Anthony Bridges

[{"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>Anthony Bridges completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bridges' 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-389727-2025-12-17\" id=\"heading-key-message-389727-2025-12-17\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-389727-2025-12-17\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-389727-2025-12-17\" 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-389727-2025-12-17\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-389727-2025-12-17\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>I'm committed to addressing the environmental and humanitarian crisis. We MUST facilitate a society that will be sustainable for the coming generations, and we need to guarantee access to food, water, shelter, and healthcare. I refuse to accept narratives that we can't afford to provide these things when there's nothing frugal about our approach to economics. Our government is 125% in debt, and if the goal is to print money that doesn't exist, then why can we never find the ink to print it for those in need? Money is literally no object. What we can't afford is to keep allowing people to go hungry, homeless, and uninsured.</li><li>Wealth taxes will be a major initiative of my legislation. We need a more variable taxation system, designed to target those who possess more wealth. \r\n<p>Take property tax for example. If you own 1 property worth less than $1 million, then you should pay substantially less property taxes. If you own 2 or 3 properties, you should be paying more, increasing exponentially from there. 6+ being very excessive taxes. Conglomerates like Blackrock would have crippling property taxes, and would be forced to offload their units. \r\n</p>\nWe can also have variable corporate taxes, allowing small businesses to operate tax free, while taxing billion dollar companies well above the current rate of 21%.</li><li>I will push for a ranked choice voting system that empowers voters to choose the candidate that appeals to them most. If a voter is able to make multiple choices, then they can vote for their favorite candidate with their 1st pick, then use their 2nd and 3rd picks on other candidates they like. If your 1st pick doesn't end up being popular enough, you then defer to your next choice that was able to pick up more traction. This will increase the viability of 3rd party candidates, and more political parties will emerge that can consistently compete with the 2 main parties.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389727-2025-12-17\" id=\"heading1-389727-2025-12-17\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-389727-2025-12-17\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389727-2025-12-17\" 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=\"heading1-389727-2025-12-17\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-389727-2025-12-17\" 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-Education reform<br/><br/>\n<p>-Healthcare reform<br/><br/>\r\n-Wealth Taxes<br/><br/>\r\n-Managing military spending<br/><br/>\r\n-Environmental Reform<br/><br/>\r\n-Prison reform<br/><br/>\r\nI am a candidate of true reform. I see a lot of things our country does politically that needs to change, and I have a wealth of ideas on how to do it. Not every change is an improvement, but every improvement is a change. We have to try different things in order to see what works, because we can be certain that our current system is broken.<br/><br/>\n</p>\nOur current system has pushed our society to the brink of economic collapse, environmental crisis, humanitarian violations, and deep cultural division. It's time for a new vision of change, driven by new ideas and expectations.\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\nAnthony Bridges completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bridges' 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? I'm committed to addressing the environmental and humanitarian crisis. We MUST facilitate a society that will be sustainable for the coming generations, and we need to guarantee access to food, water, shelter, and healthcare. I refuse to accept narratives that we can't afford to provide these things when there's nothing frugal about our approach to economics. Our government is 125% in debt, and if the goal is to print money that doesn't exist, then why can we never find the ink to print it for those in need? Money is literally no object. What we can't afford is to keep allowing people to go hungry, homeless, and uninsured. Wealth taxes will be a major initiative of my legislation. We need a more variable taxation system, designed to target those who possess more wealth. Take property tax for example. If you own 1 property worth less than $1 million, then you should pay substantially less property taxes. If you own 2 or 3 properties, you should be paying more, increasing exponentially from there. 6+ being very excessive taxes. Conglomerates like Blackrock would have crippling property taxes, and would be forced to offload their units. We can also have variable corporate taxes, allowing small businesses to operate tax free, while taxing billion dollar companies well above the current rate of 21%. I will push for a ranked choice voting system that empowers voters to choose the candidate that appeals to them most. If a voter is able to make multiple choices, then they can vote for their favorite candidate with their 1st pick, then use their 2nd and 3rd picks on other candidates they like. If your 1st pick doesn't end up being popular enough, you then defer to your next choice that was able to pick up more traction. This will increase the viability of 3rd party candidates, and more political parties will emerge that can consistently compete with the 2 main parties. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? -Education reform -Healthcare reform -Wealth Taxes -Managing military spending -Environmental Reform -Prison reform I am a candidate of true reform. I see a lot of things our country does politically that needs to change, and I have a wealth of ideas on how to do it. Not every change is an improvement, but every improvement is a change. We have to try different things in order to see what works, because we can be certain that our current system is broken. Our current system has pushed our society to the brink of economic collapse, environmental crisis, humanitarian violations, and deep cultural division. It's time for a new vision of change, driven by new ideas and expectations.\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."}]