Boyd Roberts

[{"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>Boyd Roberts completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Roberts' 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-213106-2023-12-29\" id=\"heading-bio-213106-2023-12-29\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-213106-2023-12-29\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-213106-2023-12-29\" 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-213106-2023-12-29\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-213106-2023-12-29\" 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 – and putting forth two state ballot measures – to solve problems facing Orange County families. \r\n<p>The first measure – without raising taxes – would create the University of California Online (UCO). UCO would be the lowest cost, most accessible, highest quality, largest university in the world. Tuition would implode. Education would flourish. Completion rates would soar. Out-of-state fees – likely in the billions – would fund California student scholarships, housing, childcare – at scale. Tens of thousands of high paying – likely union – jobs and unprecedented economic growth would be created. www.UCOCA.org. \r\n</p><p>The second measure would turn the older Toll Roads - the 73, 91, 133, 241, 261 – into freeways. www.NoTolls.org. \r\n</p><p>Proud Democrat for: women’s reproductive freedom, single payer health insurance, labor unions, assault weapons ban, LGBTQ rights, Ukraine, Palestine, a two-state solution, reinstating the SALT deduction, lowering taxes under $400,000. Over $400,000: open to higher taxes and extending the Social Security wage base tax. \r\n</p><p>Long opposed to Trump – on a platform to “impeach” the President – I announced a previous candidacy, January 20, 2017. I strongly oppose Putin and the Islamic Republic of Iran. \r\n</p><p>Vote Boyd Roberts – Common Sense Solutions For America. \r\n</p>\n</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-213106-2023-12-29\" id=\"heading-key-message-213106-2023-12-29\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-213106-2023-12-29\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-213106-2023-12-29\" 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-213106-2023-12-29\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-213106-2023-12-29\" 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 do not support aid to Israel. They win war after war but keep losing the peace. I love Israel. We have long supported them. Certainly, they have the right to defend themselves and live in peace. I condemn Hamas and the October 7th attack. But I cannot be silent. I am not ok with the apartheid, the overreach, and the punitive famine – unfolding before our eyes – perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people. Palestinians have the right to pursue happiness, too. Until I see an end game that can lead to peace, prosperity, and a two-state solution, I will not support aid to Israel. (As of December 29, 2023)</li><li>I strongly support aid to Ukraine. The post World War II world order matters. Borders matter. Ukrainian sovereignty matters. It is self-evident. Vladimir Putin put bounties on the heads of American soldiers. In the words of John McCain, he “is a murderer and a thug.” He is the enemy and needs to be degraded. Ukrainians are giving their lives to fight our enemy. They need our full support, especially Anduril Roadrunner Drones made right here in the 47th Congressional District. Additionally, I support the immediate transfer of the $300 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets – mostly held in European Banks – directly to Ukraine as advance war reparations.</li><li>Dave Min cannot win. The 47th Congressional District is evenly split, 35.6% Democrat, 33.9% Republican, and 24.6% no party preference. Harley Rouda, a Democrat incumbent, lost to Michelle Steel by 2.2% in 2020. Katie Porter prevailed over Scott Baugh by 3.4% or 9,113 votes in 2022. Clearly the 47th could go either way. On the Republican side Scott Baugh, likely, will emerge out of the March 5th primary. On the Democratic side, establishment candidate David Min is the current favorite. Before this happens, thoughtful Democrats should Google “Dave Min DUI Arrest” and ask themselves if he is the best candidate to run against Baugh? The balance of power in Washington may lie in the balance.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-213106-2023-12-29\" id=\"heading1-213106-2023-12-29\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-213106-2023-12-29\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-213106-2023-12-29\" 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=\"heading1-213106-2023-12-29\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-213106-2023-12-29\" 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 come from a family of teachers and am passionate about education. For over a decade I have been working on a plan to create the highest quality, lowest cost, and most accessible university in the world without impacting the taxpayer. If affirmed by the voters, it will be called the University of California Online or UCO. <br/><br/>\n<p>UCO is a ballot measure and has been submitted to the California Attorney General. The first two sentences of the measure read: “The public has the right to audit all publicly owned postsecondary courses and programs online at no cost” and “The public has the right to access, attend, earn full credit, and earn full degrees in all publicly owned for-credit postsecondary, accredited degree programs and courses online at cost.” Everything about UCO flows from those two sentences. When enacted, anyone could access and audit any UCO course at any time for free. Anyone could attend the highest quality university in the world at low cost, at their own pace, and earn full credit. The measure would even provide funding to reduce in-state student homelessness, food insecurity, and book costs. <br/><br/>\n</p>\nIf in place today, our nation and the world would be better educated. High school students or any student would have the option of not competing for scarce spots in current California University systems. Admissions discrimination would not be as divisive. Completion rates would soar. College costs and student indebtedness would implode.\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\nBoyd Roberts completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Roberts' responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am running for Congress – and putting forth two state ballot measures – to solve problems facing Orange County families. The first measure – without raising taxes – would create the University of California Online (UCO). UCO would be the lowest cost, most accessible, highest quality, largest university in the world. Tuition would implode. Education would flourish. Completion rates would soar. Out-of-state fees – likely in the billions – would fund California student scholarships, housing, childcare – at scale. Tens of thousands of high paying – likely union – jobs and unprecedented economic growth would be created. www.UCOCA.org. The second measure would turn the older Toll Roads - the 73, 91, 133, 241, 261 – into freeways. www.NoTolls.org. Proud Democrat for: women’s reproductive freedom, single payer health insurance, labor unions, assault weapons ban, LGBTQ rights, Ukraine, Palestine, a two-state solution, reinstating the SALT deduction, lowering taxes under $400,000. Over $400,000: open to higher taxes and extending the Social Security wage base tax. Long opposed to Trump – on a platform to “impeach” the President – I announced a previous candidacy, January 20, 2017. I strongly oppose Putin and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Vote Boyd Roberts – Common Sense Solutions For America. 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 do not support aid to Israel. They win war after war but keep losing the peace. I love Israel. We have long supported them. Certainly, they have the right to defend themselves and live in peace. I condemn Hamas and the October 7th attack. But I cannot be silent. I am not ok with the apartheid, the overreach, and the punitive famine – unfolding before our eyes – perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people. Palestinians have the right to pursue happiness, too. Until I see an end game that can lead to peace, prosperity, and a two-state solution, I will not support aid to Israel. (As of December 29, 2023) I strongly support aid to Ukraine. The post World War II world order matters. Borders matter. Ukrainian sovereignty matters. It is self-evident. Vladimir Putin put bounties on the heads of American soldiers. In the words of John McCain, he “is a murderer and a thug.” He is the enemy and needs to be degraded. Ukrainians are giving their lives to fight our enemy. They need our full support, especially Anduril Roadrunner Drones made right here in the 47th Congressional District. Additionally, I support the immediate transfer of the $300 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets – mostly held in European Banks – directly to Ukraine as advance war reparations. Dave Min cannot win. The 47th Congressional District is evenly split, 35.6% Democrat, 33.9% Republican, and 24.6% no party preference. Harley Rouda, a Democrat incumbent, lost to Michelle Steel by 2.2% in 2020. Katie Porter prevailed over Scott Baugh by 3.4% or 9,113 votes in 2022. Clearly the 47th could go either way. On the Republican side Scott Baugh, likely, will emerge out of the March 5th primary. On the Democratic side, establishment candidate David Min is the current favorite. Before this happens, thoughtful Democrats should Google “Dave Min DUI Arrest” and ask themselves if he is the best candidate to run against Baugh? The balance of power in Washington may lie in the balance. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? I come from a family of teachers and am passionate about education. For over a decade I have been working on a plan to create the highest quality, lowest cost, and most accessible university in the world without impacting the taxpayer. If affirmed by the voters, it will be called the University of California Online or UCO. UCO is a ballot measure and has been submitted to the California Attorney General. The first two sentences of the measure read: “The public has the right to audit all publicly owned postsecondary courses and programs online at no cost” and “The public has the right to access, attend, earn full credit, and earn full degrees in all publicly owned for-credit postsecondary, accredited degree programs and courses online at cost.” Everything about UCO flows from those two sentences. When enacted, anyone could access and audit any UCO course at any time for free. Anyone could attend the highest quality university in the world at low cost, at their own pace, and earn full credit. The measure would even provide funding to reduce in-state student homelessness, food insecurity, and book costs. If in place today, our nation and the world would be better educated. High school students or any student would have the option of not competing for scarce spots in current California University systems. Admissions discrimination would not be as divisive. Completion rates would soar. College costs and student indebtedness would implode.\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."}]