John-Paul 2183436597 McBride

[{"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>John-Paul McBride 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 McBride'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-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading-bio-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-356119-2025-12-03\" 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-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-356119-2025-12-03\" 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\tFor as long as I can remember, I have had a burning passion for politics and math. I am smart, creative, dedicated to making America a better place. At a time when Democratic voters demand outside the box thinking, I was born outside the box, and I have no desire to find a way in. As an autistic man, I can’t rely on an intuitive sense of how other minds should work; I have to do it the hard way through conversational interaction. I think that’s why I’ve been able to find friendships across ideological boundaries. Which isn’t to say that I’m willing, or if I’m going to be completely honest, capable of backing down from a worthwhile fight.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading-key-message-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-356119-2025-12-03\" 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-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Americans need universal healthcare. Healthcare that covers everything from eyeglasses to elder care to dental care and everything else. Healthcare without signup windows or marketplaces or other administratve complexities that are legible only to senior citizens. Healthcare that’s there for the type of young men that jump off of stuff to impress their friends.</li><li>Climate change is an existential danger to humanity as a whole. Too many Democrats have taken an incoherent position, touting green investments and bragging about increasing fossil fuel prodution at the same time. Meanwhile, Republicans have embraced the total nihilism of climate denial. We are on the verge of an apocalypse, and we need to act like it.</li><li>Finally, Congress needs a security force that can protect its members while they conduct oversight and to prevent another 1/6 attack. We can no longer rely on a corrupt, partisan Supreme Court to keep our fascist president in check. The Department of Homeland Security must be broken up. \r\n Furthermore, ICE must be destroyed.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading1-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading1-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-356119-2025-12-03\" 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\tAll forms of individual rights. Women’s rights. Reproductive rights. Racial justice. Trans rights. LGBTQ rights. Native rights. Immigrant rights. Disability rights. Everyone should be free from discrimination and oppression, everywhere and always.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading2-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading2-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-356119-2025-12-03\" 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\tKindness, thoughtfulness, sincerity, and humility.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading3-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading3-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-356119-2025-12-03\" 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\tConstituent service. I think it’s important toassist the public in resolving problems with government agencies by acting as a liaison and helping constituents navigate the bureaucratic process.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading4-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was your very first job? How long did you have it?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading4-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-356119-2025-12-03\" 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\tWhen I was 16, I spent a summer mopping floors in the food service department at St Lukes. It was my first union job. I didn’t truly appreciate that I needed a union at the time, but the following three decades of my life have been one lesson after another in the absolute necessity of worker representation\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading5-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIf you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading5-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-356119-2025-12-03\" 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\tLady Eboshi, from Princess Mononoke.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading6-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading6-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-356119-2025-12-03\" 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 has the shortest terms and most proportional representation of all the branches of government. It also has the power of the purse, although that power has been usurped first by the Senate via the Byrd rule and the filibuster, and secondly by an autocratic executive branch and its servile Supreme Court.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading7-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading7-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-356119-2025-12-03\" 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 don’t believe that previous experience is necessary. Legislating is a collaborative endeavor, and new voices can bring fresh perspectives to the table.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading8-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading8-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-356119-2025-12-03\" 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\tOur greatest challenge over the next decade will be to repair our international relations.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading9-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading9-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-356119-2025-12-03\" 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 doesn’t matter whether or not I think it’s right; it’s the law.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading10-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading10-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-356119-2025-12-03\" 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 oppose term limits. Short political careers would only incentivize corrupt politicians to cash in while they can.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading11-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading11-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-356119-2025-12-03\" 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 deeply admire the way Illan Omar drafted articles of impeachment against Donald Trump even as the insurrectionists were still storming the Capitol.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading12-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tBoth sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading12-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-356119-2025-12-03\" 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, but it's not my story to tell.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading13-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading13-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-356119-2025-12-03\" 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 truce with tyrants, no compromise with kings, no negotiation with Nazis.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading14-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading14-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-356119-2025-12-03\" 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 would take action to see that this Constitutional power is restored.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading15-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tCandidates hear many personal stories from voters. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching or memorable?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading15-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-356119-2025-12-03\" 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'm pretty sure I answered this question elsewhere.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading16-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse16-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading16-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse16-356119-2025-12-03\" 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 would impose high tax rates on AI energy and water usage. Ordinary users should not have to pay for the fantasies of tech billionaires.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-356119-2025-12-03\" id=\"heading17-356119-2025-12-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse17-356119-2025-12-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-356119-2025-12-03\" 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=\"heading17-356119-2025-12-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse17-356119-2025-12-03\" 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 would pass a bill invoking the Exceptions Clause to overturn Citizens United vs Federal Elections Commission and Buckley vs Valeo. Political donations should never have been ruled a form of protected speech, and should be strictly regulated by Congress.\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\nJohn-Paul McBride completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McBride's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. For as long as I can remember, I have had a burning passion for politics and math. I am smart, creative, dedicated to making America a better place. At a time when Democratic voters demand outside the box thinking, I was born outside the box, and I have no desire to find a way in. As an autistic man, I can’t rely on an intuitive sense of how other minds should work; I have to do it the hard way through conversational interaction. I think that’s why I’ve been able to find friendships across ideological boundaries. Which isn’t to say that I’m willing, or if I’m going to be completely honest, capable of backing down from a worthwhile fight. 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? Americans need universal healthcare. Healthcare that covers everything from eyeglasses to elder care to dental care and everything else. Healthcare without signup windows or marketplaces or other administratve complexities that are legible only to senior citizens. Healthcare that’s there for the type of young men that jump off of stuff to impress their friends. Climate change is an existential danger to humanity as a whole. Too many Democrats have taken an incoherent position, touting green investments and bragging about increasing fossil fuel prodution at the same time. Meanwhile, Republicans have embraced the total nihilism of climate denial. We are on the verge of an apocalypse, and we need to act like it. Finally, Congress needs a security force that can protect its members while they conduct oversight and to prevent another 1/6 attack. We can no longer rely on a corrupt, partisan Supreme Court to keep our fascist president in check. The Department of Homeland Security must be broken up. \r\n Furthermore, ICE must be destroyed. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? All forms of individual rights. Women’s rights. Reproductive rights. Racial justice. Trans rights. LGBTQ rights. Native rights. Immigrant rights. Disability rights. Everyone should be free from discrimination and oppression, everywhere and always. What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Kindness, thoughtfulness, sincerity, and humility. What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? Constituent service. I think it’s important toassist the public in resolving problems with government agencies by acting as a liaison and helping constituents navigate the bureaucratic process. What was your very first job? How long did you have it? When I was 16, I spent a summer mopping floors in the food service department at St Lukes. It was my first union job. I didn’t truly appreciate that I needed a union at the time, but the following three decades of my life have been one lesson after another in the absolute necessity of worker representation If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be? Lady Eboshi, from Princess Mononoke. What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution? The House has the shortest terms and most proportional representation of all the branches of government. It also has the power of the purse, although that power has been usurped first by the Senate via the Byrd rule and the filibuster, and secondly by an autocratic executive branch and its servile Supreme Court. Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics? I don’t believe that previous experience is necessary. Legislating is a collaborative endeavor, and new voices can bring fresh perspectives to the table. What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? Our greatest challenge over the next decade will be to repair our international relations. Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? It doesn’t matter whether or not I think it’s right; it’s the law. What are your thoughts on term limits? I oppose term limits. Short political careers would only incentivize corrupt politicians to cash in while they can. Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? I deeply admire the way Illan Omar drafted articles of impeachment against Donald Trump even as the insurrectionists were still storming the Capitol. Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful? Yes, but it's not my story to tell. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? No truce with tyrants, no compromise with kings, no negotiation with Nazis. 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? I would take action to see that this Constitutional power is restored. Candidates hear many personal stories from voters. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching or memorable? I'm pretty sure I answered this question elsewhere. What role should the United States government have in the development or use of artificial intelligence? I would impose high tax rates on AI energy and water usage. Ordinary users should not have to pay for the fantasies of tech billionaires. What legislation would you enact related to election administration in the United States? I would pass a bill invoking the Exceptions Clause to overturn Citizens United vs Federal Elections Commission and Buckley vs Valeo. Political donations should never have been ruled a form of protected speech, and should be strictly regulated by Congress.\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."}]