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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

AK Scorecard 2024

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Alaska Legislature in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate
House of Representatives

Senate

1. Medical Treatment of Minors

Good Vote: No

SB240 Medical Treatment of Minors (Passed 14 to 5 on 4/24/2024). Allows minors aged 16 and older to consent to behavioral and mental health services independently.

2. Carbon Storage

Good Vote: No

HB50 Carbon Storage (Passed 17 to 2 on 5/15/2024). Creates a regulatory framework for underground carbon storage under the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

3. Real Property Taxes

Good Vote: Yes

SB179 Real Property Taxes (Passed 16 to 3 on 4/3/2024). Prohibits the state of Alaska and municipalities from taxing the transfer of real property, including home rule and general law municipalities, preventing them from imposing sales or use taxes on these transactions.

4. Disaster Relief Grants

Good Vote: No

HB345 Disaster Relief Grants (Passed 19 to 1 on 5/14/2024). Creates disaster relief grants for Alaska unit owners to cover common disaster-related expenses.

5. Green Energy and Housing

Good Vote: No

HB273 Green Energy and Housing (Passed 18 to 2 on 5/14/2024). Expands the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's (AHFC) role, allowing it to issue or purchase mortgage loans to improve housing affordability, especially in underserved areas. The bill also supports green energy by funding energy-efficient housing and renewable energy projects.

6. Increased Education Funding

Good Vote: No

SB140 Increased Education Funding (Passed 18 to 1 on 2/26/2024). Increases funding for educator salaries, creates retention bonuses, raises the cost per pupil, and enhances internet service funding for schools.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Click Bishop R SD-C 17% --+---
Jesse Bjorkman R SD-D 33% +-+---
Matt Claman D SD-H 17% --+---
Forrest Dunbar D SD-J 17% --+---
Catherine Giessel R SD-E 17% --+---
Elvi Gray-Jackson D SD-I 17% --+---
Lyman Hoffman D SD-S 20% -.+---
Shelley Hughes R SD-F 20% .-+---
James Kaufman R SD-F 40% +-+--.
Scott Kawasaki D SD-A 17% --+---
Jesse Kiehl D SD-Q 0% ------
Kelly Merrick R SD-L 17% --+---
Robert Myers R SD-B 67% +++-+-
Donald Olson D SD-T 0% ------
Mike Shower R SD-E 60% ++.--+
Bert Stedman R SD-Q 50% --+++-
Gary Stevens R SD-P 17% --+---
Loki Tobin D SD-I 0% ------
William Wielechowski D SD-H 17% --+---
David Wilson R SD-D 33% +-+---

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 33.7%
Democrat 11.7%