Abteen Vaziri

[{"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>Abteen Vaziri 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 Vaziri'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-389731-2026-01-29\" id=\"heading-bio-389731-2026-01-29\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-389731-2026-01-29\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-389731-2026-01-29\" 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-389731-2026-01-29\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-389731-2026-01-29\" 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 Abteen Vaziri, a Christian, an America First Conservative, and a Dallas based business and finance professional running for Congress in Texas’ 32nd District.\r\n<p>I believe in secure borders, safe communities, lower taxes, and a government that lives within its means. I’m running because Washington is failing our middle class both culturally and economically: inflation is crushing budgets, energy policy is driving up costs, crime is rising, and the border is out of control. \r\n</p><p>National sovereignty and American culture is personal to me. In Congress, I will confront radical Islam with a tough, targeted, lawful strategy—stop terror networks, disrupt foreign funding, strengthen vetting, and back intelligence and law enforcement. No theocracy. No Sharia. No foreign funded extremist influence—ever. As an Iranian refugee, I’ve seen what happens when radical Islam takes over a nation. Texas and America must never tolerate Islamist extremism or foreign funded authoritarian ideology—ever. \r\n</p>\nMy agenda is simple: secure the border, lower costs through fiscal discipline, American energy, and ingenuity, defend constitutional rights, and clean up corruption in Congress so public service isn’t a get rich scheme.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-389731-2026-01-29\" id=\"heading-key-message-389731-2026-01-29\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-389731-2026-01-29\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-389731-2026-01-29\" 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-389731-2026-01-29\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-389731-2026-01-29\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Security first: secure the border and back law enforcement. \r\n<p>I will confront radical Islam here and abroad with intelligence-led operations, stronger vetting, and aggressive action against foreign funding and recruitment networks. \r\nWe are not a nation without a secure border. I will ensure that American strength through our economy and geopolitical strategy increase our nation’s sovereignty without having endless wars. \r\n</p>\nJobs and the economy are America’s security. Americans should be incentivized to obtain degrees and work-ready preparedness for the new smart economy. I will encourage this through enabling scholarships and financial aid only for STEM degrees that will help bolster our economy and infrastructure to compete globally.</li><li>Lower costs: stop reckless spending that fuels inflation and unleash American energy. \r\n\r\nI support more domestic oil and gas production, faster permitting, a stronger grid, and next generation nuclear so families pay less and North Texas wins jobs and investment while we build our infrastructure and meet our future energy needs for AI and future technologies. \r\n\r\nI will bring manufacturing back home and contain China economically through tariffs and energy independence.</li><li>Accountability: ban congressional insider trading, shut the revolving door, and make Washington follow the rules it imposes on everyone else. \r\n\r\nI will introduce a bill that will levy a tax on all federal elected officials at 50% of any earnings while in elected office and place that revenue into healthcare funding for our VA. I’ll run a constituent first office that actually answers the phone, solves problems, and delivers results.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389731-2026-01-29\" id=\"heading1-389731-2026-01-29\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-389731-2026-01-29\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389731-2026-01-29\" 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=\"heading1-389731-2026-01-29\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-389731-2026-01-29\" 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\tNo theocracy. No Sharia. No foreign funded extremist influence—ever; an America first economy; real border security and immigration enforcement; public safety and support for law enforcement; stopping inflation through fiscal discipline; energy independence (oil/gas + small nuclear); healthcare reform that increases competition and transparency; education focused on fundamentals, civic unity, and the smart economy; and ethics reform to end self dealing in Congress.<br/><br/>\r\nImmigration reform is absolutely necessary. H1-B fraud and abuse is a massive issue particularly in Texas. If companies state that they cannot find adequate workforce amongst our American graduates, then congress should only back student loans in STEM degrees to address this.\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\nAbteen Vaziri completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vaziri's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I’m Abteen Vaziri, a Christian, an America First Conservative, and a Dallas based business and finance professional running for Congress in Texas’ 32nd District. I believe in secure borders, safe communities, lower taxes, and a government that lives within its means. I’m running because Washington is failing our middle class both culturally and economically: inflation is crushing budgets, energy policy is driving up costs, crime is rising, and the border is out of control. National sovereignty and American culture is personal to me. In Congress, I will confront radical Islam with a tough, targeted, lawful strategy—stop terror networks, disrupt foreign funding, strengthen vetting, and back intelligence and law enforcement. No theocracy. No Sharia. No foreign funded extremist influence—ever. As an Iranian refugee, I’ve seen what happens when radical Islam takes over a nation. Texas and America must never tolerate Islamist extremism or foreign funded authoritarian ideology—ever. My agenda is simple: secure the border, lower costs through fiscal discipline, American energy, and ingenuity, defend constitutional rights, and clean up corruption in Congress so public service isn’t a get rich scheme. 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? Security first: secure the border and back law enforcement. I will confront radical Islam here and abroad with intelligence-led operations, stronger vetting, and aggressive action against foreign funding and recruitment networks. \r\nWe are not a nation without a secure border. I will ensure that American strength through our economy and geopolitical strategy increase our nation’s sovereignty without having endless wars. Jobs and the economy are America’s security. Americans should be incentivized to obtain degrees and work-ready preparedness for the new smart economy. I will encourage this through enabling scholarships and financial aid only for STEM degrees that will help bolster our economy and infrastructure to compete globally. Lower costs: stop reckless spending that fuels inflation and unleash American energy. \r\n\r\nI support more domestic oil and gas production, faster permitting, a stronger grid, and next generation nuclear so families pay less and North Texas wins jobs and investment while we build our infrastructure and meet our future energy needs for AI and future technologies. \r\n\r\nI will bring manufacturing back home and contain China economically through tariffs and energy independence. Accountability: ban congressional insider trading, shut the revolving door, and make Washington follow the rules it imposes on everyone else. \r\n\r\nI will introduce a bill that will levy a tax on all federal elected officials at 50% of any earnings while in elected office and place that revenue into healthcare funding for our VA. I’ll run a constituent first office that actually answers the phone, solves problems, and delivers results. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? No theocracy. No Sharia. No foreign funded extremist influence—ever; an America first economy; real border security and immigration enforcement; public safety and support for law enforcement; stopping inflation through fiscal discipline; energy independence (oil/gas + small nuclear); healthcare reform that increases competition and transparency; education focused on fundamentals, civic unity, and the smart economy; and ethics reform to end self dealing in Congress. Immigration reform is absolutely necessary. H1-B fraud and abuse is a massive issue particularly in Texas. If companies state that they cannot find adequate workforce amongst our American graduates, then congress should only back student loans in STEM degrees to address this.\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."}]