Jonathan Hobbs

[{"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>Jonathan Hobbs 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 Hobbs' 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-400640-2026-02-11\" id=\"heading-bio-400640-2026-02-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-400640-2026-02-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-400640-2026-02-11\" 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-400640-2026-02-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-400640-2026-02-11\" 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\tJonathan Hobbs is a resident of Paulding County, and practices patent law, protecting the inventions of businesses in District 14. Jonathan was born and raised in Indiana. He graduated from Indiana University where he earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Physics.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-400640-2026-02-11\" id=\"heading-key-message-400640-2026-02-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-400640-2026-02-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-400640-2026-02-11\" 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-400640-2026-02-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-400640-2026-02-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Affordability - A home is the biggest purchase most make, yet in metro Atlanta—impacting our district—corporate investors own about 30% of single-family rentals. This crowds out working families. Institutional buyers can purchase homes at 1.5 percent interest.\r\n<p>To fight this, I'd support a targeted federal tax on large corporate purchases of single-family homes—structured to offset their bulk advantages and discourage bulk buying that drives up prices and reduces ownership options. This levels the field for local buyers without banning rentals outright.\r\n</p>\nI'd also push deregulation to boost domestic energy production for lower utility bills and streamline supply chains to ease grocery costs. Together these programs will lower inflation.</li><li>End the weaponization of immigration - Statistically, federal immigration enforcement hasn't shifted dramatically: Obama averaged 3.1 million deportations over two terms, Biden 2 million in one term, and current DHS reports 675,000 this term. So this administration is likely to fall between the last administrations. What's changed is media hype fueling division.\r\n\r\nIn Georgia communities like Rome, we need to focus on serious threats, not blanket raids. With District 14's ~16,000 undocumented residents amid 800,000 total, does ramping up justify $300 million in taxpayer costs (~$18k per deportation)?\r\n\r\nI'd prioritize targeted enforcement on criminals, using tech for efficiency, while protecting local economies labor shortages.</li><li>US Competitiveness - US companies lose approximately 200 Billion dollars annually due to counterfeit products being sold by Chinese manufacturers. \r\nWe need to take targeted, bipartisan steps to counter China's unfair practices while boosting U.S. innovation and jobs, especially for small manufacturers like my clients in District 14 facing counterfeit threats on platforms like Amazon.\r\nOn trade: Enact higher tariffs on key Chinese imports, reform de minimis rules to close loopholes for small counterfeit shipments, and pass laws like the INFORM Consumers Act to require online marketplaces to verify sellers and hold them liable for fakes.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-400640-2026-02-11\" id=\"heading1-400640-2026-02-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-400640-2026-02-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-400640-2026-02-11\" 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=\"heading1-400640-2026-02-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-400640-2026-02-11\" 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\tInnovation, technology, and intellectual property are not only my expertise in law but my passion and purpose in life. New inventions in technology solve problems, and improve lives.\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\nJonathan Hobbs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hobbs' responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Jonathan Hobbs is a resident of Paulding County, and practices patent law, protecting the inventions of businesses in District 14. Jonathan was born and raised in Indiana. He graduated from Indiana University where he earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Physics. 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? Affordability - A home is the biggest purchase most make, yet in metro Atlanta—impacting our district—corporate investors own about 30% of single-family rentals. This crowds out working families. Institutional buyers can purchase homes at 1.5 percent interest. To fight this, I'd support a targeted federal tax on large corporate purchases of single-family homes—structured to offset their bulk advantages and discourage bulk buying that drives up prices and reduces ownership options. This levels the field for local buyers without banning rentals outright. I'd also push deregulation to boost domestic energy production for lower utility bills and streamline supply chains to ease grocery costs. Together these programs will lower inflation. End the weaponization of immigration - Statistically, federal immigration enforcement hasn't shifted dramatically: Obama averaged 3.1 million deportations over two terms, Biden 2 million in one term, and current DHS reports 675,000 this term. So this administration is likely to fall between the last administrations. What's changed is media hype fueling division.\r\n\r\nIn Georgia communities like Rome, we need to focus on serious threats, not blanket raids. With District 14's ~16,000 undocumented residents amid 800,000 total, does ramping up justify $300 million in taxpayer costs (~$18k per deportation)?\r\n\r\nI'd prioritize targeted enforcement on criminals, using tech for efficiency, while protecting local economies labor shortages. US Competitiveness - US companies lose approximately 200 Billion dollars annually due to counterfeit products being sold by Chinese manufacturers. \r\nWe need to take targeted, bipartisan steps to counter China's unfair practices while boosting U.S. innovation and jobs, especially for small manufacturers like my clients in District 14 facing counterfeit threats on platforms like Amazon.\r\nOn trade: Enact higher tariffs on key Chinese imports, reform de minimis rules to close loopholes for small counterfeit shipments, and pass laws like the INFORM Consumers Act to require online marketplaces to verify sellers and hold them liable for fakes. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Innovation, technology, and intellectual property are not only my expertise in law but my passion and purpose in life. New inventions in technology solve problems, and improve lives.\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."}]