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.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
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)."
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Constitutional Vote: No
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.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
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.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
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.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
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.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
How did they vote?
Legend:
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin E. Carpenter | R | 50% | ||||||
| Matt Claman | D | 0% | ||||||
| Mike Cronk | R | 50% | ||||||
| Harriet Drummond | D | 0% | ||||||
| David Eastman | R | 100% | ||||||
| Bryce Edgmon | I | 0% | ||||||
| William Z. Fields | D | 0% | ||||||
| Neal W. Foster | D | 0% | ||||||
| Ronald D. Gillham | R | 67% | ||||||
| Sara Hannan | D | 0% | ||||||
| Grier Hopkins | D | 0% | ||||||
| DeLena M. Johnson | R | 67% | ||||||
| Andrew L. Josephson | D | 0% | ||||||
| James D. Kaufman | R | 67% | ||||||
| Jonathan S. Kreiss-Tomkins | D | 0% | ||||||
| Christopher Kurka | R | 100% | ||||||
| Barton S. LeBon | R | 33% | ||||||
| Kevin J. McCabe | R | 67% | ||||||
| Kennith McCarty | R | 20% | ||||||
| Thomas W. McKay | R | 67% | ||||||
| Kelly R. Merrick | R | 20% | ||||||
| David Nelson | R | 50% | ||||||
| Daniel H. Ortiz | I | 0% | ||||||
| Josiah Patkotak | I | 0% | ||||||
| Mike Prax | R | 50% | ||||||
| Sara Rasmussen | R | 33% | ||||||
| George Rauscher | R | 50% | ||||||
| Calvin R. Schrage | I | 0% | ||||||
| Laddie Shaw | R | 50% | ||||||
| Liz Snyder | D | 0% | ||||||
| Ivy Spohnholz | D | 0% | ||||||
| Andrea Story | D | 0% | ||||||
| Louise B. Stutes | R | 0% | ||||||
| Geran Tarr | D | 0% | ||||||
| Steve M. Thompson | R | 17% | ||||||
| Cathy Tilton | R | 67% | ||||||
| Chris S. Tuck | D | 0% | ||||||
| Sarah L. Vance | R | 67% | ||||||
| Adam Wool | D | 0% | ||||||
| Tiffany Zulkosky | D | 0% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 0% |
| Independent | 0% |
| Republican | 52% |
