Isaac A Holyk

[{"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>Isaac Holyk completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Holyk'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-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading-bio-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-216760-2024-01-23\" 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-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-216760-2024-01-23\" 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 born and raised in Washington state. I come from 5 generations of small business owners.\r\n<p>My father is a master carpenter and trained me to be a master carpenter as well. I switched careers recently and now develop software applications and big data solutions in C# and ASP.net. I currently own a software development and production company helping other candidates for office shoot campaign videos for free. \r\nI am a Christ follower and I believe in conserving America's faith, family, and traditions.\r\n</p>\nI am not running to enrich myself, I am running to bring the deep state down, end the career politician corruption, and restore the power to the people.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading-key-message-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-216760-2024-01-23\" 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-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>That you are NOT politically homeless.</li><li>A nation must have secure borders</li><li>America is the greatest country on earth and our constitution is the greatest guarantor of freedom the world has ever seen.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading1-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-216760-2024-01-23\" 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=\"heading1-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tWe must demolish the administrative state. Fixing our public school systems is one of my top priorities. I have already started work on the H.O.P.E. bill(Holyk options in public education) that would create a federal voucher system for use at any school public, private, and home. The funds would come from rerouting all the money sent to the DOE and to schools now directly to parents in the voucher.<br/>\n<p>Securing the border is not negotiable. It is time make crossing a FELONY, require proof of asylum claims, cut off all illegals from federal funding, cut off all federal funding to sanctuary cities, have the military secure the border and then start the largest deportation operation the world has ever seen.<br/>\n</p>\nBringing big tech to heel and creating strong data privacy laws for Americans. I am a software developer and work with big data.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading2-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-216760-2024-01-23\" 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=\"heading2-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tIntegrity, honor, humility, and a strong faith or moral compass.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading3-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-216760-2024-01-23\" 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=\"heading3-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-216760-2024-01-23\" 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 Man. He gets to ride a tiger.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading4-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-216760-2024-01-23\" 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=\"heading4-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tJailhouse Rock\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading5-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-216760-2024-01-23\" 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 the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading5-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-216760-2024-01-23\" 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 biggest challenge we face by far is cleaning out the administrative state. Agencies like the FBI have become completely unchecked and are basically running the country acting as the 4th branch of government. Unchecked illegal immigration and securing the border. Restoring our manufacturing and middle class. Making it affordable for young people to buy a home. Fixing our public school systems and universities.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading6-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat are your thoughts on term limits?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading6-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tThey are essential. We cannot have people serving until they die. We cannot have people becoming entrenched in the federal government so long that they begin to think they own it. If you cannot relinquish power, you are already a tyrant.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading7-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-216760-2024-01-23\" 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 does the U.S. Senate possess that makes it unique as an institution?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading7-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tThere are only 2 per state. They get decide the executive and judicial appointee's picked by the president. They are also the last check on any legislation coming from the house.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading8-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-216760-2024-01-23\" 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 senators to have previous experience in government or politics?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading8-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-216760-2024-01-23\" 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=\"#collapse9-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading9-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-216760-2024-01-23\" 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 think of the filibuster?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading9-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tIt is what allows the minority to have a say in the process. Legislation that effects the entire nation should not be subject to simple 51% majority votes. It is an essential safeguard to protecting the nation from a one party rule.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading10-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-216760-2024-01-23\" 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 senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading10-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tRand Paul\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading11-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tHow would you evaluate a judicial nominee?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading11-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tIf they act more like an activist than a judge. If they have an originalist interpretation of the constitution at the time it was written approach to modern law and when deciding what is out of the bounds of the federal government..\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading12-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat kind of relationships would you build with other senators?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading12-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tThis part is a democracy, you have to work together.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading13-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-216760-2024-01-23\" 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 compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading13-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tWhen your overall goals are the same compromises are a valuable part in making sure everyone's voice is heard and respected.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading14-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tHow should the U.S. Senate use its investigative powers?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading14-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tStart looking into what really happened on Jan 6th.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-216760-2024-01-23\" id=\"heading15-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-216760-2024-01-23\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-216760-2024-01-23\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees to their Cabinet?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading15-216760-2024-01-23\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-216760-2024-01-23\" 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\tFirst and foremost, are they qualified for the job? Are they politicized or activists? Past Job performance. AT this point I think the more important question is what criteria should NOT be used to confirm presidential appointees. Sex, race, and gender should not be considered at all.\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\nIsaac Holyk completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Holyk's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am born and raised in Washington state. I come from 5 generations of small business owners. My father is a master carpenter and trained me to be a master carpenter as well. I switched careers recently and now develop software applications and big data solutions in C# and ASP.net. I currently own a software development and production company helping other candidates for office shoot campaign videos for free. \r\nI am a Christ follower and I believe in conserving America's faith, family, and traditions. I am not running to enrich myself, I am running to bring the deep state down, end the career politician corruption, and restore the power to the people. 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? That you are NOT politically homeless. A nation must have secure borders America is the greatest country on earth and our constitution is the greatest guarantor of freedom the world has ever seen. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? We must demolish the administrative state. Fixing our public school systems is one of my top priorities. I have already started work on the H.O.P.E. bill(Holyk options in public education) that would create a federal voucher system for use at any school public, private, and home. The funds would come from rerouting all the money sent to the DOE and to schools now directly to parents in the voucher. Securing the border is not negotiable. It is time make crossing a FELONY, require proof of asylum claims, cut off all illegals from federal funding, cut off all federal funding to sanctuary cities, have the military secure the border and then start the largest deportation operation the world has ever seen. Bringing big tech to heel and creating strong data privacy laws for Americans. I am a software developer and work with big data. What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Integrity, honor, humility, and a strong faith or moral compass. If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be? He Man. He gets to ride a tiger. What was the last song that got stuck in your head? Jailhouse Rock What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? The biggest challenge we face by far is cleaning out the administrative state. Agencies like the FBI have become completely unchecked and are basically running the country acting as the 4th branch of government. Unchecked illegal immigration and securing the border. Restoring our manufacturing and middle class. Making it affordable for young people to buy a home. Fixing our public school systems and universities. What are your thoughts on term limits? They are essential. We cannot have people serving until they die. We cannot have people becoming entrenched in the federal government so long that they begin to think they own it. If you cannot relinquish power, you are already a tyrant. What qualities does the U.S. Senate possess that makes it unique as an institution? There are only 2 per state. They get decide the executive and judicial appointee's picked by the president. They are also the last check on any legislation coming from the house. Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics? No. What do you think of the filibuster? It is what allows the minority to have a say in the process. Legislation that effects the entire nation should not be subject to simple 51% majority votes. It is an essential safeguard to protecting the nation from a one party rule. Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? Rand Paul How would you evaluate a judicial nominee? If they act more like an activist than a judge. If they have an originalist interpretation of the constitution at the time it was written approach to modern law and when deciding what is out of the bounds of the federal government.. What kind of relationships would you build with other senators? This part is a democracy, you have to work together. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? When your overall goals are the same compromises are a valuable part in making sure everyone's voice is heard and respected. How should the U.S. Senate use its investigative powers? Start looking into what really happened on Jan 6th. What criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees to their Cabinet? First and foremost, are they qualified for the job? Are they politicized or activists? Past Job performance. AT this point I think the more important question is what criteria should NOT be used to confirm presidential appointees. Sex, race, and gender should not be considered at all.\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."}, {"question": "Campaign website", "answer_html": "<p>Holyk’s campaign website stated the following:\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\">\n<p>THE BORDER CRISIS\n</p><p>Over 12 million illegal immigrants have entered our country in the last 3 years. The Biden administration has basically opened up our border and is refusing to enforce federal immigration laws. They are handing out credit cards and vouchers for free plane tickets anywhere in the country when the illegals come across the border. The Democrats have imported enough new voters to be the 19th largest state in America. I will not let them grant these people amnesty. It is time for mass deportations. It is time cut off ALL federal funding to sanctuary cities. We need to finish the wall and secure the border, declare the cartels terrorist organizations, declare fentanyl a biological weapon, and give our border agents the support and resources they need to keep us safe and our border secure.\n</p><p><br/>\nTHE ECONOMY\n</p><p>Inflation is making you poorer. Your money is becoming worth less and less every day. Now the Biden admin is talking about a 'digital dollar'. The price of goods and services is rising faster than wages and more Americans are having to live off of credit cards than ever before. High gas prices are one of the largest contributing factors. More and more Americans are being priced out of home ownership. Our national debt is skyrocketing and for the first time Americans feel like their children will have fewer opportunities than they did. I will vote NO on all new spending. I will only vote on single issue bills. It is time to stop the entitlement spending that is bankrupting America.\n</p><p><br/>\nBIG TECH\n</p><p>Big tech is a threat to our security as a nation. We cannot have the elites in Silicon Valley deciding who gets to speak in the public square and controlling the flow of information. During the 2020 election they colluded to hide the truth about the Hunter Biden laptop from the American people. Almost 16% of Biden voter said they would have voted differently had they known about the laptop. That alone was enough to change the results of the 2020 election. No company should have this much power. We must break up Facebook and Googles monopoly over big tech. We must amend Section 230 to prevent the banning of elected officials from these platform and/or labeling the free speech as misinformation. You can decide for yourself what is true. We cannot have elites with anti-American agendas stomping all over our constitutional rights. Private companies in America are not above the Constitution. The right of all Americans to speak freely must be protected.\n</p><p><br/>\nPROTECT OUR KIDS IN SCHOOLS\n</p><p>It is no longer safe for many parents to send their children to public school. This is why I am propsing the H.O.P.E Bill (Holyk Options in Public Education). My bill would defund the D.O.E. and reroute all federal funding into a National School Choice Voucher System. All federal funding for public education would be sent directly to parents in the form of a voucher for use at any public, private, or home schools as well as Pre-K and even educational daycare. The bill will ban all DEI, ESG, and SEL in our schools, create a parental bill of rights and medical freedom for students, and will cut off ALL federal funding for universities and colleges. Our children our the future of this Nation and they must be educated, not indoctrinated.\n</p><p><br/>\nINVESTIGATIONS INTO CORRUPTION\n</p><p>Corruption runs rampant in Washington D.C., we must clean house. We need to investigate the Russia hoax and collusion to impeach a sitting U.S. president by the FBI, CIA, Obama, and the Clinton Foundation. We must get to the bottom of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal and find out if Joe Biden is involved. Investigate Jan 6th and what role, if any, the FBI had as well as find out if Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Muriel Bowser colluded to create a 'false flag' event. Finally we must investigate Fauci and what role he played in funding 'gain of function' research in Wuhan. A special counsel is needed investigate these matters wherever they lead. There must be accountability for corruption no matter who you are. We must restore the American people's faith in our institutions and the justice system.\n</p><p><br/>\nTERM LIMITS\n</p><p>America was never meant to have a permanent political class. Almost all of the problems we are facing right now could be solved by implementing term limits. There seems to be a problem of people getting elected and then becoming worth millions of dollars on a modest government salary and becoming more worried about money and power than representing the people. Every term that goes by the further out of touch they become with every day Americans. I will do everything I can to push for term limits of 2 terms for Senators and 4 terms for congress members. I will push for a ban on all trading/owning of stocks for elected officials and their spouses. We must eliminate the incentive for people to stay long enough to be corrupted by power. Any elected official who is against this is part of the problem and needs to go.\n<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_2-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-2\">[2]</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<tr>\n<td class=\"cquotecite\" colspan=\"3\" style=\"border: none; padding-right: 4%\"><cite style=\"font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;\">—Isaac Holyk’s campaign website (2024)<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"><a href=\"#cite_note-3\">[3]</a></sup></cite>\n</td></tr></tbody></table>\n</div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Isaac Holyk did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>", "answer_text": "Holyk’s campaign website stated the following:\n“ THE BORDER CRISIS Over 12 million illegal immigrants have entered our country in the last 3 years. The Biden administration has basically opened up our border and is refusing to enforce federal immigration laws. They are handing out credit cards and vouchers for free plane tickets anywhere in the country when the illegals come across the border. The Democrats have imported enough new voters to be the 19th largest state in America. I will not let them grant these people amnesty. It is time for mass deportations. It is time cut off ALL federal funding to sanctuary cities. We need to finish the wall and secure the border, declare the cartels terrorist organizations, declare fentanyl a biological weapon, and give our border agents the support and resources they need to keep us safe and our border secure. THE ECONOMY Inflation is making you poorer. Your money is becoming worth less and less every day. Now the Biden admin is talking about a 'digital dollar'. The price of goods and services is rising faster than wages and more Americans are having to live off of credit cards than ever before. High gas prices are one of the largest contributing factors. More and more Americans are being priced out of home ownership. Our national debt is skyrocketing and for the first time Americans feel like their children will have fewer opportunities than they did. I will vote NO on all new spending. I will only vote on single issue bills. It is time to stop the entitlement spending that is bankrupting America. BIG TECH Big tech is a threat to our security as a nation. We cannot have the elites in Silicon Valley deciding who gets to speak in the public square and controlling the flow of information. During the 2020 election they colluded to hide the truth about the Hunter Biden laptop from the American people. Almost 16% of Biden voter said they would have voted differently had they known about the laptop. That alone was enough to change the results of the 2020 election. No company should have this much power. We must break up Facebook and Googles monopoly over big tech. We must amend Section 230 to prevent the banning of elected officials from these platform and/or labeling the free speech as misinformation. You can decide for yourself what is true. We cannot have elites with anti-American agendas stomping all over our constitutional rights. Private companies in America are not above the Constitution. The right of all Americans to speak freely must be protected. PROTECT OUR KIDS IN SCHOOLS It is no longer safe for many parents to send their children to public school. This is why I am propsing the H.O.P.E Bill (Holyk Options in Public Education). My bill would defund the D.O.E. and reroute all federal funding into a National School Choice Voucher System. All federal funding for public education would be sent directly to parents in the form of a voucher for use at any public, private, or home schools as well as Pre-K and even educational daycare. The bill will ban all DEI, ESG, and SEL in our schools, create a parental bill of rights and medical freedom for students, and will cut off ALL federal funding for universities and colleges. Our children our the future of this Nation and they must be educated, not indoctrinated. INVESTIGATIONS INTO CORRUPTION Corruption runs rampant in Washington D.C., we must clean house. We need to investigate the Russia hoax and collusion to impeach a sitting U.S. president by the FBI, CIA, Obama, and the Clinton Foundation. We must get to the bottom of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal and find out if Joe Biden is involved. Investigate Jan 6th and what role, if any, the FBI had as well as find out if Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Muriel Bowser colluded to create a 'false flag' event. Finally we must investigate Fauci and what role he played in funding 'gain of function' research in Wuhan. A special counsel is needed investigate these matters wherever they lead. There must be accountability for corruption no matter who you are. We must restore the American people's faith in our institutions and the justice system. TERM LIMITS America was never meant to have a permanent political class. Almost all of the problems we are facing right now could be solved by implementing term limits. There seems to be a problem of people getting elected and then becoming worth millions of dollars on a modest government salary and becoming more worried about money and power than representing the people. Every term that goes by the further out of touch they become with every day Americans. I will do everything I can to push for term limits of 2 terms for Senators and 4 terms for congress members. I will push for a ban on all trading/owning of stocks for elected officials and their spouses. We must eliminate the incentive for people to stay long enough to be corrupted by power. Any elected official who is against this is part of the problem and needs to go. [2] ” —Isaac Holyk’s campaign website (2024) [3]\n\nIsaac Holyk did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey."}]