Arthur Grahame Purves

[{"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>Arthur Purves completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Purves' 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=\"#collapse1-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading1-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat would be your top three priorities, if elected?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\t1. End mediocrity and racial inequality in Virginia public schools.<br/>\n<p>2. Bring down medical costs using free market forces instead of subsidies.<br/>\n</p>\n3. End gun violence by returning the Ten Commandments to public schools.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading2-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-59952-2019-08-14\" 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=\"heading2-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-59952-2019-08-14\" 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 passionate about ending racial inequality. l believe that a major cause is the public schools' use of \"whole word\" instruction instead of intensive phonics to teach reading, the schools' opposition to arithmetic drill, and the subordination of history to \"social studies.\" Low-income children's futures are ruined by fourth grade because schools haven't taught them reading and arithmetic. What schools have done is persuade most people that low-income Hispanics and African-Americans cannot learn. This is false. They can learn; they just haven't been taught.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading3-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading3-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-59952-2019-08-14\" 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 look up to my father, who knew more history than any other person I've met, Abraham Lincoln, and Jesus Christ.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading4-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIs there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading4-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\"The Gods of the Copybook Headings\" by Rudyard Kipling\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading5-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading5-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tPutting what's right ahead of getting elected.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading6-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading6-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-59952-2019-08-14\" 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 always try to hear both sides of an issue.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading7-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading7-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tListen to all viewpoints. Recognize accountability to God.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading8-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat legacy would you like to leave?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading8-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tHe ended racial inequality in public schools. He brought down health care costs. He made it possible to not live paycheck-to-paycheck but to actually save and help others.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading9-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading9-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tEisenhower running against Adlai Stevenson in 1956. I was seven.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading10-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was your very first job? How long did you have it?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading10-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tPaper boy. About three years.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading11-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat happened on your most awkward date?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading11-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-59952-2019-08-14\" 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 broke up with the girl who became my wife.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading12-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is your favorite holiday? Why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading12-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tChristmas. Christmas shopping challenges me to think of others.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading13-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is your favorite book? Why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading13-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tComing of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris. Riveting history of physics and astronomy, and without a single equation.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading14-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIf you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading14-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tNone come to mind.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading15-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading15-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tMy leaf blower. I like it more than my Mac. It makes things clean, quickly. It is useful all year. I even use it to clear snow.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading16-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse16-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was the last song that got stuck in your head?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading16-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse16-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tJust a Closer Walk with Thee - Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson version\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading17-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse17-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is something that has been a struggle in your life?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading17-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse17-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tPosture\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading18-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse18-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tEvery state besides Nebraska has two legislative chambers. What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading18-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse18-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tSenators serve longer terms than delegates and therefore don't have to demagogue as much as delegates.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading19-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse19-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tDo you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading19-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse19-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tYes.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading20-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse20-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading20-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse20-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tReduce crime, poverty, welfare costs, and indirectly taxes, by returning phonics, arithmetic drill, history instead of social studies, and the Ten Commandments to public schools. Wouldn't it be great if every fourth grader had mastered reading and math and was poised for lifelong high academic achievement?\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading21-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse21-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading21-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse21-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tThe governor should consult often with General Assembly members.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading22-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse22-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tDo you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading22-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse22-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tOf course, to learn alternate viewpoints, benefit from their experience, and to build coalitions for good legislation.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading23-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse23-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat process do you favor for redistricting?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading23-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse23-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tDistricts should be geographic and not political. I don't know of a process that can guarantee that.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading24-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse24-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIf you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading24-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse24-59952-2019-08-14\" 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.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading25-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse25-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIf you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading25-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse25-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tNot at as freshman.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse26-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading26-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse26-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse26-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIs there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading26-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse26-59952-2019-08-14\" 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.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse27-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading27-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse27-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse27-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tAre you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading27-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse27-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tMaybe. This is my eighth run. In five of those races if I had not run the Democrat would not have had a Republican opponent. For 24 years I've been campaigning to end mediocrity and racial inequality in public schools by throwing out the John Dewey (different from the Dewey decimal system) \"progressive education,\" which replaced phonics with whole word, called arithmetic drill evil, crowded out history with social studies, and removed the Judeo-Christian faith from public schools. Dewey created a nation with over 14 million dyslexics, a new industry called \"remedial reading\", unnecessarily stigmatized children as \"Learning Disabled,\" and fostered an epidemic of ADHD and ADD, which are often associated with reading disabilities. Also, we didn't have school shootings before the Supreme Court removed the Lord's Prayer from public schools.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse28-59952-2019-08-14\" id=\"heading28-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse28-59952-2019-08-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse28-59952-2019-08-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tBoth sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading28-59952-2019-08-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse28-59952-2019-08-14\" 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\tA friend of mine got a phone call from the school psychiatrist saying that their teenage daughter had emotional problems and needed treatment. The mother discovered that her daughter did not know how to read. The daughter was then given phonics instruction, learned how to read, and became a successful, well-adjusted student. The mother later won a seat on the school board and tried, successfully, but over intense opposition, to get a phonics-based reading series approved for the school system.\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>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0\"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\"div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0\"); });</script></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nArthur Purves completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Purves' responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWhat would be your top three priorities, if elected? 1. End mediocrity and racial inequality in Virginia public schools. 2. Bring down medical costs using free market forces instead of subsidies. 3. End gun violence by returning the Ten Commandments to public schools. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? I'm passionate about ending racial inequality. l believe that a major cause is the public schools' use of \"whole word\" instruction instead of intensive phonics to teach reading, the schools' opposition to arithmetic drill, and the subordination of history to \"social studies.\" Low-income children's futures are ruined by fourth grade because schools haven't taught them reading and arithmetic. What schools have done is persuade most people that low-income Hispanics and African-Americans cannot learn. This is false. They can learn; they just haven't been taught. Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? I look up to my father, who knew more history than any other person I've met, Abraham Lincoln, and Jesus Christ. Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy? \"The Gods of the Copybook Headings\" by Rudyard Kipling What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Putting what's right ahead of getting elected. What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder? I always try to hear both sides of an issue. What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? Listen to all viewpoints. Recognize accountability to God. What legacy would you like to leave? He ended racial inequality in public schools. He brought down health care costs. He made it possible to not live paycheck-to-paycheck but to actually save and help others. What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? Eisenhower running against Adlai Stevenson in 1956. I was seven. What was your very first job? How long did you have it? Paper boy. About three years. What happened on your most awkward date? I broke up with the girl who became my wife. What is your favorite holiday? Why? Christmas. Christmas shopping challenges me to think of others. What is your favorite book? Why? Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris. Riveting history of physics and astronomy, and without a single equation. If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be? None come to mind. What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why? My leaf blower. I like it more than my Mac. It makes things clean, quickly. It is useful all year. I even use it to clear snow. What was the last song that got stuck in your head? Just a Closer Walk with Thee - Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson version What is something that has been a struggle in your life? Posture Every state besides Nebraska has two legislative chambers. What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state? Senators serve longer terms than delegates and therefore don't have to demagogue as much as delegates. Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics? Yes. What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade? Reduce crime, poverty, welfare costs, and indirectly taxes, by returning phonics, arithmetic drill, history instead of social studies, and the Ten Commandments to public schools. Wouldn't it be great if every fourth grader had mastered reading and math and was poised for lifelong high academic achievement? What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature? The governor should consult often with General Assembly members. Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer. Of course, to learn alternate viewpoints, benefit from their experience, and to build coalitions for good legislation. What process do you favor for redistricting? Districts should be geographic and not political. I don't know of a process that can guarantee that. If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of? No. If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role? Not at as freshman. Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? No. Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future? Maybe. This is my eighth run. In five of those races if I had not run the Democrat would not have had a Republican opponent. For 24 years I've been campaigning to end mediocrity and racial inequality in public schools by throwing out the John Dewey (different from the Dewey decimal system) \"progressive education,\" which replaced phonics with whole word, called arithmetic drill evil, crowded out history with social studies, and removed the Judeo-Christian faith from public schools. Dewey created a nation with over 14 million dyslexics, a new industry called \"remedial reading\", unnecessarily stigmatized children as \"Learning Disabled,\" and fostered an epidemic of ADHD and ADD, which are often associated with reading disabilities. Also, we didn't have school shootings before the Supreme Court removed the Lord's Prayer from public schools. Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful? A friend of mine got a phone call from the school psychiatrist saying that their teenage daughter had emotional problems and needed treatment. The mother discovered that her daughter did not know how to read. The daughter was then given phonics instruction, learned how to read, and became a successful, well-adjusted student. The mother later won a seat on the school board and tried, successfully, but over intense opposition, to get a phonics-based reading series approved for the school system.\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."}]