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Alaska Senate Guide See Guides.vote for online guides Volunteer for Al Gross Volunteer for Dan Sullivan with links and sources dralgrossak.com dansullivanforalaska.com AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Yes. Running because Sullivan voted No. Supported repeal of the ACA and Support Obamacare (ACA) and/or repeatedly to scrap the ACA. Favors offering eliminating the requirement for individuals to expansion of Medicaid and Medicare? public option, though not Medicare for all, enroll in health insurance. and focusing more on addressing costs. BUDGET CUTBACKS No. “Ferries play such an integral role in the Has declined to comment on specific cuts, Support Gov. Dunleavy’s cutbacks to way of life in Southeast Alaska, and like Marine Highway system, but would Marine Highway system, University of defunding them threatens the prosperity and prioritize the dividend. “One thing I have Alaska, and other state programs to health of our coastal communities and learned about government is that it will shift money to Permanent Fund villages.” spend every dime you give it, justify it, and dividend? ask for more.” Supported including ferry system in federal transportation funding. CAMPAIGN FINANCE No. “I will fight to end Citizens United and get Yes. Supported Citizens United, while Support Citizens United and unlimited dark money out of politics.” proposing to reject “outside money” in 2014 corporate political contributions? Senate race. CLIMATE CHANGE Yes. “With a background in science, I know Mixed. Unclear if human-caused. Both threat Consider human-caused climate what a serious threat climate change is to the and benefit. “Climate change … in Alaska … is change a serious threat? state of Alaska, where we are literally losing opening up opportunities”: more fishing, villages to the ocean.” commerce and shipping as sea ice recedes. But melting permafrost harms roads. CLIMATE CHANGE Yes. “Enormous potential to develop wind, No. Against any ban on hydrocarbon Address as a top priority by limiting hydroelectric, solar, and tidal power. … production. Asked Trump to pressure output of greenhouse gases? Reducing energy costs in rural Alaska creates financial institutions benefiting from CARES new jobs.” Supports re-entering the Paris Act to keep “investing in U.S. coal” and oil Climate Agreement. Does support ANWR and gas development. Strong supporter of drilling “in an environmentally safe way.” Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling. CORONAVIRUS No. Trump “lost months of preparedness that Yes. Praised Trump’s COVID task force, Support administration’s response to will be paid for in American lives.” “The though said country needed to “get focused” coronavirus? federal government has failed promoting an on more testing. Praises investment in organized national response.” Also felt vaccines. On CARES Act, said he fought for Alaska fishermen left out of COVID economic inclusion of aid to fishermen. response. COURTS – SUPREME COURT “We both know it is only fair to the American Trump is “well within his constitutional Pick Ruth Bader Ginsburg replacement people to wait until they are able to cast their authority” to nominate someone to fill the now or let November winner choose? ballots in November.” U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. In 2016 said See CEEP Supreme Court guide. “Alaskans deserve to have a voice in that direction through their vote.” ISSUES GROSS (I) SULLIVAN (R) ENVIRONMENT No. Early opponent. Calls Pebble Mine “the Unclear. Has said he would support if Support development of major gold epicenter of crony capitalism,” the “single adequate permitting process endorsed it. and copper Pebble Mine in Bristol greatest threat to our Alaska wild salmon” Opposed Obama administration’s Bay? and an “act of cultural genocide against “preemptive veto of the project,” and Alaska Native peoples in Bristol Bay.” Alaska supported Trump EPA’s repeal of Obama Democratic Party has opposed the mine. Clean Power Plan, removing a major obstacle. Alaska Republican Party supports the mine. FINANCIAL REGULATION No position found. Loosen. Co-sponsored 2019 act to weaken Tighten or loosen regulation of banks Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. and credit card companies? GUN RULES No. Is pro-gun rights. Opposes assault No. “Instead of infringing on Americans’ Enact more restrictive gun legislation? weapons ban. constitutional rights, we can work harder to enforce existing laws and keep guns out of the hands of those with mental illness.” IMMIGRATION Yes. Will place a priority on protecting DACA Mixed. Supported Trump proposal offering Path to citizenship for DACA recipients, recipients. DACA recipients path to citizenship in return or “DREAMers” brought to the U.S. as for major border wall funding and major cuts children? in legal immigration. IRAN No position found on military attacks. No on requiring congressional approval for Prohibit military attacks on Iran Opposed withdrawal from nuclear deal: “Go attacks. Voted against February 2020 without congressional approval? back to the table with them and negotiate … measure that would have required this. Support Trump’s withdrawal from Iran rather than just unilaterally pull out of a pre- Supported withdrawal from “fundamentally nuclear deal. arranged agreement.” flawed” Iran nuclear deal. LEGAL ABORTION Legal. “I’ll defend a woman’s right to choose, Highly restrict. “Life begins at conception and Keep legal or ban? and fight attacks on safe, affordable we must fight to protect the lives of the reproductive health care.” unborn.” Ban abortions after 20 weeks. LGBTQ RIGHTS Yes. “As a doctor, I worked for the health and No. Has opposed same sex marriage. Support Gay Marriage and other well-being of my patients regardless of their Sponsored 2015 act that would prevent LGBTQ Rights? sexual orientation or gender identity. As a government sanctions against contractors senator, I will do the same.” whose religious beliefs led them to discriminate against LGTBQ couples. MINIMUM WAGE Yes. Says good-paying jobs in Alaska start “by Unclear. In 2014 changed position to support Raise federal hourly minimum wage raising the minimum wage and defending increasing state minimum wage by $2 an above current $7.25? collective bargaining rights for our workers hour, but said he opposed federal minimum and unions.” wages. In 2019 opposed $15-an-hour wage. PLANNED PARENTHOOD Likely yes. Planned Parenthood endorses as No. Voted to defund Planned Parenthood in Can Planned Parenthood receive someone “who believes health care decisions 2015. Has continued to support defunding public funds for non-abortion-related are between a patient and their doctor.” Planned Parenthood. care? SAUDI ARABIA No position found. No. Voted against senate measure to block Block arms sales to Saudi Arabia? sale of precision bombs to Saudi Arabia. STUDENT FINANCIAL AID Likely yes. “I will fight to make college more No position found. Support free or subsidized tuition for affordable and accessible for all Alaskans.” lower-income individuals? TAXES Supports Measure 1. No position found on Opposes Measure 1. Keep the structure of SB Position on Measure 1 to increase Trump tax cuts. 21, which Sullivan helped create as incentive taxes on oil production? Supported for oil production. Voted yes on Trump tax Trump administration’s $1.9 trillion tax cuts and Jobs Act. cuts? Campus Election Engagement Project is a nonpartisan effort to help colleges engage students in elections. Sources include Votesmart.org, FactCheck.org, Politifact.com and candidate statements. Vote411.org and Ballotready.org offer guides to local races. Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) | campuselect.org • facebook.com/campuselect • @campuselect .
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