Patrick James Merrill

[{"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>Patrick Merrill 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 Merrill'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-215791-2024-01-06\" id=\"heading-bio-215791-2024-01-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-215791-2024-01-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-215791-2024-01-06\" 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-215791-2024-01-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-215791-2024-01-06\" 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 a proud member of the working class. \r\n<p>The United States has always improved, and the next step in our improvement is to take the power back from the corporations we subsidize with our comparatively higher tax rates. \r\n</p>\nWe must combine the lessons from our history and continue to strive for a free society where all races, creeds, and genders are given the opportunity to benefit from their labor, rather than have their value stolen by corrupt politicians and billionaires.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-215791-2024-01-06\" id=\"heading-key-message-215791-2024-01-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-215791-2024-01-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-215791-2024-01-06\" 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-215791-2024-01-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-215791-2024-01-06\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>In order to overcome the difficulties our nation faces, we have to believe in ourselves. I’m not running as an individual, but as a random sample of the socially conscious working class.</li><li>If the 1% can control our economy for their own interests, maybe 1% of congress can start speaking truth to power to fix a broken economy.</li><li>The base salary is $174,000 for a senator. I have no interest in selling out, the salary sounds more than adequate to folks like me and you.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-215791-2024-01-06\" id=\"heading1-215791-2024-01-06\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-215791-2024-01-06\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-215791-2024-01-06\" 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=\"heading1-215791-2024-01-06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-215791-2024-01-06\" 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\tCost of Living<br/>\n<p>Wages<br/>\r\nTax reform<br/>\r\nCampaign reform<br/>\r\nTerm Limits<br/>\r\nSystemic Racism<br/>\n</p>\nReproductive Rights\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\nPatrick Merrill completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Merrill's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I’m a proud member of the working class. The United States has always improved, and the next step in our improvement is to take the power back from the corporations we subsidize with our comparatively higher tax rates. We must combine the lessons from our history and continue to strive for a free society where all races, creeds, and genders are given the opportunity to benefit from their labor, rather than have their value stolen by corrupt politicians and billionaires. 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? In order to overcome the difficulties our nation faces, we have to believe in ourselves. I’m not running as an individual, but as a random sample of the socially conscious working class. If the 1% can control our economy for their own interests, maybe 1% of congress can start speaking truth to power to fix a broken economy. The base salary is $174,000 for a senator. I have no interest in selling out, the salary sounds more than adequate to folks like me and you. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Cost of Living Wages Tax reform Campaign reform Term Limits Systemic Racism Reproductive Rights\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."}]