Bryan Witt

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<div class=\"floatright\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"/File:Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png\"><img alt=\"Candidate Connection\" data-file-height=\"141\" data-file-width=\"504\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"56\" src=\"https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/de/Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png/200px-Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png\" srcset=\"https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/de/Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png/300px-Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/de/Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png/400px-Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png 2x\" width=\"200\"/></a></div>\n<p>Bryan Witt participated in <a href=\"/Survey\" title=\"Survey\">Ballotpedia's candidate survey</a> on April 20, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Bryan Witt's responses follow below.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-1\"><a href=\"#cite_note-1\">[1]</a></sup>\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<p><b>What would be your top three priorities, if elected?</b>\n</p>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Addressing Climate Change\n<p>Expanding Medicare for all.\nLegalizing Cannabis at the federal level.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-BPsurvey_2-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-BPsurvey-2\">[2]</a></sup><sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table>\n<p><b>What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?</b>\n</p>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Ending wars for profit.\n<p>Closing most of the 800 military bases we have in over 80 countries.\nGetting money out of politics.<span class=\"error mw-ext-cite-error\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cite error: Invalid <code>&lt;ref&gt;</code> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many</span><sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-1\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table>\n<p>Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Bryan Witt answered the following: \n</p><p><b>Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?</b> <br/>\n</p>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Ghandi and Martin Luther King...they mobilized millions against injustice and did so through non-violent protest.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-2\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Listen Liberal by Thomas Frank.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-3\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Integrity and common sense.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-4\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Integrity, common sense and optimism.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-5\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">To take care of their constituents and to advocate for a solid progressive platform.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-6\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What legacy would you like to leave?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">I don't care about my own legacy...I would just like to leave the world better than I found it...or at least no worse.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-7\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">The first moon landing.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-8\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What was your very first job? How long did you have it?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">I was a busboy at the Sawmill in Arcadia, CA....2 years maybe?<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-9\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What happened on your most awkward date?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Jeez...who cares!<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-10\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is your favorite holiday? Why?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">4th of July...no expectations, no gifts...just a day to remember our independence and have fun.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-11\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is your favorite book? Why?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">For Whom the Bell Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway...I loved the dialogue of these small individuals caught up in the great sweep of history.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-12\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">I like myself just fine.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-13\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">My bookshelf.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-14\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What was the last song that got stuck in your head?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Who cares!<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-15\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is something that has been a struggle in your life?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Trying to justify remaining in the Democratic Party when it's leadership is so corrupt.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-16\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Currently, it's unique in that most of its members have been corrupted by corporate money.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-17\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">No...they need to actually believe in something and have integrity.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-18\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Addressing climate change.House<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-19\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Transportation and Infrastructure committee.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-20\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Yes<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-21\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What are your thoughts on term limits?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Not for it...but I can be persuaded.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-22\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What process do you favor for redistricting?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">It should be fair and not favor any particular party or group.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-23\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">I would consider the Speaker'system role if recruited.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-24\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Dennis Kucinich.Chris<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-25\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Both sitting representatives 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?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Christopher Ballew, who was needlessly beaten by Pasadena Police officers.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-26\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table>\n</div>", "answer_text": "Bryan Witt participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 20, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Bryan Witt's responses follow below. [1]\nWhat would be your top three priorities, if elected? “ Addressing Climate Change Expanding Medicare for all.\nLegalizing Cannabis at the federal level. [2] [3] ” What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why? “ Ending wars for profit. Closing most of the 800 military bases we have in over 80 countries.\nGetting money out of politics. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many [3] ” Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Bryan Witt answered the following: Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why? “ Ghandi and Martin Luther King...they mobilized millions against injustice and did so through non-violent protest. [3] ” Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy? “ Listen Liberal by Thomas Frank. [3] ” What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? “ Integrity and common sense. [3] ” What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder? “ Integrity, common sense and optimism. [3] ” What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? “ To take care of their constituents and to advocate for a solid progressive platform. [3] ” What legacy would you like to leave? “ I don't care about my own legacy...I would just like to leave the world better than I found it...or at least no worse. [3] ” What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time? “ The first moon landing. [3] ” What was your very first job? How long did you have it? “ I was a busboy at the Sawmill in Arcadia, CA....2 years maybe? [3] ” What happened on your most awkward date? “ Jeez...who cares! [3] ” What is your favorite holiday? Why? “ 4th of July...no expectations, no gifts...just a day to remember our independence and have fun. [3] ” What is your favorite book? Why? “ For Whom the Bell Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway...I loved the dialogue of these small individuals caught up in the great sweep of history. [3] ” If you could be any fictional character, who would you be? “ I like myself just fine. [3] ” What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why? “ My bookshelf. [3] ” What was the last song that got stuck in your head? “ Who cares! [3] ” What is something that has been a struggle in your life? “ Trying to justify remaining in the Democratic Party when it's leadership is so corrupt. [3] ” What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution? “ Currently, it's unique in that most of its members have been corrupted by corporate money. [3] ” Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics? “ No...they need to actually believe in something and have integrity. [3] ” What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? “ Addressing climate change.House [3] ” If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of? “ Transportation and Infrastructure committee. [3] ” Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? “ Yes [3] ” What are your thoughts on term limits? “ Not for it...but I can be persuaded. [3] ” What process do you favor for redistricting? “ It should be fair and not favor any particular party or group. [3] ” If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role? “ I would consider the Speaker'system role if recruited. [3] ” Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? “ Dennis Kucinich.Chris [3] ” Both sitting representatives 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? “ Christopher Ballew, who was needlessly beaten by Pasadena Police officers. [3] ”"}, {"question": "Biographical submission", "answer_html": "<p>Witt stated the following about his political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia:<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-4\"><a href=\"#cite_note-4\">[4]</a></sup>\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Over the past 40 years, the leadership of both parties have thrown the working-class and small business owners overboard. They have handed our country over to Wall Street, the Military-Industrial Complex, the Fossil Fuel Industry and Silicon Valley.\n<p>The results have been catastrophic. \n</p><p>Their policies have produced a shrinking middle-class, massive levels of inequality, endless war, and the abandonment of organized labor. . \n</p><p>Our political leaders have shown, by their actions, that they are incapable of uniting our country and confronting the issues at hand.\n</p><p>Because of this crisis in leadership, I'm running for California's 27th Congressional seat, as a Democrat, in 2018.\n</p><p>If elected, I will use every power at my disposal to introduce and pass legislation for:\n</p><p>Universal Healthcare\n</p><p>Free tuition at public colleges and universities\n</p><p>Ending the War on Drugs and completely legalising Marijuana at the federal level.\n</p><p>Strict regulation over the banking and financial sector.\n</p><p>Creating a permanent source funding for Amtrak and other public transportation projects. \n</p><p>Strengthening labor unions by repealing the Taft-Hartley Act.\n</p><p>A massive, New Deal, type of jobs program, that will rebuild our nation's crumbling infrastructure.\n</p><p>A \"Manhattan Project\" for energy that will end our dependence on fossil fuels and decommission all or most of our nuclear power plants - replacing them with clean, sustainable alternatives.\n</p><p>A $15 an hour dollar minimum wage\n</p><p>Addressing the root causes of homelessness and permanently funding facilities that treat those who struggle with addiction, mental illness, and who are victims of domestic violence.\n</p><p>Ending for-profit prisons\n</p><p>And finally, getting money out of our political process, once and for all.\n</p><p><sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-27\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3\">[3]</a></sup>\n</p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table>\n</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": "Witt stated the following about his political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia: [4]\n“ Over the past 40 years, the leadership of both parties have thrown the working-class and small business owners overboard. They have handed our country over to Wall Street, the Military-Industrial Complex, the Fossil Fuel Industry and Silicon Valley. The results have been catastrophic. Their policies have produced a shrinking middle-class, massive levels of inequality, endless war, and the abandonment of organized labor. . Our political leaders have shown, by their actions, that they are incapable of uniting our country and confronting the issues at hand. Because of this crisis in leadership, I'm running for California's 27th Congressional seat, as a Democrat, in 2018. If elected, I will use every power at my disposal to introduce and pass legislation for: Universal Healthcare Free tuition at public colleges and universities Ending the War on Drugs and completely legalising Marijuana at the federal level. Strict regulation over the banking and financial sector. Creating a permanent source funding for Amtrak and other public transportation projects. Strengthening labor unions by repealing the Taft-Hartley Act. A massive, New Deal, type of jobs program, that will rebuild our nation's crumbling infrastructure. A \"Manhattan Project\" for energy that will end our dependence on fossil fuels and decommission all or most of our nuclear power plants - replacing them with clean, sustainable alternatives. A $15 an hour dollar minimum wage Addressing the root causes of homelessness and permanently funding facilities that treat those who struggle with addiction, mental illness, and who are victims of domestic violence. Ending for-profit prisons And finally, getting money out of our political process, once and for all. [3] ”"}]