Thomas Prindle Taft

[{"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>Thomas Taft 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 Taft'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-406757-2026-02-25\" id=\"heading-bio-406757-2026-02-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-406757-2026-02-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-406757-2026-02-25\" 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-406757-2026-02-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-406757-2026-02-25\" 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 am the father of four, grandfather of eight. I have been a carpenter, teacher, Licensed General and Solar Contractor, Public Finance Investment Banker, the Chief Operating and Finance Officer of Germantown Academy, and for the last 4.5 years I have been building my own Net-Zero home as my personal contribution to fighting climate change. \r\nI am the great grandson of President William Howard Taft, and members of my family have served in pubic office --scandal-free -- for 200 years.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-406757-2026-02-25\" id=\"heading-key-message-406757-2026-02-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-406757-2026-02-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-406757-2026-02-25\" 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-406757-2026-02-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-406757-2026-02-25\" 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 have lost to Fitzpatrick five times, and I have suffered through all five of the losses as a donor and volunteer. We have been using the wrong campaign strategy. James Carville said it in 1992, \"It's the economy, Stupid.\" \r\nFitzpatrick is a diehard in claiming that cutting taxes creates economic growth. Never has. Never will. The way to defeat him is to ignore battling about whether he is moderate or not or whether he is actually accomplishing with his Problem Solvers Caucus. He and the Repubican Party have only succeeeded in widening the wealth gap in thei country and carving out the middle class.</li><li>Free, safe, well-regulated childcare is achievable and the impact is normally vastly underestimated! If young families knew there was accessible, free, safe childcare, we would have more children being born and more parents able to go to work. it is an absolute win/win.</li><li>Universal Healthcare!!! I think we can get there by gradually lowering the age for medicare. I also think it is possible to encourage more Americans to adopt a healthier lifestyle through various incentives.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-406757-2026-02-25\" id=\"heading1-406757-2026-02-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-406757-2026-02-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-406757-2026-02-25\" 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=\"heading1-406757-2026-02-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-406757-2026-02-25\" 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\tFair taxation. Every single aspect of the Republican party's claims about taxation are brutally wrong, and the damage done to the American people is astronomical. I believe I have the ability to make taxation policy and its effects understandable to everyone.\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\nThomas Taft completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Taft's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am the father of four, grandfather of eight. I have been a carpenter, teacher, Licensed General and Solar Contractor, Public Finance Investment Banker, the Chief Operating and Finance Officer of Germantown Academy, and for the last 4.5 years I have been building my own Net-Zero home as my personal contribution to fighting climate change. \r\nI am the great grandson of President William Howard Taft, and members of my family have served in pubic office --scandal-free -- for 200 years. 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 have lost to Fitzpatrick five times, and I have suffered through all five of the losses as a donor and volunteer. We have been using the wrong campaign strategy. James Carville said it in 1992, \"It's the economy, Stupid.\" \r\nFitzpatrick is a diehard in claiming that cutting taxes creates economic growth. Never has. Never will. The way to defeat him is to ignore battling about whether he is moderate or not or whether he is actually accomplishing with his Problem Solvers Caucus. He and the Repubican Party have only succeeeded in widening the wealth gap in thei country and carving out the middle class. Free, safe, well-regulated childcare is achievable and the impact is normally vastly underestimated! If young families knew there was accessible, free, safe childcare, we would have more children being born and more parents able to go to work. it is an absolute win/win. Universal Healthcare!!! I think we can get there by gradually lowering the age for medicare. I also think it is possible to encourage more Americans to adopt a healthier lifestyle through various incentives. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Fair taxation. Every single aspect of the Republican party's claims about taxation are brutally wrong, and the damage done to the American people is astronomical. I believe I have the ability to make taxation policy and its effects understandable to everyone.\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."}]