Natalie Marie Richoz

[{"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>Natalie Richoz completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Richoz'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-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading-bio-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-365864-2025-10-01\" 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-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tMy name is Natalie and I am a wife, mother and grandmother who found time to complete nursing school with an RN. Protecting the Earth and healing humans has been my life's passion. I am an advocate of what is just and balanced in all things, from patient advocacy to human rights. \r\n<p>I have lived in north Georgia, District 11, and have watched it evolve for over 50 years. I have seen first hand the struggles, growth and community we have built together through it. \r\n</p>\nNow disabled from surviving a brain tumor, I see many facets of healthcare from both the provider and patient perspectives. From the nursing side, I have seen first-hand the effects of PTSD on our veterans and the dire need for mental health solutions for not just our military personnel, but also our children. I have also seen patients who cannot afford lifesaving medicine breakdown in tears because they knew the cost of life if they could not attain their medicine. From the patient side, I have now been that patient and have worked diligently to be as fully functioning as any able-bodied individual who endures not only surgery, but radiation treatment. I now intimately understand the need for healthcare reform in the United States.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading-key-message-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-365864-2025-10-01\" 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-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-365864-2025-10-01\" 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 the People of District 11 deserve to be placed above special interest groups, business tax exemptions and billionaire bailouts.</li><li>It is our civic duty as representatives of the people to ensure that what CITIZENS invest in for their futures is never placed onto the chopping block of Congress again. These include but are not limited to Social Security, Veteran Benefits and Medicare/Medicaid.</li><li>While the District's high-income residents have access to more housing options, roughly 45% of the District's households with incomes below $75,000 are having increasing difficulty in finding suitable and affordable housing within our District. This is a multi-faceted problem that will require cooperation between the state and federal agencies.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading1-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading1-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tAs stated above, healthcare is my driving force. Everything from medical efficacy to patient advocacy deserves our fullest attention. Patients, American citizens, should be our highest priority... not Big Pharma, Medical or exorbitant insurance premiums. I have first hand experience with these needs to be addressed.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading2-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading2-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tAs an elected official representing my community, it is imperative to embody honesty, integrity and to live in Truth, whatever that Truth is to you. No two experiences, perspectives, or paths are the same. Above all else, BE A GOOD HUMAN.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading3-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading3-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-365864-2025-10-01\" 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 core responsibility for anyone elected as a \"representative\" is to honor those they represent with equality, to find common ground and sensible solutions inside the confines of Constitutional law and agreed upon ethical guidelines to all people.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading4-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading4-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-365864-2025-10-01\" 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 not sure about a \"legacy\" per se, but I do desire to leave the world in a better place/position than I found it.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading5-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading5-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-365864-2025-10-01\" 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 truly is a House of the People. It is the voice they collectively select to send to our federal government to look out for their best interests, especially in reference to the funding as provided by all forms of collection, be it taxes or other. Representatives are duty bound to honor the Will of their constituents.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading6-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading6-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tHell no! While some experience is appreciated in all things, in politics fresh and new ideas are lost through stagnation of those who have held their seats for over 10 years for example. In ten years, EVERYTHING changes, as CHANGE is the only Universal Constant to me.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading7-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading7-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tRemoving foreign interference from ALL branches of government, whether through stopping questionable funding or ending bribery, to removing .business lobbying that does not align with the highest benefit of citizens.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading8-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading8-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-365864-2025-10-01\" 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 always. Especially if a community has exploded with growth or a Representative is failing to serve its citizens highest benefit. The citizens need \"continuity of care' just as in medicine. If the torch is not passed to another that also holds the citizens in high regard, a population can, and often does, become hurt from \"too much growth to fast\" due to someone not representing their best interests. And, when that businesses leave -- the population can be harshly effected.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading9-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading9-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tThere should be no \"life appointments\". Running a country is difficult. Since the removal of Civic study from our schools many of our young do not understand the importance of \"civic duty\" as a citizen of a democratic republic, what makes \"We the People\" invaluable.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading10-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading10-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-365864-2025-10-01\" 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 only want to be the best Representative I can for the people of District 11. THEY are the guideposts.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading11-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading11-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tAbsolutely. What we lack is sincerity of that compromise. Compromise is defined as an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. Those \"concessions\" should not have harm to the citizen at the forefront.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading12-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading12-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tThis effort would be guided by my Districts needs first.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading13-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-365864-2025-10-01\" 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=\"heading13-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-365864-2025-10-01\" 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 House of Representatives must conduct robust, fact-based inquiries that are bipartisan in nature and oriented toward a clear legislative purpose for the people they represent. Investigations are a critical component of congressional oversight and help hold the Executive Branch and other entities accountable within the confines of the already existing laws of the land.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading14-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-365864-2025-10-01\" 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 an accomplishment that you are proud of?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading14-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tLearning to walk again after a surgery to remove a 4cm (golf ball) meningioma from my brain.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading15-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat role should the United States government have in the development or use of artificial intelligence?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading15-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-365864-2025-10-01\" 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 heard a statement not long ago that \"China produces 100 brains (educated people) for each one in the US\". <br/><br/>\n<p>That is scary to think about for many. <br/><br/>\r\nWithout improving upon our educational system in the US, we will be left as labor for those countries that learn and utilize technology in leaps and bounds. <br/><br/>\r\nWith that said, AI lacks discernment. <br/><br/>\r\nWe can teach AI all day long but if we do not understand how they can be utilized to assist us, they will only be utilized to not only infringe upon the protected sovereignty of our citizens, but also used to prey on our children. We are going to be in a very dark place shying away from bolstering our collective education in STEM. <br/><br/>\r\nAmerican citizens cannot handle the tangible, like keeping firearms away from our children. Allowing something intangible to access citizens freely, their information, their data, makes them very vulnerable to bad actors and predatory Big Business. <br/><br/>\r\nThe rights afforded by the Constitution, and all agreed upon laws of our land should govern AI. Notifying our citizens IN AN OBVIOUS, up front, way of how their data is being utilized by all players should be a priority. It should remain the right of the citizen to allow disclosure or not. <br/><br/>\r\nThe US needs greater data protection capabilities to avoid further exploitation by bad actors. <br/><br/>\n</p>\nWhen we can do that , then we can broach how AI can slowly begin helping our society. Think about it. We are talking about AI and there are citizens in our country who don't have clean water to drink.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-365864-2025-10-01\" id=\"heading16-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse16-365864-2025-10-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-365864-2025-10-01\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat legislation would you enact related to election administration in the United States?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading16-365864-2025-10-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse16-365864-2025-10-01\" 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\tWhile I understand state's rights, state's rights do not always measure up equally across the land. Because we do have federal elections, I believe the federal government can help bring about uniformity across the nation in regards to elections. Access. Location. Voting machines should not be chosen because a colleague owns the patent, or this group doesn't trust the ballot being taken by a machine. <br/><br/>\n<p>So, further uniformity across the machines for one. <br/><br/>\r\nNumber two, I never believe you need a \"middle man\" to talk to your Divine. So, \"as above, so below\", we do NOT need an Electoral College. For most Americans, that's a form of political gatekeeping and some very dishonest actions have been taken by those who are electorates. <br/><br/>\n</p>\nIt is time to get honest with Americans.\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\nNatalie Richoz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Richoz's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Natalie and I am a wife, mother and grandmother who found time to complete nursing school with an RN. Protecting the Earth and healing humans has been my life's passion. I am an advocate of what is just and balanced in all things, from patient advocacy to human rights. I have lived in north Georgia, District 11, and have watched it evolve for over 50 years. I have seen first hand the struggles, growth and community we have built together through it. Now disabled from surviving a brain tumor, I see many facets of healthcare from both the provider and patient perspectives. From the nursing side, I have seen first-hand the effects of PTSD on our veterans and the dire need for mental health solutions for not just our military personnel, but also our children. I have also seen patients who cannot afford lifesaving medicine breakdown in tears because they knew the cost of life if they could not attain their medicine. From the patient side, I have now been that patient and have worked diligently to be as fully functioning as any able-bodied individual who endures not only surgery, but radiation treatment. I now intimately understand the need for healthcare reform in the United States. 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 the People of District 11 deserve to be placed above special interest groups, business tax exemptions and billionaire bailouts. It is our civic duty as representatives of the people to ensure that what CITIZENS invest in for their futures is never placed onto the chopping block of Congress again. These include but are not limited to Social Security, Veteran Benefits and Medicare/Medicaid. While the District's high-income residents have access to more housing options, roughly 45% of the District's households with incomes below $75,000 are having increasing difficulty in finding suitable and affordable housing within our District. This is a multi-faceted problem that will require cooperation between the state and federal agencies. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? As stated above, healthcare is my driving force. Everything from medical efficacy to patient advocacy deserves our fullest attention. Patients, American citizens, should be our highest priority... not Big Pharma, Medical or exorbitant insurance premiums. I have first hand experience with these needs to be addressed. What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? As an elected official representing my community, it is imperative to embody honesty, integrity and to live in Truth, whatever that Truth is to you. No two experiences, perspectives, or paths are the same. Above all else, BE A GOOD HUMAN. What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? The core responsibility for anyone elected as a \"representative\" is to honor those they represent with equality, to find common ground and sensible solutions inside the confines of Constitutional law and agreed upon ethical guidelines to all people. What legacy would you like to leave? I am not sure about a \"legacy\" per se, but I do desire to leave the world in a better place/position than I found it. What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution? It truly is a House of the People. It is the voice they collectively select to send to our federal government to look out for their best interests, especially in reference to the funding as provided by all forms of collection, be it taxes or other. Representatives are duty bound to honor the Will of their constituents. Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics? Hell no! While some experience is appreciated in all things, in politics fresh and new ideas are lost through stagnation of those who have held their seats for over 10 years for example. In ten years, EVERYTHING changes, as CHANGE is the only Universal Constant to me. What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? Removing foreign interference from ALL branches of government, whether through stopping questionable funding or ending bribery, to removing .business lobbying that does not align with the highest benefit of citizens. Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? Not always. Especially if a community has exploded with growth or a Representative is failing to serve its citizens highest benefit. The citizens need \"continuity of care' just as in medicine. If the torch is not passed to another that also holds the citizens in high regard, a population can, and often does, become hurt from \"too much growth to fast\" due to someone not representing their best interests. And, when that businesses leave -- the population can be harshly effected. What are your thoughts on term limits? There should be no \"life appointments\". Running a country is difficult. Since the removal of Civic study from our schools many of our young do not understand the importance of \"civic duty\" as a citizen of a democratic republic, what makes \"We the People\" invaluable. Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? No. I only want to be the best Representative I can for the people of District 11. THEY are the guideposts. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Absolutely. What we lack is sincerity of that compromise. Compromise is defined as an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. Those \"concessions\" should not have harm to the citizen at the forefront. 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? This effort would be guided by my Districts needs first. How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers? The House of Representatives must conduct robust, fact-based inquiries that are bipartisan in nature and oriented toward a clear legislative purpose for the people they represent. Investigations are a critical component of congressional oversight and help hold the Executive Branch and other entities accountable within the confines of the already existing laws of the land. What is an accomplishment that you are proud of? Learning to walk again after a surgery to remove a 4cm (golf ball) meningioma from my brain. What role should the United States government have in the development or use of artificial intelligence? I heard a statement not long ago that \"China produces 100 brains (educated people) for each one in the US\". That is scary to think about for many. Without improving upon our educational system in the US, we will be left as labor for those countries that learn and utilize technology in leaps and bounds. With that said, AI lacks discernment. We can teach AI all day long but if we do not understand how they can be utilized to assist us, they will only be utilized to not only infringe upon the protected sovereignty of our citizens, but also used to prey on our children. We are going to be in a very dark place shying away from bolstering our collective education in STEM. American citizens cannot handle the tangible, like keeping firearms away from our children. Allowing something intangible to access citizens freely, their information, their data, makes them very vulnerable to bad actors and predatory Big Business. The rights afforded by the Constitution, and all agreed upon laws of our land should govern AI. Notifying our citizens IN AN OBVIOUS, up front, way of how their data is being utilized by all players should be a priority. It should remain the right of the citizen to allow disclosure or not. The US needs greater data protection capabilities to avoid further exploitation by bad actors. When we can do that , then we can broach how AI can slowly begin helping our society. Think about it. We are talking about AI and there are citizens in our country who don't have clean water to drink. What legislation would you enact related to election administration in the United States? While I understand state's rights, state's rights do not always measure up equally across the land. Because we do have federal elections, I believe the federal government can help bring about uniformity across the nation in regards to elections. Access. Location. Voting machines should not be chosen because a colleague owns the patent, or this group doesn't trust the ballot being taken by a machine. So, further uniformity across the machines for one. Number two, I never believe you need a \"middle man\" to talk to your Divine. So, \"as above, so below\", we do NOT need an Electoral College. For most Americans, that's a form of political gatekeeping and some very dishonest actions have been taken by those who are electorates. It is time to get honest with Americans.\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."}]