Thomas Cannavo

[{"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 Cannavo 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 Cannavo'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-249607-2024-06-18\" id=\"heading-bio-249607-2024-06-18\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-249607-2024-06-18\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-249607-2024-06-18\" 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-249607-2024-06-18\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-249607-2024-06-18\" 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 retired prosecutor and defense attorney running in the 2nd District of New Jersey where I grew up and worked in all three branches of government. I grew up in Salem County and graduated from Pennsville Memorial High School in 1978. I graduated from Rutgers College in 1982 with a degree in Political Science and Philosophy. I attended Rutgers-Camden Law School from 1982 to 1985 and passed the bar in 1985. I worked as a law clerk, assistant prosecutor and deputy attorney general for 25 years. This is my first time running for office, as there is an urgent need for ordinary people to represent the needs of the 99% and not the corporate oligarchs who have usurped our government and threaten our democracy. I joined the Green Party in 2010 when I realized that the current duopoly of the two major parties were only serving the interests of their donors. My campaign will highlight the need to elevate the standard of living of all residents in my district and across the country. This entails universal single payer healthcare in the form of Improved Medicare for All embodied in pending legislation. Ending medical debt and student debt, along with free tuition for higher education and housing as a right are also necessary to improve the standard of living and quality of life for Americans. America must also establish its place as a moral leader in the world by opposing genocide and enacting foreign policy based on human rights, international law and diplomacy.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-249607-2024-06-18\" id=\"heading-key-message-249607-2024-06-18\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-249607-2024-06-18\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-249607-2024-06-18\" 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-249607-2024-06-18\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-249607-2024-06-18\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>We must pass Improved Medicare for All as healthcare is a human right with no one left behind</li><li>We must transition quickly from fossil fuels to renewable and sustainable energy to slow the harmful effects of climate change and strengthen the economy.</li><li>We can shift resources from war spending to human needs by governing with diplomacy human rights and international law. Trade goods and services and not weapons of destruction.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-249607-2024-06-18\" id=\"heading1-249607-2024-06-18\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-249607-2024-06-18\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-249607-2024-06-18\" 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=\"heading1-249607-2024-06-18\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-249607-2024-06-18\" 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 passionate about enacting a sane and compassionate healthcare system. Too many needlessly die as a result of our current barbaric and profit-driven healthcare system. National Improved Medicare for All is the best remedy, morally and economically.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-249607-2024-06-18\" id=\"heading2-249607-2024-06-18\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-249607-2024-06-18\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-249607-2024-06-18\" 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=\"heading2-249607-2024-06-18\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-249607-2024-06-18\" 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\tHonesty and integrity are important and necessary characteristics of any democratically elected and accountable public servant. This is difficult when corporate and special interest money are taken. The Green Party takes no such money. To reform our politics and restore representative democracy, we must end corporate dominance and control of our officials and institute other electoral reforms such as ranked choice voting so that voting for the lesser evil is not a good option.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-249607-2024-06-18\" id=\"heading3-249607-2024-06-18\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-249607-2024-06-18\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-249607-2024-06-18\" 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=\"heading3-249607-2024-06-18\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-249607-2024-06-18\" 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 was thirteen years of age when I watched the Watergate Hearings that summer. I was shocked and taken aback by the corruption at the highest levels of our government. I decided then to go to Law School and eventually run for Congress to bring some integrity to our governmental institutions. Becoming a career prosecutor allowed me to serve the public, but I was not permitted to run for office. Thus, my late start in running for office\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-249607-2024-06-18\" id=\"heading4-249607-2024-06-18\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-249607-2024-06-18\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-249607-2024-06-18\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading4-249607-2024-06-18\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-249607-2024-06-18\" 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\tEndorsed so far by Our Revolution of Ocean County, New Jersey\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 Cannavo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cannavo's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am a retired prosecutor and defense attorney running in the 2nd District of New Jersey where I grew up and worked in all three branches of government. I grew up in Salem County and graduated from Pennsville Memorial High School in 1978. I graduated from Rutgers College in 1982 with a degree in Political Science and Philosophy. I attended Rutgers-Camden Law School from 1982 to 1985 and passed the bar in 1985. I worked as a law clerk, assistant prosecutor and deputy attorney general for 25 years. This is my first time running for office, as there is an urgent need for ordinary people to represent the needs of the 99% and not the corporate oligarchs who have usurped our government and threaten our democracy. I joined the Green Party in 2010 when I realized that the current duopoly of the two major parties were only serving the interests of their donors. My campaign will highlight the need to elevate the standard of living of all residents in my district and across the country. This entails universal single payer healthcare in the form of Improved Medicare for All embodied in pending legislation. Ending medical debt and student debt, along with free tuition for higher education and housing as a right are also necessary to improve the standard of living and quality of life for Americans. America must also establish its place as a moral leader in the world by opposing genocide and enacting foreign policy based on human rights, international law and diplomacy. 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? We must pass Improved Medicare for All as healthcare is a human right with no one left behind We must transition quickly from fossil fuels to renewable and sustainable energy to slow the harmful effects of climate change and strengthen the economy. We can shift resources from war spending to human needs by governing with diplomacy human rights and international law. Trade goods and services and not weapons of destruction. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? I am passionate about enacting a sane and compassionate healthcare system. Too many needlessly die as a result of our current barbaric and profit-driven healthcare system. National Improved Medicare for All is the best remedy, morally and economically. What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Honesty and integrity are important and necessary characteristics of any democratically elected and accountable public servant. This is difficult when corporate and special interest money are taken. The Green Party takes no such money. To reform our politics and restore representative democracy, we must end corporate dominance and control of our officials and institute other electoral reforms such as ranked choice voting so that voting for the lesser evil is not a good option. What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? I was thirteen years of age when I watched the Watergate Hearings that summer. I was shocked and taken aback by the corruption at the highest levels of our government. I decided then to go to Law School and eventually run for Congress to bring some integrity to our governmental institutions. Becoming a career prosecutor allowed me to serve the public, but I was not permitted to run for office. Thus, my late start in running for office What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign? Endorsed so far by Our Revolution of Ocean County, New Jersey\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>Cannavo’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>ISSUES AND PRIORITIES:<br/>\nI am running for Congress because we need ordinary people to step up to bring sanity back to Washington and to enact laws and policies which benefit the ordinary 99% and not just the 1% who buy politicians and corrupt our political system. I support the platform of the Green Party of the United States with emphasis on the following:<br/>\nUniversal Single Payer Healthcare- Expanded and Improved Medicare for All as in Pending Bills S-1655 and HR-3421;\n</p><p>End Medical Debt Environment-<br/>\nEnact a Real Green New Deal Ending Fossil Fuel Use and Subsidies while Promoting Sustainable Alternative and Renewable Forms of Energy<br/>\nDemocracy- Dump the Corruption, Enact Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to Provide a Real Choice; Take Corporate Money Out of Politics and Enhance Voting Rights<br/>\nEnd Houselessness; Enact Affordable Housing Laws; Low Interest Rates for Individual Home Buyers<br/>\nEducation- No Tuition for Vocational and Higher Education; End Student Debt<br/>\nForeign Policy based on Domestic and International Law, Diplomacy and Human Rights, End Genocide and Unnecessary War Spending<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 Cannavo’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>", "answer_text": "Cannavo’s campaign website stated the following:\n“ ISSUES AND PRIORITIES: I am running for Congress because we need ordinary people to step up to bring sanity back to Washington and to enact laws and policies which benefit the ordinary 99% and not just the 1% who buy politicians and corrupt our political system. I support the platform of the Green Party of the United States with emphasis on the following: Universal Single Payer Healthcare- Expanded and Improved Medicare for All as in Pending Bills S-1655 and HR-3421; End Medical Debt Environment- Enact a Real Green New Deal Ending Fossil Fuel Use and Subsidies while Promoting Sustainable Alternative and Renewable Forms of Energy Democracy- Dump the Corruption, Enact Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to Provide a Real Choice; Take Corporate Money Out of Politics and Enhance Voting Rights End Houselessness; Enact Affordable Housing Laws; Low Interest Rates for Individual Home Buyers Education- No Tuition for Vocational and Higher Education; End Student Debt Foreign Policy based on Domestic and International Law, Diplomacy and Human Rights, End Genocide and Unnecessary War Spending [2] ” —Thomas Cannavo’s campaign website (2024) [3]"}]