Justin Strickland

[{"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>Justin Strickland 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 Strickland'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-key-message-423611-2026-01-03\" id=\"heading-key-message-423611-2026-01-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-423611-2026-01-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-423611-2026-01-03\" 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-423611-2026-01-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-423611-2026-01-03\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>The cost of living in our country is simply too high, unnecessarily so, and represents the most important challenge facing the vast majority of people in our country. While healthcare, housing, childcare and education costs rise, not enough is being done to ensure every American has the economic liberty to pursue the American Dream. I plan to address these challenges by delivering progressive policies that focus on affordability, specific legislation to lower expenses and allow Americans to achieve personal success and greater financial freedom. All of my policy proposals seek to lower the cost of living for families in our district and throughout the United States.</li><li>To defeat Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda, the Democratic party needs to change. Democrats need to focus on helping regular Americans and introduce policy that helps make their lives better. Democrats need to do more to stand up to corporations and financial institutions. Democrats need to abandon party machine politics, support Congressional term limits, and introduce legislation to make corporate political action committee (PAC) money illegal.</li><li>We can collectively support and defend our Constitution by participating in civic organizations. Civic organizations work together for the common good to improve communities and influence public policy through collective action, advocacy, education, and service. Through civic organizations, we can build a powerful grassroots movement where we can work together to make the United States stronger and life better for all Americans.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-423611-2026-01-03\" id=\"heading1-423611-2026-01-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-423611-2026-01-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-423611-2026-01-03\" 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=\"heading1-423611-2026-01-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-423611-2026-01-03\" 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\tTo address the exorbitant cost of healthcare, I will introduce legislation to create a public healthcare option available to all Americans. To address the housing crisis, I’ll propose a federally backed home loan program for first-time home buyers that eliminates the need for a 20% down payment, thus also eliminating the need for PMI. To support working parents, I'll introduce legislation to create a “childcare coupon” program to cover families’ childcare costs up to $25,000 per year. I'll work to cap tuition for public universities to ensure that Americans don’t finish college with enormous debt. To end predatory financial practices, I'll introduce legislation to cap credit card interest rates (APR) at 15%.\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\nJustin Strickland completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Strickland's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nPlease 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? The cost of living in our country is simply too high, unnecessarily so, and represents the most important challenge facing the vast majority of people in our country. While healthcare, housing, childcare and education costs rise, not enough is being done to ensure every American has the economic liberty to pursue the American Dream. I plan to address these challenges by delivering progressive policies that focus on affordability, specific legislation to lower expenses and allow Americans to achieve personal success and greater financial freedom. All of my policy proposals seek to lower the cost of living for families in our district and throughout the United States. To defeat Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda, the Democratic party needs to change. Democrats need to focus on helping regular Americans and introduce policy that helps make their lives better. Democrats need to do more to stand up to corporations and financial institutions. Democrats need to abandon party machine politics, support Congressional term limits, and introduce legislation to make corporate political action committee (PAC) money illegal. We can collectively support and defend our Constitution by participating in civic organizations. Civic organizations work together for the common good to improve communities and influence public policy through collective action, advocacy, education, and service. Through civic organizations, we can build a powerful grassroots movement where we can work together to make the United States stronger and life better for all Americans. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? To address the exorbitant cost of healthcare, I will introduce legislation to create a public healthcare option available to all Americans. To address the housing crisis, I’ll propose a federally backed home loan program for first-time home buyers that eliminates the need for a 20% down payment, thus also eliminating the need for PMI. To support working parents, I'll introduce legislation to create a “childcare coupon” program to cover families’ childcare costs up to $25,000 per year. I'll work to cap tuition for public universities to ensure that Americans don’t finish college with enormous debt. To end predatory financial practices, I'll introduce legislation to cap credit card interest rates (APR) at 15%.\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."}]