Fahad Akhtar
Independent | New Jersey
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Fahad Akhtar
Party
Independent
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 6
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Dartmouth College, Hanover, MBA, 2022
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, BA, 2017
WORK & MILITARY
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent
BlackRock, Group Manager
U.S. Department of Defense, Innovation Fellow
The White House, Writer
AFFILIATIONS
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OTHER INFORMATION
Fahad Akhtar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection Survey in 2024.
The candidate is running as a "Common Sense Independent" in 2024.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Agree
I’m generally against doctors being involved in moral decision making. They should stick to providing medical advice only.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Any time the mother sincerely believes her life is in danger due to her pregnancy, she ought to have unfettered access to an abortion. The mother ought to be fined no more than $25,000 if she is proven to have lied to obtain an abortion. Outside of danger to life situations, abortion must be banned after 18 weeks.
Does the federal government have a role to play in limiting abortion, and if so what federal steps and/or federal legislation would you support?
Yes but a very small one. A secular government has limited rights over the creation of God, and thus it mustn’t restrict the actions of any human. It may, however, punish certain actions ex-post-facto.
ECONOMY
What actions would you take that would allow Americans to retain more of their income and wealth?
I support the repeal of the federal income tax amendment. I’m strongly anti-tax. Charitable organizations do a better job of caring for the needy than the government.
Student loan forgiveness unfairly shifts the financial burden to those not responsible for student debt.
Strongly Disagree
The federal government ought to get out of the student loan market. The higher education/federal government cabal market unfairly targeted vulnerable people and convinced them they needed useless degrees. Now they’re severely indebted with no means to escape the debt. I am against forcing these people to remain in life-long debt peonage as a result. For the sake of fairness, I’d support wiping out the debt for anyone who is willing to return their degree.
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
“Public monies” shouldn’t exist… this wealth ought to be returned to the taxpayers. Furthermore, as Americans, our only shared morality is the constitution. That ought to guide public decision making.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Freedom of religion does not mean irreligion. I fear God, and I put God’s law above man’s law.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Anytime non-vaccination may adversely affect the health of another person in shared space, vaccination requirements are acceptable for a person wishing voluntarily to enter that space. If one is compelled to enter, they may not be compelled to vac.
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
B) As a religious person, I believe that as long as we have money for wars, we have money to keep our citizens alive. All people should be guaranteed federally funded maternity, preventative, and emergency healthcare. For other treatments, private insurance is best.
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
C
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
I’ve spent the last several years of my life fighting China. It is our second greatest threat.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
No. Israel buys American politicians to support its genocide of Christians and Muslims. We have become a vassal state of Israel.
What are the causes of decline in U.S. military recruitment and retention?
Involvement in morally questionable wars of conquest.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Anyone who passes a constitutional literacy test in English ought to be allowed to immigrate to the US.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Neutral
Gay marriage is not marriage. The government ought to allow religious communities to follow their own definitions of marriage. The government should not be involved in defining or approving marriages. Tax law should not be different for married couples.
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
Anyone who performs gender mutilation on children ought to be imprisoned.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I’m an observant Muslim. I follow the Maliki school of jurisprudence and the Ashari school of theology.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
I prefer the founders’ concept of a republic to the modern one. Average people don’t know what’s best for America—an elite electoral college with more control over elections is better for our long term interests.
EQUALITY
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Agree
Not all instructions are fundamentally racist, but we cannot ignore our history of oppressing non-whites. We can close the door on this issue by paying reparations to verified descendants of slaves and Native Americans.
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
Biological males who enter a woman’s restroom ought to be flogged then jailed.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Agree
The solution to climate change isn’t importing Chinese batteries and EVs. Instead, it is to follow the prophetic examples and be less wasteful in our everyday lives and to consume less.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
From a national security perspective, our only reliable sources of energy are American oil, hydropower, and solar.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To preserve constitutional rights and defend against external threats.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
The Supreme Court should be reformed to include more seats.
Strongly Disagree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
I believe in less, not more government.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I’m a 2A absolutist, but instant criminal background checks are an acceptable check on gun ownership. Citizens ought to be allowed to own any weapon the government is allowed to own.
