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Christopher Constant's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2022.

  • Anchorage Daily News: "I support a woman’s right to make decisions about her body, full stop. This is a decision between a woman and her doctor, and one the government should have no say in. I support the right to an abortion established by Roe v. Wade, and am appalled by the political decision to reverse established law. Reversing a decision that has stood for 50 years is nearly unheard of and sets a dangerous precedent of the Supreme Court removing liberties, rather than expanding them." (www.adn.com)
  • "With a majority of Supreme Court justices on record as opposing the constitutional protection of individual choices, it is especially important that we have a United States Representative who stands by these constitutional rights. With an increasingly political Supreme Court, I will work to pass legislation to make women’s reproductive rights federal law." (constantforcongress.com)
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  • "Advocate for more strategic military investment and an expansion of the University of Alaska network." (constantforcongress.com)
  • "As your next Congressman, Christopher Constant aims to fix and rebuild Alaska's economy through renewable energy research and production, fair wages, education and health care investments, and new infrastructure projects." (twitter.com)
  • "Most of all, we need to invest in rural infrastructure and other fundamentals such as water and sewer statewide. Water and sanitation are even more important in the age of COVID-19. However, for Alaska’s rural residents, these are not often available. With the passage of President Biden’s Infrastructure and Jobs Act, there is historic investment in water and sewer infrastructure in rural areas. I will work to ensure this funding is properly implemented and Alaskan communities are competitive in securing the funding available." (constantforcongress.com)
  • "We need reliable transportation infrastructure to get essential goods to communities around the state. Too many of our bridges, ports and ferries are in a state of disrepair. Alaska is different. Our airports and seaports are de facto highways with airplanes and ferries serving as critical links between our communities. This infrastructure must be maintained in the same way traditional highways are in the Lower 48 to provide access to goods and services for all Alaskans. Over the past several gubernatorial administrations, the Alaska Marine Highway system has crippled Southeast Alaska with disinvestment from the system. Thankfully the Infrastructure and Jobs Act authorized funds for new high-efficiency electric ferries." (constantforcongress.com)
  • "With much of the state off the road system, Alaskans need reliable, affordable high-speed internet to connect us more than any state in the nation. However, we have some of the most expensive, slowest connections. Families in rural Alaska need reliable broadband so their children can have access to the same educational opportunities as those in Anchorage. Alaska’s businesses need high-speed internet to compete with competitors across the globe." (constantforcongress.com)
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  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • "I will be managing Alaska’s resources by fighting for federal funding to expand an electric grid to bring reliable, clean energy from the most efficient production sites to the rest of the state." (constantforcongress.com)
  • "Alaska has immense potential through responsible natural resource development, renewable energy production, fisheries and tourism. We are the nation’s gates to the arctic and must realize the potential of our strategic geopolitical location as well as work to expand arctic shipping lanes and air cargo. We need a leader to responsibly guide us into the future while ensuring our roads, bridges and ports are maintained. Alaska’s next 50 years have the potential to be our most prosperous." (constantforcongress.com)
  • "As your next Congressman, Christopher Constant aims to fix and rebuild Alaska's economy through renewable energy research and production, fair wages, education and health care investments, and new infrastructure projects." (twitter.com)
  • "We have an opportunity for job growth in Alaska with research and development of low-cost, locally generated renewable energy. Alaska should be at the forefront of new production, research and technology whether it is wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric or tidal." (constantforcongress.com)
  • "Christopher Constant’s climate action plan includes a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030 and an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050." (twitter.com)
  • "The global economy is increasingly severing ties with the fossil fuel industry. We must insulate ourselves from projected declines in oil revenue while also considering the needs of today. I will not push for a hasty transition from oil that jeopardizes the livelihood of Alaskans." (constantforcongress.com)
  • Anchorage Daily News: "I am in favor of universal background checks, red flag laws and magazine capacity restrictions. In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas shooting, I thought about the purpose of assault-style rifles. These are battle-style weapons that are routinely used in mass shootings. We must protect human lives, first and foremost. I am in favor of ending the sale of assault-style weapons." (www.adn.com)
  • Anchorage Daily News: "The United States has the most guns, the least gun regulations and the most gun violence of any nation in the world. It takes mental gymnastics to look at those first few facts and determine they are not related to the third fact. We have about 100 million more guns than people in this country. I support the Second Amendment and do not believe we should ban guns, but it’s time we get serious about putting human lives above the right to own any type of gun and bring it anywhere you want free of any regulation. I support the federal government passing meaningful gun regulation policy." (www.adn.com)
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  • "It’s also time we recognize that affordable family planning services and comprehensive age-appropriate sex education help to reduce unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. That’s why we need to support such programs, and I will do so as your Representative. I also will fight for expanded family leave, transformative investments in child care and better access to health care." (constantforcongress.com)
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding abortion.

a) Abortions should always be illegal.
X b) Abortions should always be legal.
c) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
d) Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
e) Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
f) Abortions should be subject to a mandatory waiting period.
g) Require clinics to give parental notification before performing abortions on minors.
The State has no business between a woman and her doctor. That said, the need for abortion should be minimized by providing accurate sex education to teens and by funding important family services including adoption. This decision is one of the most personal decisions a person may ever face. This and other apparently divisive social issues demand a civil debate on the issues. Violence is never a solution.

State Budget: Indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category, you can use a number more than once.State Taxes: Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category, you can use a number more than once.

Slightly Increase a) Education (Higher)
Greatly Increase b) Education (K-12)
Maintain Status c) Emergency preparedness
Maintain Status d) Environment
Greatly Increase e) Health care
Slightly Increase f) Law enforcement
Slightly Increase g) Transportation and highway infrastructure
Maintain Status h) Welfare
Greatly Increase i) Other or expanded categories
Maintain Status a) Alcohol taxes
Maintain Status b) Cigarette taxes
Maintain Status c) Corporate taxes
Maintain Status d) Gasoline taxes
Slightly Decrease e) Property taxes
Maintain Status f) Vehicle taxes
Greatly Increase g) Other or expanded categories
No 1) Should accounts such as a "rainy day" fund be used to balance the state budget?
No 2) Should fee increases be used to balance the state budget?
3) Other or expanded principles
I would work to shift Alaska's savings from the Constitutional Budget Reserve to a second permanent fund that would protect individual dividends, but also create a long term vehicle to pay for state services and education in the long term. The petroleum industry pays around 85% of state revenues, but production levels are in decline. Now is the time to secure our economic future.
I would like the State to implement a regulatory and tax framework for alternative energy sources like wind, geothermal, and coal liquification projects to set the conditions for viable private investment in new energy strategies.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding campaign finance and government reform.c) Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates?

Yes a) Do you support the current limit of terms for Alaska governors?
Undecided b) Do you support limiting the number of terms for Alaska state senators and representatives?
Yes 1) Individual
Yes 2) PAC
Yes 3) Corporate
Yes 4) Political Parties
Yes d) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
Undecided e) Do you support imposing spending limits on state-level political campaigns?
No f) Should Alaska participate in the federal REAL ID program?
g) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding crime.

a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and hiring of additional prison staff.
b) Establish the death penalty in Alaska.
X c) Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
X d) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
e) Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults.
f) Support state and local law enforcement officials enforcing federal immigration laws.
X g) Support hate crime legislation.
h) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.

X a) Support state funding of universal pre-K programs.
b) Support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind).
X c) Support state education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students.
d) Support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams.
e) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any public school.
f) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any private or religious school.
X g) Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries.
h) Support using a merit pay system for teachers.
X i) Provide state funding for tax incentives and financial aid to help make college more affordable.
j) Support allowing illegal immigrant high school graduates of Alaska to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
1. I support state funding for VOLUNTARY universal pre-K programs. 2. I will strongly advocate for implementing expanded vocational or skill based opportunities in the secondary school system. Roughly 40% of all students who enter an Alaskan high school won't graduate. All those who do will not directly attend college. Our education curriculum should promote a vocational/skill based track as an equally valid path to adulthood. As a gasline project emerges, Alaska will need a skilled workforce. If young Alaskans delay attending college to invest two years working, they can save enough money to fund their education.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding employment.

X a) Increase funding for state job-training programs that re-train displaced workers and teach skills needed in today's job market.
b) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector.
X c) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses.
X d) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for children in low-income working families.
X e) Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families.
X f) Include sexual orientation in Alaska's anti-discrimination laws.
X g) Include gender identity in Alaska's anti-discrimination laws.
X h) Increase the state minimum wage.
i) Support laws that prevent employers from dismissing employees at will.
j) Support financial punishments for those who knowingly employ illegal immigrants.
X k) Support increased work requirements for able-bodied welfare recipients.
X l) Increase funding for employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
m) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.

X a) Promote increased use of alternative fuel technology.
X b) Support increased production of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil, etc).
c) Support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops.
X d) Use state funds to clean up former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused, or abandoned.
X e) Support funding for improvements to Alaska's power generating and transmission facilities.
f) Support funding for open space preservation.
g) Limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
h) Enact environmental regulations even if they are stricter than federal law.
j) Other or expanded principles
Alaskans need access to this important energy resource to feed economic growth and community development. Alaska's leaders need to break the log jams holding up this project. Although an All-Alaska liquified natural gas pipeline is the most appealing idea, the project doesn't yet seem feasible. No matter which route is approved, it is both inevitable and desirable to build a partnership with the North Slope Producers holding the leases. Some legislators maintain eternal vigilance in opposition to the Producers. It is disingenuous to argue they aren't paying their fair share now. AGIA passed. Now engage the producers in negitiations.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding guns.

No a) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
No b) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
No c) Should a license be required for gun possession?
Yes d) Do you support current levels of enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
Undecided e) Do you support current state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
f) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health.

X a) Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state-funded care where necessary.
b) Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
c) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
X d) Allow patients to sue their HMOs.
e) Require hospitals and labs to release reports on infections that are a risk to public health, while not compromising patient confidentiality.
f) Legalize physician assisted suicide in Alaska.
g) Support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes.
h) Other or expanded principles

['Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.', 'Legislative Priorities']

Yes a) Should Alaska recognize civil unions between same-sex couples?
Yes b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry?
Yes c) Should Alaska provide state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples?
Undecided d) Do you support a moment of silence in public schools?
Yes e) Do you support voluntary prayer in public schools?
Yes f) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
No g) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
No h) Should the state government consider race and gender in state government contracting and hiring decisions?
No i) Do you support affirmative action in public college admissions?
Yes j) Should Alaska continue affirmative action programs?
Yes k) Do you support state funding of stem cell research?
Yes l) Do you support state funding of embryonic stem cell research?
No m) Do you support allowing pharmacists who conscientiously object to emergency contraception to refuse to dispense it?
n) Other or expanded principles
1. Energy issues must follow a three-fold path. First, we must develop our traditional resources like petroleum and coal. The market and our economy demand it. Second, we need to implement statewide conservation and energy efficiency efforts aimed at reducing wasted energy in homes, worksites, etc...Third, we should invest substantially in developing marketable alternative energy solutions for Alaskans and the nation. 2. Workforce development/vocational training should start in high school. 3. Alaskans deserve fiscal security. This can be achieved by creating a new permanent fund to endow government services and education. A personal financial management curriculum would be included.

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