John G Fraser

[{"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 Fraser 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 Fraser'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-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading-bio-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-416231-2026-05-19\" 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-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-416231-2026-05-19\" 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\tCOLUMBIA, Mo. — John G Fraser, CPA, a Columbia-based CPA and student of economics, has filed to challenge incumbent Bob Onder in the August 4, 2026 Republican primary for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District. Fraser, a political newcomer with a Masters in Applied Economics, says he is running because Missouri farmers, small business owners, and working families deserve a congressman whose only loyalty is to them and to the constitution.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading-key-message-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-416231-2026-05-19\" 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-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>No party boss, no special interest group, and no Washington donor will ever tell me how to vote. The only people who will direct my votes are the farmers, small business owners, working families, and citizens of Missouri's 3rd Congressional District. That is not a talking point. It is a promise. And unlike some in Washington, I keep mine.</li><li>I am a CPA with a Masters in Applied Economics. The math is clear: free markets create prosperity, protectionism destroys it, and a government that cannot balance its own books has no business telling you how to run yours. Missouri's farmers, ranchers, and small business owners built this district without Washington's help.</li><li>I am a CPA with a Masters in Applied Economics. The math is clear: free markets create prosperity, protectionism destroys it, and a government that cannot balance its own books has no business telling you how to run yours. Missouri's farmers, ranchers, and small business owners built this district without Washington's help.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading1-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-416231-2026-05-19\" 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=\"heading1-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-416231-2026-05-19\" 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 constitution, stopping federal government overreach, and free trade.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading2-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-416231-2026-05-19\" 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=\"heading2-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-416231-2026-05-19\" 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\tAbraham Lincoln\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading3-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-416231-2026-05-19\" 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=\"heading3-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-416231-2026-05-19\" 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\tHonesty\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading4-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-416231-2026-05-19\" 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=\"heading4-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-416231-2026-05-19\" 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\tRepresenting the interest of the citizens\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading5-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-416231-2026-05-19\" 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=\"heading5-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-416231-2026-05-19\" 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 constitution becomes the most read document beside the Bible 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=\"#collapse6-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading6-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-416231-2026-05-19\" 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=\"heading6-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-416231-2026-05-19\" 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\tHauling bales and walking beans. About four years.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading7-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-416231-2026-05-19\" 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=\"heading7-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-416231-2026-05-19\" 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 Congress is a co-equal branch of government specified by the constitution.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading8-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-416231-2026-05-19\" 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=\"heading8-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-416231-2026-05-19\" 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\tOut of control spending.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading9-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-416231-2026-05-19\" 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=\"heading9-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-416231-2026-05-19\" 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\tSometimes.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-416231-2026-05-19\" id=\"heading10-416231-2026-05-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-416231-2026-05-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-416231-2026-05-19\" 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 the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading10-416231-2026-05-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-416231-2026-05-19\" 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\tWithdrawal from Vietnam\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 Fraser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fraser's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. COLUMBIA, Mo. — John G Fraser, CPA, a Columbia-based CPA and student of economics, has filed to challenge incumbent Bob Onder in the August 4, 2026 Republican primary for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District. Fraser, a political newcomer with a Masters in Applied Economics, says he is running because Missouri farmers, small business owners, and working families deserve a congressman whose only loyalty is to them and to the constitution. 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? No party boss, no special interest group, and no Washington donor will ever tell me how to vote. The only people who will direct my votes are the farmers, small business owners, working families, and citizens of Missouri's 3rd Congressional District. That is not a talking point. It is a promise. And unlike some in Washington, I keep mine. I am a CPA with a Masters in Applied Economics. The math is clear: free markets create prosperity, protectionism destroys it, and a government that cannot balance its own books has no business telling you how to run yours. Missouri's farmers, ranchers, and small business owners built this district without Washington's help. I am a CPA with a Masters in Applied Economics. The math is clear: free markets create prosperity, protectionism destroys it, and a government that cannot balance its own books has no business telling you how to run yours. Missouri's farmers, ranchers, and small business owners built this district without Washington's help. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? The constitution, stopping federal government overreach, and free trade. Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? Abraham Lincoln What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Honesty What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? Representing the interest of the citizens What legacy would you like to leave? The constitution becomes the most read document beside the Bible in the United States. What was your very first job? How long did you have it? Hauling bales and walking beans. About four years. What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution? The Congress is a co-equal branch of government specified by the constitution. What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? Out of control spending. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Sometimes. What was the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? Withdrawal from Vietnam\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."}]