Montgomery Lee Markland

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<p>Montgomery Markland did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n<style type=\"text/css\">.survey-result {padding:10px;}p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;}p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;}p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;}ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; }.key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;}.key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;}div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; }div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; }div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; }a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; }a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; }a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; }.panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;}.expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;}.hideResponses { display: none;}.large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;}</style><script>(function(){var nTimer=setInterval(function(){if(typeof $!='undefined'){$(\".collapse-all\").on(\"click\",()=>{$(\".collapse\").collapse(\"hide\")}),$(\".expand-all\").on(\"click\",()=>{$(\".collapse\").collapse(\"show\")}),$(\".showResponses\").on(\"click\",()=>{$(\".hideResponses,.pastResponses\").show(),$(\".showResponses\").hide()}),$(\".hideResponses\").on(\"click\",()=>{$(\".hideResponses,.pastResponses\").hide(),$(\".showResponses\").show()}),$(\"#candidate-connection-email-213001\").on(\"click\",()=>{ga(\"send\",\"event\",\"surveycta\",\"surveycta-click-email\")}),$(\"#candidate-connection-twitter-213001\").on(\"click\",()=>{ga(\"send\",\"event\",\"surveycta\",\"surveycta-click-twitter\")}),clearInterval(nTimer)}},100)})();</script></p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\nMontgomery Markland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey."}, {"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<p>Montgomery Markland did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\nMontgomery Markland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey."}, {"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>Montgomery Markland completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Markland'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-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading-bio-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-199607-2023-07-13\" 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-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tAmericans First, now and forever. You own this country. You are the American Individual. You have conquered an unforgiving wilderness. You have conquered space. Now is the time for the individual American people to conquer our flawed, but redeemable Federal government. I ask for your vote. I pledge to represent the interests of all Americans in the United States Senate. I will bring uniquely Texan principles and philosophies to our great nation’s Capitol. I will carry your beliefs, hopes and dreams to the well of the U.S. Senate. Together, we will ring the bell of freedom once more. We will, in a unified voice of unique individuals, declare our independence once more.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading-key-message-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-199607-2023-07-13\" 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-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Constitutional Absolutist</li><li>Economic Populist</li><li>Republican Leader</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading1-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-199607-2023-07-13\" 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=\"heading1-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\t- Arrest &amp; reverse inflation to benefit your family’s life<br/>\n<p>- Revive hope &amp; freedom to rebuild your trust<br/>\r\n- Defend your individual liberties against all enemies foreign &amp; domestic<br/>\r\n- Reestablish &amp; render impregnable our nation’s borders, to protect Americans<br/>\r\n- Expel criminal illegal aliens<br/>\r\n- Fearlessly Confront the Chinese Communist Party<br/>\r\n- Destroy bureaucratic interference in your lives<br/>\r\n- Return the American Identity of Greatness &amp; Destiny<br/>\r\n- Defend your Faith in God<br/>\r\n- Bring U.S. manufacturing back home to create millions of jobs &amp; safeguard our national security<br/>\r\n- Proclaim &amp; secure the truth that all men are created equal<br/>\r\n- Halt &amp; reverse career politicians’ efforts to reduce our great nation to a technocratic oligarchy<br/>\r\n- Expand states’ &amp; individual rights<br/>\r\n- Bring the voice of the individual to Washington<br/>\r\n- Eliminate regulatory capture &amp; corporate welfare<br/>\r\n- Vote against all new debts &amp; deficits<br/>\r\n- Write, pass &amp; enact laws that return power to you, small businesses &amp; the powerful expanse of our country, rather than the corrupt &amp; despotic neo-Feudalists, pagans &amp; oligarchs in the decaying urban enclaves of the Acela Corridor<br/>\r\n- Jumpstart the engine of American innovation<br/>\r\n- Bring peace; prosperity and a colorblind society to you by reforming, punishing &amp; breaking up concentration of power at all levels of big government &amp; big business<br/>\n</p>\n- End the exploitation of the working class, end the pillaging of the middle class, oppose elites in all matters\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading2-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tU.S. Senator Daniel Webster, who gave his utmost and every effort to reform the United States of America and avert the U.S. Civil War.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading3-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-199607-2023-07-13\" 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=\"heading3-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tThe U.S. Constitution\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading4-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading4-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tHonesty\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading5-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading5-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tHonesty, persistence, fidelity &amp; Faith\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading6-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading6-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tTo represent the American individuals he serves.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading7-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat legacy would you like to leave?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading7-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tFor all American individuals and families to know their children will grow up in a safer, stronger and more excellent Republic.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading8-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat 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=\"heading8-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tThe 1984 Reagan v Monday Presidential election when I was six years old.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading9-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was your very first job? How long did you have it?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading9-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tTexas House legislative staffer\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading10-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is your favorite book? Why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading10-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald<br/><br/>\r\nBecause of that green light, a beacon of dreams\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading11-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-199607-2023-07-13\" 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=\"heading11-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-199607-2023-07-13\" 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 would not be a fictional character\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading12-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was the last song that got stuck in your head?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading12-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tDon’t Stop Believin’ by Journey\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading13-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is something that has been a struggle in your life?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading13-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tEvery mountain I have ever climbed \t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading14-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat 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=\"heading14-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tThe U.S. Debt, the Chinese Communist Party, illegal immigration, energy independence, national security and the economic security of every American.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading15-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat are your thoughts on term limits?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading15-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-199607-2023-07-13\" 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 support term limits for the U.S. Senate.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading16-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse16-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat qualities does the U.S. Senate possess that makes it unique as an institution?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading16-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse16-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tThe U.S. Senate is an institution of historical import that preserved, protected and defended the American way of life for centuries. However, the body has lost it’s way, become a back room for special interest deals, and I will go to Washington D.C. to reverse this deplorable state of affairs.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading17-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse17-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-199607-2023-07-13\" 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=\"heading17-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse17-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tPotentially\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading18-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse18-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you think of the filibuster?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading18-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse18-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tThe filibuster is a critical element and tradition of the U.S. Senate.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading19-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse19-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-199607-2023-07-13\" 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=\"heading19-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse19-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tSenator Daniel Webster\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading20-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse20-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tTell us your favorite joke.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading20-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse20-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tYou have to donate to the campaign to hear my best joke\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading21-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse21-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-199607-2023-07-13\" 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=\"heading21-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse21-199607-2023-07-13\" 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 would only vote to confirm Constitutional Absolutists\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading22-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse22-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat kind of relationships would you build with other senators?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading22-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse22-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tCollaborative but Firm\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading23-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse23-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-199607-2023-07-13\" 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=\"heading23-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse23-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tSometimes\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading24-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse24-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-199607-2023-07-13\" 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=\"heading24-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse24-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tTo reform the Executive Branch\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-199607-2023-07-13\" id=\"heading25-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse25-199607-2023-07-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-199607-2023-07-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees to their Cabinet?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading25-199607-2023-07-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse25-199607-2023-07-13\" 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\tThe only appropriate criteria is whether the appointee is loyal to the U.S. Constitution, the American individual and is qualified for the position on a President’s Cabinet: they must be the best but also in-touch with the real world and your real life.\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 style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Montgomery Markland did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Montgomery Markland did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nMontgomery Markland completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Markland's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Americans First, now and forever. You own this country. You are the American Individual. You have conquered an unforgiving wilderness. You have conquered space. Now is the time for the individual American people to conquer our flawed, but redeemable Federal government. I ask for your vote. I pledge to represent the interests of all Americans in the United States Senate. I will bring uniquely Texan principles and philosophies to our great nation’s Capitol. I will carry your beliefs, hopes and dreams to the well of the U.S. Senate. Together, we will ring the bell of freedom once more. We will, in a unified voice of unique individuals, declare our independence once more. 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? Constitutional Absolutist Economic Populist Republican Leader What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? - Arrest & reverse inflation to benefit your family’s life - Revive hope & freedom to rebuild your trust - Defend your individual liberties against all enemies foreign & domestic - Reestablish & render impregnable our nation’s borders, to protect Americans - Expel criminal illegal aliens - Fearlessly Confront the Chinese Communist Party - Destroy bureaucratic interference in your lives - Return the American Identity of Greatness & Destiny - Defend your Faith in God - Bring U.S. manufacturing back home to create millions of jobs & safeguard our national security - Proclaim & secure the truth that all men are created equal - Halt & reverse career politicians’ efforts to reduce our great nation to a technocratic oligarchy - Expand states’ & individual rights - Bring the voice of the individual to Washington - Eliminate regulatory capture & corporate welfare - Vote against all new debts & deficits - Write, pass & enact laws that return power to you, small businesses & the powerful expanse of our country, rather than the corrupt & despotic neo-Feudalists, pagans & oligarchs in the decaying urban enclaves of the Acela Corridor - Jumpstart the engine of American innovation - Bring peace; prosperity and a colorblind society to you by reforming, punishing & breaking up concentration of power at all levels of big government & big business - End the exploitation of the working class, end the pillaging of the middle class, oppose elites in all matters Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? U.S. Senator Daniel Webster, who gave his utmost and every effort to reform the United States of America and avert the U.S. Civil War. Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy? The U.S. Constitution What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Honesty What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder? Honesty, persistence, fidelity & Faith What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? To represent the American individuals he serves. What legacy would you like to leave? For all American individuals and families to know their children will grow up in a safer, stronger and more excellent Republic. What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? The 1984 Reagan v Monday Presidential election when I was six years old. What was your very first job? How long did you have it? Texas House legislative staffer What is your favorite book? Why? The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Because of that green light, a beacon of dreams If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be? I would not be a fictional character What was the last song that got stuck in your head? Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey What is something that has been a struggle in your life? Every mountain I have ever climbed What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? The U.S. Debt, the Chinese Communist Party, illegal immigration, energy independence, national security and the economic security of every American. What are your thoughts on term limits? I support term limits for the U.S. Senate. What qualities does the U.S. Senate possess that makes it unique as an institution? The U.S. Senate is an institution of historical import that preserved, protected and defended the American way of life for centuries. However, the body has lost it’s way, become a back room for special interest deals, and I will go to Washington D.C. to reverse this deplorable state of affairs. Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics? Potentially What do you think of the filibuster? The filibuster is a critical element and tradition of the U.S. Senate. Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? Senator Daniel Webster Tell us your favorite joke. You have to donate to the campaign to hear my best joke How would you evaluate a judicial nominee? I would only vote to confirm Constitutional Absolutists What kind of relationships would you build with other senators? Collaborative but Firm Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Sometimes How should the U.S. Senate use its investigative powers? To reform the Executive Branch What criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees to their Cabinet? The only appropriate criteria is whether the appointee is loyal to the U.S. Constitution, the American individual and is qualified for the position on a President’s Cabinet: they must be the best but also in-touch with the real world and your real life.\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.\n\nMontgomery Markland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.\n\nMontgomery Markland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey."}]