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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Senate Votes
1. Expanding the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority
Permits the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority to issue up to $1 billion in loans to the University of Alaska and regional health organizations.
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Constitutional Vote: No
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 Medicaid-Covered Abortions
Would amend HB69, Alaska's 2021-22 budget bill, to prohibit Medicaid-covered abortions or services relating to abortion.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
4. No State Funds for Employers Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines
Would amend HB69, Alaska's 2021-22 budget bill, to ensure that no state funds be expended on an entity that mandates its employees to receive a vaccine approved under FDA Emergency Use Authorization.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
5. Defunding Critical Race Theory
Would amend, HB69, Alaska's 2021-22 budget bill, to prevent public funds from being used to teach critical race theory in public schools.
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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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Did not vote
| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Begich | D | 0% | ||||||
| Click Bishop | R | 0% | ||||||
| Mia C. Costello | R | 50% | ||||||
| Elvira Gray-Jackson | D | 0% | ||||||
| Lyman F. Hoffman | D | 0% | ||||||
| Roger Holland | R | 67% | ||||||
| Shelley Hughes | R | 80% | ||||||
| Scott Kawasaki | D | 17% | ||||||
| Jesse Kiehl | D | 0% | ||||||
| Peter Micciche | R | 50% | ||||||
| Robert H. Myers | R | 50% | ||||||
| Donald C. Olson | D | 0% | ||||||
| Lora H. Reinbold | R | 80% | ||||||
| Josh C. Revak | R | 40% | ||||||
| Mike J. Shower | R | 83% | ||||||
| Bert K. Stedman | R | 0% | ||||||
| Gary Stevens | R | 0% | ||||||
| Natasha A. von Imhof | R | 0% | ||||||
| William P. Wielechowski | D | 50% | ||||||
| David S. Wilson | R | 33% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 9.6% |
| Republican | 41% |
