Daniel Dart

[{"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>Daniel J. Dart 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 Dart'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-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading-bio-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-234055-2024-04-06\" 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-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-234055-2024-04-06\" 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 former member of the Princeton Board of Education, community leader and a former COO of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading-key-message-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-234055-2024-04-06\" 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-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>I am a moderate Democrat who seeks to work with others collaboratively to address issues that are unresolved to improve the lives of our citizenry and to move our nation forward. \r\nI believe that moderates are the vital center of American politics and moderate leaders, ideas and alliances have been critical to making out political system work throughout our nation's history.</li><li>The Framer's of our Constitution designed the House with short two year terms to be most responsive to the people and to encourage new representatives with new ideas, energy and priorities to Congress.\r\n\r\n I support age and term limits to prevent career politicians from dominating the People's agenda.</li><li>I believe that our best days lie ahead but we need a functional congress to reach our full potential as a nation. Last year, Congress voted over 700 times but only 27 of those votes made it into law due to divisions and extremism. \r\n The people expect us to work together with mutual respect, employ common sense solutions based upon accurate information and data and to compromise when necessary.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading1-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading1-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-234055-2024-04-06\" 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 high quality public education as it is the foundation of the American Dream. I will fight for a strong economy with stable prices and will protect reproductive rights, our environment and preserve our democracy. I am passionate about access to affordable health care as a right. <br/><br/>\r\nI am passionate about reforming our immigration policies to allow safer pathways and opportunities for legal immigration while securing our borders, particularly the southern border.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading2-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading2-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-234055-2024-04-06\" 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\tMahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela for their ability to cure injustice and transform their countries peacefully.<br/><br/>\r\nJFK for inaugural address \"ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country.\"\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading3-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading3-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-234055-2024-04-06\" 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\tModerates -The Vital Center of American Politics, From the Founding to Today by David S. Brown\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading4-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading4-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-234055-2024-04-06\" 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\tComplete honesty and integrity.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading5-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading5-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-234055-2024-04-06\" 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 seven years old when JFK was assassinated.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading6-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading6-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-234055-2024-04-06\" 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. I think that a three year term is better.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading7-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading7-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-234055-2024-04-06\" 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 support age and term limits\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading8-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading8-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"#collapse9-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading9-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading9-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-234055-2024-04-06\" 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\tAppropriations, Financial Services, Homeland Security.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-234055-2024-04-06\" id=\"heading10-234055-2024-04-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-234055-2024-04-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-234055-2024-04-06\" 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=\"heading10-234055-2024-04-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-234055-2024-04-06\" 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 strong supporter of transparency and accountability.\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\nDaniel J. Dart completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dart's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am a former member of the Princeton Board of Education, community leader and a former COO of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? I am a moderate Democrat who seeks to work with others collaboratively to address issues that are unresolved to improve the lives of our citizenry and to move our nation forward. \r\nI believe that moderates are the vital center of American politics and moderate leaders, ideas and alliances have been critical to making out political system work throughout our nation's history. The Framer's of our Constitution designed the House with short two year terms to be most responsive to the people and to encourage new representatives with new ideas, energy and priorities to Congress.\r\n\r\n I support age and term limits to prevent career politicians from dominating the People's agenda. I believe that our best days lie ahead but we need a functional congress to reach our full potential as a nation. Last year, Congress voted over 700 times but only 27 of those votes made it into law due to divisions and extremism. \r\n The people expect us to work together with mutual respect, employ common sense solutions based upon accurate information and data and to compromise when necessary. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? I am passionate about high quality public education as it is the foundation of the American Dream. I will fight for a strong economy with stable prices and will protect reproductive rights, our environment and preserve our democracy. I am passionate about access to affordable health care as a right. I am passionate about reforming our immigration policies to allow safer pathways and opportunities for legal immigration while securing our borders, particularly the southern border. Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela for their ability to cure injustice and transform their countries peacefully. JFK for inaugural address \"ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country.\" Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy? Moderates -The Vital Center of American Politics, From the Founding to Today by David S. Brown What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Complete honesty and integrity. What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? I was seven years old when JFK was assassinated. Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? No. I think that a three year term is better. What are your thoughts on term limits? I support age and term limits Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Yes What committees interest you? Appropriations, Financial Services, Homeland Security. What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability? I am a strong supporter of transparency and accountability.\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>Dart’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><b>My Pledge To Keep</b>\n<br/><br/>\nDear Friends,\n</p><p>Congress is broken. I heard the call and am compelled to announce my campaign for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 12th District of New Jersey. The primary is on June 4th.\n</p><p>We deserve a functional congress to move our nation forward. Last year, despite over 700 votes, only 27 bills became law, one of the least productive years in Congress in modern history.\n</p><p>As a moderate Democrat with a proven track record, I will work with members of both parties to solve problems using common sense practical solutions. <b>It is time for a New Voice and a New Vision.</b>\n</p><p>Below are some of the important issues that I intend to highlight:\n</p>\n<ul><li>The need for a strong, growing economy with stable prices.</li>\n<li>Securing the southern border and immigration reform.</li>\n<li>Protecting our environment.</li>\n<li>Preserving our freedoms including the freedom to choose.</li>\n<li>National Security, supporting and partnering with our Democratic allies around the world.</li></ul>\n<p>I believe in term limits. The incumbent is a career politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly for 17 years and is now running for her sixth term in Congress.\n</p><p>I appreciate your support and would be happy to answer any questions that you may have.\n</p><p>Sincerely,\n<br/>\nDaniel Dart\n<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;\">—Daniel Dart'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": "Dart’s campaign website stated the following:\n“ My Pledge To Keep Dear Friends, Congress is broken. I heard the call and am compelled to announce my campaign for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 12th District of New Jersey. The primary is on June 4th. We deserve a functional congress to move our nation forward. Last year, despite over 700 votes, only 27 bills became law, one of the least productive years in Congress in modern history. As a moderate Democrat with a proven track record, I will work with members of both parties to solve problems using common sense practical solutions. It is time for a New Voice and a New Vision. Below are some of the important issues that I intend to highlight: The need for a strong, growing economy with stable prices. Securing the southern border and immigration reform. Protecting our environment. Preserving our freedoms including the freedom to choose. National Security, supporting and partnering with our Democratic allies around the world. I believe in term limits. The incumbent is a career politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly for 17 years and is now running for her sixth term in Congress. I appreciate your support and would be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Sincerely, Daniel Dart [2] ” —Daniel Dart's campaign website (2024) [3]"}]