Candidate for Alaska House of Representatives - District 27 in 2026 Alaska Primary Election.
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Get StartedThe forceful taking of an innocent human life can never be justified. Life is a gift from the Creator; a gift that all just governments are obliged to protect. Paying for abortion with taxpayer dollars, as currently takes here in Alaska, is not only morally reprehensible—it also erodes the culture of life that is essential to successfully combat the evils of infanticide, child abuse and domestic violence. Instead of paying for women to undergo the trauma of having an innocent life taken in their womb, we should instead focus on making resources available to mothers and fathers that permit and empower them to care for their son or daughter both while they are waiting to be born and after. Learn more
I was also shocked to discover that in the State of Alaska a doctor may place you on a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Order without your permission, and over the objections of your family. Here in Alaska, you may never even find out that you have been placed on such a list until it is too late. If elected, I will work with my colleagues in the state legislature to correct this, and to end the public funding of abortions in Alaska. As Abraham Lincoln observed of slavery, the issue of not extending full human rights to segments of our society for any length of time results in great difficulties whenever one endeavors to return to a culture of life. I am quite aware of these difficulties, and as a legislator will work tirelessly to encourage a culture that protects innocent life without exception. Learn more
Mat-Su residents feel betrayed today, and that betrayal will not be reversed through sympathetic speeches from politicians and further band-aids. SB91 must be repealed immediately, and we must reestablish a rational approach to public safety. Most importantly, we must return justice to our criminal justice system. Learn more
We must reestablish that crime doesn’t pay in Alaska, and eliminate Alaska as a destination of choice for criminals. The public demands it, and we owe it to Alaskans to accomplish this immediately. Learn more
Bureaucracy stymies innovation and encourages apathy, while perpetuating its own growth at every opportunity. While I am very proud to be able to work in the fire service, I know that job creation has to involve more than simply hiring more firefighters. Government has a number of important functions to perform, like putting out fires. However, job creation is not one of them. In the end, that must always be left to the private sector. Learn more
Education is not one-size-fits-all, and for that reason it will always defy top-down government solutions. Parents should be left free to choose the very best options for their children without government interference. Learn more
Alaska’s school system consistently ranks near the bottom of all fifty states. Instead of fighting merely to continue that level of mediocrity, we need to fight for better options for our parents, and better outcomes for our students. I was blessed by the personal investment of time and attention that my parents made in my education. It permitted me to excel in all educational settings, public, private, homeschool and later at a military service academy. Learning begins at home. My wife, on the other hand, benefited from a traditional public school education from kindergarten all the way through grad school and her Ph.D. Learn more
The Alaska State Constitution provides that “Fish, forests, wildlife, grasslands, and all other replenishable resources belonging to the State shall be utilized, developed, and maintained on the sustained yield principle, subject to preferences among beneficial uses.” The Alaska State Constitution further declares that “The legislature shall provide for the utilization, development, and conservation of all natural resources belonging to the State, including land and waters, for the maximum benefit of its people.” As a legislator, my goal will be to find the very best ways to maintain our resources on the sustained yield principle for the maximum benefit of Alaskans, and to ensure that access to those resources is protected. Learn more
The Second Amendment is the lynch pin on which hang all other constitutional rights. Without a culture that promotes firearms ownership, not only are our second amendment rights in jeopardy, so are all other rights as well. Attorney General Eric Holder, the highest law enforcement officer in the nation for much of Obama’s presidency, is on record stating: “We need to brainwash people into thinking about guns in a vastly different way”, so as to discourage Americans from owning and becoming proficient with firearms. Gun control accomplishes one thing: It deprives law-abiding citizens of the ability to protect themselves and those around them. Learn more
The Second Amendment is about self-defense; the right to exist and to ensure that your rights and the rights of your neighbors are protected without apologizing or having to ask permission from anyone else for doing so. That is why collectivists hate it with such intensity. That is why they attack it. That is why they are looking for ways to torpedo and undermine it at every opportunity. The second amendment secures the right of the individual to stand against the mob; the collective in its most brutal and transparent form. It secures the right of any American to take that stand regardless of how popular that mob might be in Washington D.C. Learn more
According to calculation methods recommended by UAA’s Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), our state budget regularly exceeds sustainable levels by more than 1 billion. This clear excess translates into two very practical realities for our children: Higher taxes, and fewer jobs. We can do better. We MUST do better. To do so requires sending candidates with backbone to the legislature. Our state desperately needs legislators with the courage to say NO to special interests and to funding requests that deprive future generations of the economic freedoms that we ourselves will have enjoyed at their expense. Say NO to special interests. Say YES to future generations of Alaskans. Learn more
Under no circumstances should the PFD be taken from Alaskans and used to fund state government without a vote of the people to do so. Those who believe that our state bureaucracy will do a better job of spending their PFD for them are always welcome to donate their PFD to the state. Pick. Click. Give. Learn more
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