2022 AK Legislative Scorecard 2021-

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Alaska State Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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House Votes

1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Would amend SB136, which pertains to limitations on firearms restrictions during a disaster emergency, by removing the requirement that a person be "qualified under state law" to possess a firearm.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HA6 (SB136) Roll Call 1209856 Rejected 2 to 38 on May 18, 2022 See Declaration of Independence Second Amendment 14th Amendment

2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Recognizes the "importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement" in providing the "framework for much of [the] bilateral trade" between the "integrated economies" of Canada and Alaska, as well as "important updates to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SJR15 Roll Call 1171661 Passed 37 to 2 on Mar 16, 2022 See Declaration of Independence Article I Section 8 Article II Section 2

3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Would prohibit state or local government-imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and protect individuals against unlawful discrimination by employers based on their vaccination status.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB156 Roll Call 1204388 Rejected 14 to 21 on May 15, 2022 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth

Would amend SB3006, which relates to telehealth, to exclude the prescribing of an abortion-inducing drug without an in-person physical examination.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HA2 (SB3006) Roll Call 1108537 Rejected 15 to 21 on Sep 12, 2021 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

5. Cutting State Spending

Would amend HB69, Alaska's 2021-22 budget bill, by directing state agencies to identify means of reducing per capita state spending to not more than twice the national average by the end of FY 2023.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HA57 (HB69) Roll Call 1105508 Rejected 12 to 27 on May 10, 2021 See Declaration of Independence Article I Section 8

6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers

Would amend HB76, which extends the COVID-19 public health disaster emergency, to include the provision that the Governor may not declare a disaster emergency unless authorized by a majority vote of the Legislature.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HA4 (HB76) Roll Call 1105563 Rejected 17 to 21 on Mar 25, 2021 See Declaration of Independence Article I Section 4

How did they vote?

Benjamin E. Carpenter
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-029
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Matt  Claman
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-021
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Mike Cronk
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-006
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Harriet Drummond
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-018
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
David Eastman
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-010
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Bryce  Edgmon
0% Report Score
Independent · Dist. HD-037
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
William Z. Fields
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-020
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Neal W. Foster
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-039
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Ronald D. Gillham
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-030
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Sara  Hannan
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-033
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Grier Hopkins
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-004
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
DeLena M. Johnson
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-011
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Andrew L. Josephson
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-017
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
James D. Kaufman
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-008
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Jonathan S. Kreiss-Tomkins
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-035
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Christopher Kurka
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-007
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Barton S. LeBon
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-001
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Kevin J. McCabe
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-008
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Kennith McCarty
20% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-013
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Thomas W. McKay
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-024
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Kelly R. Merrick
20% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-014
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
David  Nelson
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-015
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Daniel H. Ortiz
0% Report Score
Independent · Dist. HD-036
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Josiah Patkotak
0% Report Score
Independent · Dist. HD-040
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Mike  Prax
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-003
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Sara Rasmussen
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-022
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
George  Rauscher
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-009
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Calvin R. Schrage
0% Report Score
Independent · Dist. HD-025
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Laddie Shaw
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-026
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Liz Snyder
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-027
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Ivy Spohnholz
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-016
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Andrea  Story
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-034
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Louise B. Stutes
0% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-032
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Geran Tarr
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-019
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Steve M. Thompson
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-002
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Cathy  Tilton
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-012
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Chris S. Tuck
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-023
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Sarah L. Vance
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-031
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Adam Wool
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-005
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Tiffany Zulkosky
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-038
1. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
2. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
4. Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth
5. Cutting State Spending
6. Limiting the Governor\'s Emergency Powers
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