Jason J Faler

[{"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>Jason Faler 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 Faler'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-405725-2026-02-19\" id=\"heading-bio-405725-2026-02-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-405725-2026-02-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-405725-2026-02-19\" 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-405725-2026-02-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-405725-2026-02-19\" 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\tJason is a fourth generation Oregonian. He is the son, grandson, and great-grandson of a multi-generational Willamette Valley farm family and spent a significant portion of his youth moving irrigation pipe, milking cows, picking marionberries and pitching in wherever he could contribute.\r\n<p>He is a combat veteran and US Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, a healthcare administrator, educator, coach, father, husband, and son who loves this country dearly.\r\n</p><p>A political outsider, Jason declared his candidacy as an independent as a loud reminder that the choice between two extreme political parties is a false choice. He intends to provide a common-sense, centrist alternative to two parties that have pandered to their most extreme factions, special interests, and placed their allegiance to Party over Nation. Duopoly Parties have tried to convince us that we should hate our neighbors if they think differently that we do. Paraphrasing a former president, Jason believes that party and political labels are wholly inadequate to describe our complexity as individuals or as a nation, or the challenges we face.\r\n</p><p>Jason believes that most Americans live somewhere in the middle and are tired of life-long politicians who divide us, accomplish little, and forget that they have been elected to serve the People. \r\n</p>\nJason's focus is on unity, affordability, advocating for a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United, term limits, and respect for sacred Constitutional rights.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-405725-2026-02-19\" id=\"heading-key-message-405725-2026-02-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-405725-2026-02-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-405725-2026-02-19\" 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-405725-2026-02-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-405725-2026-02-19\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>We Need Governmental Reform. Our elected politicians have demonstrated a clear allegiance to Party over Nation. They have become increasingly extreme, divisive, and no longer represent the vast majority of Americans who feel left without a voice. We need term limits, campaign expenditure limits, and a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Return the power to where it rightfully belongs - to The People. How do we have a government by, for, and of the People when it takes $5M or more to run for office? A system like this only ensures that access to our lawmakers will continue to be the privilege of the wealthy and powerful, not the People.</li><li>The American Dream is on Life Support. Upward mobility feels like a relic of the past. Affordability is non-existent. We need tax reform and economic policies that enable all Americans to prosper and to achieve more than the generation that preceded them.</li><li>Constitutional rights are inalienable. Subverting the constitution is a de facto assault on the very fabric of our nation. Ends do not justify the means in the United States of America.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-405725-2026-02-19\" id=\"heading1-405725-2026-02-19\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-405725-2026-02-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-405725-2026-02-19\" 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=\"heading1-405725-2026-02-19\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-405725-2026-02-19\" 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\t- Governmental reform, term limits, campaign finance reform, and a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United.<br/>\n<pre>- Tax reform and economic policies that promote responsible spending and the upward mobility of hard-working Americans--not just the wealthy and powerful.<br/>\r\n- National Security. NATO is critical. Winning the technology race with China is crucial. Walk softly, and be always prepared to overwhelm any enemy of our nation.<br/>\r\n</pre>\n - Sensible, practical immigration reform. I am a proponent of establishing practical immigration policy, border security, and enforcing those laws. Trampling the Constitution, warrantless home invasions, murdering Americans, and unlawfully detaining anyone in inhumane conditions is absolutely unacceptable.\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\nJason Faler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Faler's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Jason is a fourth generation Oregonian. He is the son, grandson, and great-grandson of a multi-generational Willamette Valley farm family and spent a significant portion of his youth moving irrigation pipe, milking cows, picking marionberries and pitching in wherever he could contribute. He is a combat veteran and US Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, a healthcare administrator, educator, coach, father, husband, and son who loves this country dearly. A political outsider, Jason declared his candidacy as an independent as a loud reminder that the choice between two extreme political parties is a false choice. He intends to provide a common-sense, centrist alternative to two parties that have pandered to their most extreme factions, special interests, and placed their allegiance to Party over Nation. Duopoly Parties have tried to convince us that we should hate our neighbors if they think differently that we do. Paraphrasing a former president, Jason believes that party and political labels are wholly inadequate to describe our complexity as individuals or as a nation, or the challenges we face. Jason believes that most Americans live somewhere in the middle and are tired of life-long politicians who divide us, accomplish little, and forget that they have been elected to serve the People. Jason's focus is on unity, affordability, advocating for a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United, term limits, and respect for sacred Constitutional rights. 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? We Need Governmental Reform. Our elected politicians have demonstrated a clear allegiance to Party over Nation. They have become increasingly extreme, divisive, and no longer represent the vast majority of Americans who feel left without a voice. We need term limits, campaign expenditure limits, and a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Return the power to where it rightfully belongs - to The People. How do we have a government by, for, and of the People when it takes $5M or more to run for office? A system like this only ensures that access to our lawmakers will continue to be the privilege of the wealthy and powerful, not the People. The American Dream is on Life Support. Upward mobility feels like a relic of the past. Affordability is non-existent. We need tax reform and economic policies that enable all Americans to prosper and to achieve more than the generation that preceded them. Constitutional rights are inalienable. Subverting the constitution is a de facto assault on the very fabric of our nation. Ends do not justify the means in the United States of America. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? - Governmental reform, term limits, campaign finance reform, and a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United. - Tax reform and economic policies that promote responsible spending and the upward mobility of hard-working Americans--not just the wealthy and powerful. - National Security. NATO is critical. Winning the technology race with China is crucial. Walk softly, and be always prepared to overwhelm any enemy of our nation. - Sensible, practical immigration reform. I am a proponent of establishing practical immigration policy, border security, and enforcing those laws. Trampling the Constitution, warrantless home invasions, murdering Americans, and unlawfully detaining anyone in inhumane conditions is absolutely unacceptable.\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."}]