Ryan Sheridan

[{"question": "House of Representatives District 90", "answer_html": "<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>", "answer_text": ""}, {"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>\t\tRyan Sheridan has not yet completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you are Ryan Sheridan, <a href=\"/Survey?utm_source=ballotpedia&amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;utm_campaign=survey_cta&amp;utm_id=Ballotpedia&amp;Source=survey\">click here to fill out Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey</a>. \t\t\t</p>\n<p><b>Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey?</b></p>\n<p>Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. 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Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for.  More than 28,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia's candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here .\nHelp improve Ballotpedia - send us candidate contact info ."}, {"question": "U.S. House Missouri District 2", "answer_html": "<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>", "answer_text": ""}, {"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>Ryan Sheridan 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 Sheridan'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-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading-bio-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-356978-2025-08-12\" 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-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-356978-2025-08-12\" 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 a nurse practitioner, small business owner, and Missourian from Kirkwood. \r\n<p>I know what it means to fight for people when it matters most. I’ve built businesses, cared for veterans, and stood by my family, including helping care for my grandparents.\r\n</p>\nI’m not a career politician climbing the ladder. I’m running for Congress to Make America Healthy Again and to bring real-world experience, fiscal discipline, and unapologetic America First leadership to Washington.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading-key-message-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-356978-2025-08-12\" 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-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-356978-2025-08-12\" 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 will fight to make America strong, healthy, and financially secure, starting with term limits, fiscal responsibility, and ending the culture of blank checks for foreign wars while Americans struggle at home.</li><li>I will take on the health care establishment by expanding access to direct primary care, breaking hospital monopolies, cutting red tape, and putting doctors and patients in charge of care.</li><li>I will champion economic freedom by ensuring the American dream is obtainable for younger generations through access to home ownership and beyond. I will protect small businesses, promoting nuclear energy, defending cryptocurrency, and ending Wall Street’s grip on our economy so working families can thrive.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading1-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading1-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-356978-2025-08-12\" 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\tFiscal responsibility, America First foreign policy, health care reform, protecting Social Security and Medicare from insolvency, expanding nuclear energy, supporting small businesses, ensuring AI works for everyday Americans, and defending personal freedoms from government and corporate overreach.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading2-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading2-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-356978-2025-08-12\" 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 look up to my grandparents. They taught me loyalty, grit, personal responsibility, and the value of hard work, qualities I believe America needs more than ever.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading3-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading3-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-356978-2025-08-12\" 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\tIntegrity, accountability, and courage. A representative must tell the truth, keep their word, and make decisions based on principle, not political convenience or pressure.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading4-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-356978-2025-08-12\" 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 do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading4-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-356978-2025-08-12\" 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 direct, principled, and relentless. I don’t fold under pressure, I don’t say what people want to hear just to get elected, and I follow through on what I promise.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading5-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading5-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-356978-2025-08-12\" 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\tTo represent the people of their district, not themselves, their party, or special interests. That means protecting constitutional freedoms, safeguarding taxpayer dollars, and ensuring every bill serves the American people first.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading6-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading6-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-356978-2025-08-12\" 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\tThat I was a leader who kept my word, period.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading7-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading7-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-356978-2025-08-12\" 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 first job was as a lifeguard at the local pool. I worked there for several summers.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading8-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-356978-2025-08-12\" 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 your favorite book? Why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading8-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-356978-2025-08-12\" 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\tMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. It’s a profound reminder that even in the darkest circumstances, we can choose our attitude, our purpose, and our path forward.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading9-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading9-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-356978-2025-08-12\" 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\tExperience matters if it’s real-world experience—running a business, solving problems, leading people. Political “experience” in climbing the ladder is exactly what’s wrong with Washington.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading10-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading10-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-356978-2025-08-12\" 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 will serve no more than 10 years and will fight for term limits for every member of Congress. Career politicians have turned public service into a retirement plan. That’s not what the Founders intended.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading11-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading11-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-356978-2025-08-12\" 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\tA veteran in my district told me he feels abandoned by the same government he fought to protect, waiting months for quality care while watching billions sent overseas. That conversation fuels my commitment to putting Americans first.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-356978-2025-08-12\" id=\"heading12-356978-2025-08-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-356978-2025-08-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-356978-2025-08-12\" 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=\"heading12-356978-2025-08-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-356978-2025-08-12\" 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\tCompromise on methods can be valuable, but never on core principles. You don’t trade away your values for a deal. You find ways to advance them without breaking your word to voters.\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\nRyan Sheridan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sheridan's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I’m a nurse practitioner, small business owner, and Missourian from Kirkwood. I know what it means to fight for people when it matters most. I’ve built businesses, cared for veterans, and stood by my family, including helping care for my grandparents. I’m not a career politician climbing the ladder. I’m running for Congress to Make America Healthy Again and to bring real-world experience, fiscal discipline, and unapologetic America First leadership to Washington. 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 will fight to make America strong, healthy, and financially secure, starting with term limits, fiscal responsibility, and ending the culture of blank checks for foreign wars while Americans struggle at home. I will take on the health care establishment by expanding access to direct primary care, breaking hospital monopolies, cutting red tape, and putting doctors and patients in charge of care. I will champion economic freedom by ensuring the American dream is obtainable for younger generations through access to home ownership and beyond. I will protect small businesses, promoting nuclear energy, defending cryptocurrency, and ending Wall Street’s grip on our economy so working families can thrive. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Fiscal responsibility, America First foreign policy, health care reform, protecting Social Security and Medicare from insolvency, expanding nuclear energy, supporting small businesses, ensuring AI works for everyday Americans, and defending personal freedoms from government and corporate overreach. Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? I look up to my grandparents. They taught me loyalty, grit, personal responsibility, and the value of hard work, qualities I believe America needs more than ever. What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Integrity, accountability, and courage. A representative must tell the truth, keep their word, and make decisions based on principle, not political convenience or pressure. What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder? I’m direct, principled, and relentless. I don’t fold under pressure, I don’t say what people want to hear just to get elected, and I follow through on what I promise. What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? To represent the people of their district, not themselves, their party, or special interests. That means protecting constitutional freedoms, safeguarding taxpayer dollars, and ensuring every bill serves the American people first. What legacy would you like to leave? That I was a leader who kept my word, period. What was your very first job? How long did you have it? My first job was as a lifeguard at the local pool. I worked there for several summers. What is your favorite book? Why? Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. It’s a profound reminder that even in the darkest circumstances, we can choose our attitude, our purpose, and our path forward. Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics? Experience matters if it’s real-world experience—running a business, solving problems, leading people. Political “experience” in climbing the ladder is exactly what’s wrong with Washington. What are your thoughts on term limits? I will serve no more than 10 years and will fight for term limits for every member of Congress. Career politicians have turned public service into a retirement plan. That’s not what the Founders intended. 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? A veteran in my district told me he feels abandoned by the same government he fought to protect, waiting months for quality care while watching billions sent overseas. That conversation fuels my commitment to putting Americans first. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Compromise on methods can be valuable, but never on core principles. You don’t trade away your values for a deal. You find ways to advance them without breaking your word to voters.\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."}]