Jonathan Dean

[{"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>Jonathan Dean completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dean'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-361789-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading-bio-361789-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-361789-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-361789-2026-03-05\" 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-361789-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-361789-2026-03-05\" 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 running for US Senate because my kids’ futures are on the line and our leaders are not solving our country’s problems. \r\n<p>I am part of a groundswell of young Democrats demanding more aggressive leadership in the Democratic Party.  We cannot afford to wait for the old guard to get their act together. We must act ourselves.\r\n</p><p>I am an activist, entrepreneur, litigator, and a proud survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I have battled bullies, liars, and gaslighters—the perpetrators from my childhood—in court and in my everyday life. And I did not confront all of that adversity, and fight all of those battles, only to live and raise my kids under a government that is lying to us and gaslighting us every single day.\r\n</p><p>My main opponents are old guard Democrats, whom have been in elected office to oversee the rise of Trumpism—skyrocketing costs, record unaffordability, rampant misinformation, and fascism—and done nothing effective in response. \r\n</p><p>We need to send someone to Washington who will shock the system into working for young people, working families, and our children’s futures and stand against fascism and for American freedom.\r\n</p>\nI have been fighting the system my entire life, and I am humbly asking for your vote and your confidence.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-361789-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading-key-message-361789-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-361789-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-361789-2026-03-05\" 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-361789-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-361789-2026-03-05\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Life is unaffordable because our tax code redistributes our money to wealthy people and corporations. All of us are working hard, but our wages are stagnant even though economic growth skyrockets. We are not experiencing the benefits of our labor. It is because our economic system prioritizes the top 1%, instead of the rest of us. It is immoral and UnAmerican for us to work hard but not be able to maintain a comfortable standard of living.</li><li>We need to end trickle down economics: For forty years, we have been told that if we just redistribute more money to rich people and corporations, then their wealth will trickle down to us and make us wealthier. That was a scam and we need to adjust the tax code to be more equitable: lower taxes for 99% of us; higher taxes for the 1%.</li><li>We need to engage in a dramatic project to build affordable housing. We need to dramatically increase housing availability and affordability as quickly as possible. We need to eliminate red-tape regulations that get in the way of building, offer incentive-based grants to communities and private companies to quickly build affordable housing, and bar corporate entities from speculating on housing. We also need to offer first-time home buyer assistance.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-361789-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading1-361789-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-361789-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-361789-2026-03-05\" 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=\"heading1-361789-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-361789-2026-03-05\" 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\tEnding trickle down economics; affordable housing; taxing billionaires; immigration reform; Supreme Court reform; promoting the rule of law.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-361789-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading2-361789-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-361789-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-361789-2026-03-05\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-361789-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-361789-2026-03-05\" 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\tTrack AIPAC\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 class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Dean submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on March 5, 2026.</i></p></div>\n<div class=\"pastResponses\" style=\"display: block\"><p class=\"large-date\">\tFebruary 12 submission</p><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-361789-2026-02-12\" id=\"heading-bio-361789-2026-02-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-361789-2026-02-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-361789-2026-02-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-361789-2026-02-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-361789-2026-02-12\" 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\tI am a father, litigator, a solar entrepreneur, and an activist for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. I am also a proud survivor of childhood sexual abuse, and I share that to say this: I have been fighting bullies, liars, gaslighters, and abusers my entire life. And I did not fight all those fights only to live under a government that is lying and gaslighting us on a daily basis. \r\nI have had enough. I refuse to accept that the Democratic Party should just keep doing the same old things it has always done and expect different results. That is crazy. We cannot afford for the establishment to get their act together. We need to act ourselves.\t\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-361789-2026-02-12\" id=\"heading-key-message-361789-2026-02-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-361789-2026-02-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-361789-2026-02-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\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\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-361789-2026-02-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-361789-2026-02-12\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>We must make an economic system that is fair for everyone. That means ending trickle down economics by appropriately taxing the wealthy and corporations.</li><li>The Democratic Party must modernize and become fluent with developing favorable media channels and on social media in order to push their agenda.</li><li>We need Democratic reform to preserve the idea of America for future generations: term limits, rank choice voting, abolishing electoral college, and public financing of elections. Republicans will never work to restore Democracy, because they are a minority party. Democrats must organize and build political power to pass these reforms ourselves.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-361789-2026-02-12\" id=\"heading1-361789-2026-02-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-361789-2026-02-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-361789-2026-02-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-361789-2026-02-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-361789-2026-02-12\" 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\tEconomics; Job Growth; Renewable Energy; and Environmental Issues\t\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div><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><p><i><b>Note:</b> Dean submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on February 12, 2026.</i></p></div></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nJonathan Dean completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dean's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am running for US Senate because my kids’ futures are on the line and our leaders are not solving our country’s problems. I am part of a groundswell of young Democrats demanding more aggressive leadership in the Democratic Party.  We cannot afford to wait for the old guard to get their act together. We must act ourselves. I am an activist, entrepreneur, litigator, and a proud survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I have battled bullies, liars, and gaslighters—the perpetrators from my childhood—in court and in my everyday life. And I did not confront all of that adversity, and fight all of those battles, only to live and raise my kids under a government that is lying to us and gaslighting us every single day. My main opponents are old guard Democrats, whom have been in elected office to oversee the rise of Trumpism—skyrocketing costs, record unaffordability, rampant misinformation, and fascism—and done nothing effective in response. We need to send someone to Washington who will shock the system into working for young people, working families, and our children’s futures and stand against fascism and for American freedom. I have been fighting the system my entire life, and I am humbly asking for your vote and your confidence. 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? Life is unaffordable because our tax code redistributes our money to wealthy people and corporations. All of us are working hard, but our wages are stagnant even though economic growth skyrockets. We are not experiencing the benefits of our labor. It is because our economic system prioritizes the top 1%, instead of the rest of us. It is immoral and UnAmerican for us to work hard but not be able to maintain a comfortable standard of living. We need to end trickle down economics: For forty years, we have been told that if we just redistribute more money to rich people and corporations, then their wealth will trickle down to us and make us wealthier. That was a scam and we need to adjust the tax code to be more equitable: lower taxes for 99% of us; higher taxes for the 1%. We need to engage in a dramatic project to build affordable housing. We need to dramatically increase housing availability and affordability as quickly as possible. We need to eliminate red-tape regulations that get in the way of building, offer incentive-based grants to communities and private companies to quickly build affordable housing, and bar corporate entities from speculating on housing. We also need to offer first-time home buyer assistance. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Ending trickle down economics; affordable housing; taxing billionaires; immigration reform; Supreme Court reform; promoting the rule of law. What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign? Track AIPAC\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.\nNote: Dean submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on March 5, 2026.\nFebruary 12 submission Who are you? Tell us about yourself. I am a father, litigator, a solar entrepreneur, and an activist for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. I am also a proud survivor of childhood sexual abuse, and I share that to say this: I have been fighting bullies, liars, gaslighters, and abusers my entire life. And I did not fight all those fights only to live under a government that is lying and gaslighting us on a daily basis. \r\nI have had enough. I refuse to accept that the Democratic Party should just keep doing the same old things it has always done and expect different results. That is crazy. We cannot afford for the establishment to get their act together. We need to act ourselves. 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? We must make an economic system that is fair for everyone. That means ending trickle down economics by appropriately taxing the wealthy and corporations. The Democratic Party must modernize and become fluent with developing favorable media channels and on social media in order to push their agenda. We need Democratic reform to preserve the idea of America for future generations: term limits, rank choice voting, abolishing electoral college, and public financing of elections. Republicans will never work to restore Democracy, because they are a minority party. Democrats must organize and build political power to pass these reforms ourselves. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Economics; Job Growth; Renewable Energy; and Environmental Issues Note: 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. Note: Dean submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on February 12, 2026."}]