-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tLife After Google by George Gilder\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading10-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-199438-2024-01-13\" 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 the last song that got stuck in your head?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading10-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tChemical Warfare/Walking on Sunshine mashup by Bill McClintoc\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading11-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading11-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tGeting through the Obama years. \t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading12-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading12-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-199438-2024-01-13\" 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 the voice of the regular people. Or it was supposed to be.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading13-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading13-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tNo. Experts in government have no experience in being frugal.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading14-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading14-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tRemove the communists from political power. \t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading15-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading15-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tNo. 5 years\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading16-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse16-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading16-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse16-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"#collapse17-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading17-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse17-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading17-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse17-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tNewt.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading18-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse18-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading18-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse18-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tWhen my democrat father said the bleeding hear liberals are ruining the county with open borders.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading19-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse19-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tTell us your favorite joke.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading19-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse19-199438-2024-01-13\" 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 sent out a selfie and got back 100 get well notices.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading20-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse20-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading20-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse20-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tNot if you are winning.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading21-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse21-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading21-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse21-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tCut the daylights out of all the useless departments like Javier Milei... Just say no more money for useless, wasteful programs.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-199438-2024-01-13\" id=\"heading22-199438-2024-01-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse22-199438-2024-01-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-199438-2024-01-13\" 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=\"heading22-199438-2024-01-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse22-199438-2024-01-13\" 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\tHire private investigative companies and journalists to do it all. Bring in targets for questioning in public meetings.\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\nThomas Cole completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cole's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Meet Thomas Cole Founder of Analytics805, an election data research company in Montecito and Coalition for Liberty an educational site.\r\nRetired developer and builder.\r\nCivil Rights Activist\r\nPatented Designer Stormwater capture patents and Wildfire suppression designs.\r\nPolitical Writer/Analyst See Coalition4liberty.com.\r\nSAR Member -Sons of American Revolution.\r\nYAF Presidential Circle Supporter \r\nLaw degree, Southern California Institute of Law SB\r\nParents First Republican.\r\nPro-Second Amd. Heller Republican.\r\nPro Farmer Pro water Pro dams\r\nPro stormwater capture\r\nPro-Medical Freedom candidate \r\nPro-American Energy candidate\r\nPro-Defence of Marriage candidate.\r\nPro-Ballot Integrity candidate.\r\nPro-Peace. Overseas Wars are Not Our Wars.\r\nPro Federal Funding of Adoption Programs\r\nPro Married with Children $100K tax credit to encourage marriage and lessen abortions.\r\nMarriage Requirement for welfare with children. Federal ban on trans surgeries/drugs under 18 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? Close the borders as most of America's social and financial probelms stem from over population Work for peace. Stop the endless wars that America is always being drug into by the deep state and war camplexes. Protect children and Title IX in schools. Stop the trans gender madness. Vouchers for parents, not forced drag queen story hour. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Peace not war. Stop the debt, the fiat fake money, the endless printing and taxing. Close the open borders, bringing fentanyl, criminals, foreign terrorists, diseases and worthless people to put on welfare. Protect children from the radical liberals forcing their immoral bull crap onto innocent kids, trapped in government schools. Vouchers so parents have a choice. Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy? What's So Great About America - Dinesh DeSusa What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Protect the people and preserve their rights, their freedoms and their money from waste. What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder? Not a communist. What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? Protect and preserve the US Constitution. What legacy would you like to leave? Lower th e debt. Increase our freedoms. Close our borders. What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? Cuban missile crisis... 6 years old What was your very first job? How long did you have it? Paper route 1 year 13 years old What is your favorite book? Why? Life After Google by George Gilder What was the last song that got stuck in your head? Chemical Warfare/Walking on Sunshine mashup by Bill McClintoc What is something that has been a struggle in your life? Geting through the Obama years. What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution? It's the voice of the regular people. Or it was supposed to be. Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics? No. Experts in government have no experience in being frugal. What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? Remove the communists from political power. Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? No. 5 years What are your thoughts on term limits? Yes Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? Newt. 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? When my democrat father said the bleeding hear liberals are ruining the county with open borders. Tell us your favorite joke. I sent out a selfie and got back 100 get well notices. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Not if you are winning. 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? Cut the daylights out of all the useless departments like Javier Milei... Just say no more money for useless, wasteful programs. How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers? Hire private investigative companies and journalists to do it all. Bring in targets for questioning in public meetings.\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."}, {"question": "Campaign website", "answer_html": "<p>Cole’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>Cole has three questions for Salud -\n1) Hey Salud, why are you flooding our country with millions of illegals? (7 million since 2020)<br/>\n2) Hey Salud, why’d you send $200 million from our district to kill 500,000 young men in Ukraine?<br/> \n3) Hey Salud, why’d you vote to keep trans men in our daughter’s showers at school?<br/>\n4) Hey Salud, why’d you vote to close our oil jobs?<br/>\n5) Hey Salud, why’d make a deal with the Chumash to give them the Channel Islands Sanctuary?<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_2-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-2\">[2]</a></sup>\n</p>\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;\">—Thomas Cole’s campaign website (2024)<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"><a href=\"#cite_note-3\">[3]</a></sup></cite>\n</td></tr></tbody></table>\n</div>\n<p>Cole’s campaign website also stated the following:\n</p>", "answer_text": "Cole’s campaign website stated the following:\n“ Cole has three questions for Salud -\n1) Hey Salud, why are you flooding our country with millions of illegals? (7 million since 2020) 2) Hey Salud, why’d you send $200 million from our district to kill 500,000 young men in Ukraine? 3) Hey Salud, why’d you vote to keep trans men in our daughter’s showers at school? 4) Hey Salud, why’d you vote to close our oil jobs? 5) Hey Salud, why’d make a deal with the Chumash to give them the Channel Islands Sanctuary? [2] ” —Thomas Cole’s campaign website (2024) [3]\nCole’s campaign website also stated the following:"}]