Benjamin Kincaid

[{"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>Benjamin Kincaid 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 Kincaid'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-422317-2026-03-13\" id=\"heading-bio-422317-2026-03-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-422317-2026-03-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-422317-2026-03-13\" 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-422317-2026-03-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-422317-2026-03-13\" 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 a Democrat running in Washington’s 1st Congressional District because I believe voters deserve practical, solutions first leadership rooted in evidence, accountability, and common sense. I am focused on affordability, public safety, healthcare reform, and protecting women and children. I am not running to repeat party slogans or defend the status quo. I am running to challenge failed approaches, ask hard questions, and deliver measurable results for working families in our district.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-422317-2026-03-13\" id=\"heading-key-message-422317-2026-03-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-422317-2026-03-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-422317-2026-03-13\" 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-422317-2026-03-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-422317-2026-03-13\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>WA-01 deserves a practical Democrat focused on results, not slogans. I support evidence based policymaking, accountability, and measurable outcomes. Voters in this district want progress that is realistic, effective, and grounded in the real problems families face every day.</li><li>Affordability and quality of life are at the center of this campaign. Families are being squeezed by housing costs, healthcare costs, and a tax system that feels disconnected from real life. I support reforms that help working and middle class households keep more of what they earn and live safely in the communities they call home.</li><li>I am willing to speak clearly about issues many politicians avoid, including public safety failures, homelessness tied to addiction and severe mental illness, and the need to protect women only spaces and women’s sports. Voters deserve honesty, courage, and a representative who will put community safety and basic fairness ahead of political cowardice.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-422317-2026-03-13\" id=\"heading1-422317-2026-03-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-422317-2026-03-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-422317-2026-03-13\" 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=\"heading1-422317-2026-03-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-422317-2026-03-13\" 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 especially passionate about healthcare reform, homelessness, addiction and severe mental illness policy, public safety, women’s rights and sex based protections. Better protections for children and families. I am also deeply interested in practical tax reform. I believe public policy should be judged by outcomes, not by slogans, tribal loyalty, or political fashion.\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\nBenjamin Kincaid completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kincaid's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am a Democrat running in Washington’s 1st Congressional District because I believe voters deserve practical, solutions first leadership rooted in evidence, accountability, and common sense. I am focused on affordability, public safety, healthcare reform, and protecting women and children. I am not running to repeat party slogans or defend the status quo. I am running to challenge failed approaches, ask hard questions, and deliver measurable results for working families in our district. 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? WA-01 deserves a practical Democrat focused on results, not slogans. I support evidence based policymaking, accountability, and measurable outcomes. Voters in this district want progress that is realistic, effective, and grounded in the real problems families face every day. Affordability and quality of life are at the center of this campaign. Families are being squeezed by housing costs, healthcare costs, and a tax system that feels disconnected from real life. I support reforms that help working and middle class households keep more of what they earn and live safely in the communities they call home. I am willing to speak clearly about issues many politicians avoid, including public safety failures, homelessness tied to addiction and severe mental illness, and the need to protect women only spaces and women’s sports. Voters deserve honesty, courage, and a representative who will put community safety and basic fairness ahead of political cowardice. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? I am especially passionate about healthcare reform, homelessness, addiction and severe mental illness policy, public safety, women’s rights and sex based protections. Better protections for children and families. I am also deeply interested in practical tax reform. I believe public policy should be judged by outcomes, not by slogans, tribal loyalty, or political fashion.\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."}]