2016 AK Senate race: on Principles & Values


Joe Miller: I am a limited government constitutionalist

Q: What in the nature of mankind caused America's Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

Miller: James Madison articulated best it in Federalist 51: "But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary."

Q: Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which political philosophy best describes you?

Miller: Conservative

Q: Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.

Miller: I am a limited government constitutionalist who believes government exists to protect our liberties, not to take them away. I support free people, free markets, federalism, the constitutional right to life, the 2nd Amendment, religious liberty, American sovereignty, and a strong national defense.

Source: 2016 AFA Action iVoterGuide on 2016 Alaska Senate race Nov 8, 2016

Joe Miller: We created greatest Republic by looking to God for wisdom

Q: Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Miller: I am a committed Christian who believes that God created people with a free will to make their own decisions regarding what they choose to believe. I recognize that our society was founded by looking to God for wisdom and guidance, which is why we created the greatest Republic the world has ever seen. I will fight those who want to take God out of America's public square.

Source: 2016 AFA Action iVoterGuide on 2016 Alaska Senate race Nov 8, 2016

Joe Miller: OpEd: Murkowski should be challenged by a real conservative

Joe Miller said he is not seriously considering an election challenge to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski this year, but he has not completely dismissed the idea. Miller was a tea party favorite in 2010 when he upset Murkowski during the Republican Senate primary. Murkowski mounted a write-in campaign to keep her job. Miller ran again in 2014, but he finished behind Dan Sullivan in the GOP primary. Sullivan went on to defeat Democratic Sen. Mark Begich in the general election.

Miller, an attorney and radio show host, said he continues to hear from people who believe Murkowski should be challenged and that he should take her on. Miller believes there's a lot of public support for a run and that's why it remains a consideration. He said Murkowski has little support among conservatives, which he said would make someone like him a formidable challenge for her. But Miller said at this time, there has not been any serious contemplation of a run.

Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner on 2016 Alaska Senate race Jan 6, 2016

Mark Begich: Created Northern Compass Group: consulting on Alaska issues

In January, Begich created a consulting company called Northern Compass Group, a four-person firm that provides strategic consulting mainly on Alaska-centric matters, allowing him to spend about 40 percent of his time back in his state. As part of a swing through tribal Alaska recently, for instance, Begich helped a small aviation company hold town hall meetings with Alaska Natives who rely on the airline. He is also serving as a policy adviser on Native issues for the law firm Sonosky Chambers.

Back in Washington, Begich became president and CEO of the Foundation for Hospice and Homecare. And last month, he signed as a strategic policy adviser to the law and lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt, working mainly on energy and natural resource issues.

Source: Politico.com coverage of 2016 Alaska Senate race May 6, 2015

Cean Stevens: I am running to make things happen

I decided to run for State House as a Libertarian after hearing my neighbors voice their concerns over the challenges we are having in the neighborhood. In my world, there are 3 types of people:
  1. People who make things happen.
  2. People who watch things happen.
  3. People who wonder what happened.
I've never been one to sit on the sidelines and watch things happen, or wonder what happened. This is why I'm running.
Source: Alaska Dispatch News on 2016 Alaska Senate race Oct 29, 2014

Ray Metcalfe: Don't use religion to justify discrimination

Q. A bill has been introduced to prohibit the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used as a means to exempt a person from compliance with some laws. What are your thoughts on this?

A: Called "The Do No Harm Act" introduced by two Democrats, if passed the Act would prohibit using the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act to justify discrimination in housing, employment, health care, children's welfare, and equal access to government services. I support this bill.

Source: 2016 Alaska Senate campaign website on NationBuilder.com Jun 24, 2013

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Candidates and political leaders on Principles & Values:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R)
Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R)
Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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