Larisa Vermeulen

[{"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>Larisa Vermeulen completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vermeulen'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-415501-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading-bio-415501-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-415501-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-415501-2026-03-05\" 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-415501-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-415501-2026-03-05\" 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(español a continuación) Trilingual Spanish and French teacher for 30 years. Well travelled. Well educated. Well informed. Deeply concerned about helping the US not meet the same fate as Europe. Work to stay energy independent. Like other states, bring manufacturing jobs to California. Fight fraud in order to lower taxes. Protect girls' rights and free speech. // Profesora trilingüe de español y francés desde hace 30 años. He viajado mucho. He recibido una buena formación. He estado bien informada. Me preocupa profundamente ayudar a que Estados Unidos no corra la misma suerte que Europa. Trabajamos para mantener la independencia energética. Al igual que otros estados, buscamos atraer empleos manufactureros a California. Luchamos contra el fraude para bajar los impuestos. Protegemos los derechos de las chicas y la libertad de expresión.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-415501-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading-key-message-415501-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-415501-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-415501-2026-03-05\" 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-415501-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-415501-2026-03-05\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>(español a continuación) Promote trade schools, medical jobs, farming, and all sectors that need employees. Use AI for manufacturing in the US while carefully choosing where future data centers are built. // Promover escuelas de oficios, empleos médicos, agricultura y todos los sectores que necesitan empleados. Utilizar la IA para la fabricación en EE. UU. y elegir cuidadosamente dónde se construirán los futuros centros de datos.</li><li>(español a continuación) Protect rights: civil rights, free speech, girls &amp; women's rights, freedom of and from religion, independent journalism, and of course the 2nd amendment. // Proteger los derechos: derechos civiles, libertad de expresión, derechos de las niñas y las mujeres, libertad de religión y desde la religión, periodismo independiente y, por supuesto, la segunda enmienda.</li><li>(español a continuación) Create a definition of \"institutional investor\" that truly makes more homes available for buyers plus end insider trading. // Crear una definición de \"inversionista institucional\" que realmente aumente la disponibilidad de viviendas para los compradores y eliminar el tráfico de información privilegiada.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-415501-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading1-415501-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-415501-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-415501-2026-03-05\" 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=\"heading1-415501-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-415501-2026-03-05\" 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 active, precision effort to end oppression and terrorism. // El esfuerzo activo y preciso para acabar con la opresión y el terrorismo.\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\nLarisa Vermeulen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vermeulen's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. (español a continuación) Trilingual Spanish and French teacher for 30 years. Well travelled. Well educated. Well informed. Deeply concerned about helping the US not meet the same fate as Europe. Work to stay energy independent. Like other states, bring manufacturing jobs to California. Fight fraud in order to lower taxes. Protect girls' rights and free speech. // Profesora trilingüe de español y francés desde hace 30 años. He viajado mucho. He recibido una buena formación. He estado bien informada. Me preocupa profundamente ayudar a que Estados Unidos no corra la misma suerte que Europa. Trabajamos para mantener la independencia energética. Al igual que otros estados, buscamos atraer empleos manufactureros a California. Luchamos contra el fraude para bajar los impuestos. Protegemos los derechos de las chicas y la libertad de expresión. 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? (español a continuación) Promote trade schools, medical jobs, farming, and all sectors that need employees. Use AI for manufacturing in the US while carefully choosing where future data centers are built. // Promover escuelas de oficios, empleos médicos, agricultura y todos los sectores que necesitan empleados. Utilizar la IA para la fabricación en EE. UU. y elegir cuidadosamente dónde se construirán los futuros centros de datos. (español a continuación) Protect rights: civil rights, free speech, girls & women's rights, freedom of and from religion, independent journalism, and of course the 2nd amendment. // Proteger los derechos: derechos civiles, libertad de expresión, derechos de las niñas y las mujeres, libertad de religión y desde la religión, periodismo independiente y, por supuesto, la segunda enmienda. (español a continuación) Create a definition of \"institutional investor\" that truly makes more homes available for buyers plus end insider trading. // Crear una definición de \"inversionista institucional\" que realmente aumente la disponibilidad de viviendas para los compradores y eliminar el tráfico de información privilegiada. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? The active, precision effort to end oppression and terrorism. // El esfuerzo activo y preciso para acabar con la opresión y el terrorismo.\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."}]