AHEA July Candidate Questionnaire Responses as of 8/21/06

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US Representative

Would you support the continuation of State supported home-schooling in its current form?

Would you support removing the regulations which cause this inequality among Alaskan students?

Would you work with the families of over 10,000 home school students to correct the disparate treatment of homeschool families according to their enrollment in a statewide or an in-district home-school program?

Would you work with our members to remove the 20% funding penalty imposed on homeschool students in state-wide programs?

Would you work with our families to guarantee that homeschool parents and teachers can use any materials which are aligned with state standards?

Do you support keeping the current “hands off” approach to independent home-schooling?

Would you like us to tell our member families that you would welcome their help in your campaign?

Diane E. Benson (Democrat)

No Response

Alexander Crawford (Libertarian)

No Response

Sol L. Gerstenfeld (Libertarian)

Yes

Yes & No

Todd Hyde (Democrat)

No Response

Eva L. Ince (Green)

No Response

Ray Metcalfe (Democrat)

No Response

Frank Vondersaar (Democrat)

No Response

Don E. Young (Republican) - Incumbent

No Response

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Governor

Would you support the continuation of State supported home-schooling in its current form?

Would you support removing the regulations which cause this inequality among Alaskan students?

Would you work with our members to remove the 20% funding penalty imposed on homeschool students in state-wide programs?

Would you work with our families to guarantee that homeschool parents and teachers can use any materials which are aligned with state standards?

Do you support keeping the current “hands off” approach to independent home-schooling?

Would you like us to tell our member families that you would welcome their help in your campaign?

John Binkley (Republican)

Yes

Eddie Burke (Alaskan Independence)

Yes

Yes*

Yes

Yes*

Eric Croft (Democrat)

No Response

Daniel DeNardo (Alaskan Independence)

Yes

Gerald L. "Jerry" Heikes (Republican)

Yes

Yes & No

Yes

Merica Hlatcu (Republican)

No Response

Tony Knowles (Democrat)

No Response

Bruce J. Lemke (Democrat)

No Response

David M. Massie (Green)

No Response

Frank H. Murkowski (Republican) - Incumb

Yes

No*

Yes*

Yes

Yes*

Sarah H. Palin (Republican)

Yes

William S. "Billy" Toien (Libertarian)

No Response

Don R. Wright (Alaskan Independence)

No Response

* Governor - Eddie Burke
#4 Comment - "Will Introduce Credit./ (at bottom) - "I Would Introduce Legislation To Promote Private/Religious Homeschool Education. (A dividend of some sort). Voucher

Governor - Frank Murkowski
#3 - No. In district serves families that can vote for local school boards, where as families in statewide program often can not vote for the school board that governs their program.
#4 - No. Home School programs do not have the same cost as brink and mortar programs.
#5 - Yes, but religious materials can not be purchased with state funds.
#7 Yes, we’d love to have volunteers participate in a variety of ways. Sign waving, telephone calls, door to door get out the vote visits.

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Lieutenant Governor

Would you support the continuation of State supported home-schooling in its current form?

Would you support removing the regulations which cause this inequality among Alaskan students?

Would you work with our members to remove the 20% funding penalty imposed on homeschool students in state-wide programs?

Would you work with our families to guarantee that homeschool parents and teachers can use any materials which are aligned with state standards?

Do you support keeping the current “hands off” approach to independent home-schooling?

Would you like us to tell our member families that you would welcome their help in your campaign?

Ethan A. Berkowitz (Democrat)

No Response

Robert D. Mirabal (Libertarian)

No Response

Donald C. Olson (Democrat)

No Response

Sean R. Parnell (Republican)

Yes

Betty Rollins (Democrat)

Yes

Yes & P*

Yes

Kay L. Rollison (Democrat)

No Response

Jerry Ward (Republican)

Yes

Yes & P*

Douglas L. Welton (Alaskan Independence)

No Response

* Lieutenant Governor - Jerry Ward
(At bottom)- I support Vouchers!

* Lieutenant Governor - Betty Rollins
#4 - Comment - "Does this mean you only get 80% of State and nothing from the borough?
(Other comments)- I would really like to talk about this. 907-488-6614

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State Senate District B

Kim Elton (Democrat) - Incumbent

No Response

Herman M. "Mac" Meiners Jr. (Republican)

No Response

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State Senate District D

David P. Braun (Green)

No Response

Ralph C. Seekins (Republican) - Incumbent

No Response

Joe J. Thomas (Democrat)

No Response

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State Senate District F

Tim Beck (Democrat)

No Response

Gene Therriault (Republican) - Incumbent

No Response

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Senate Seat H

Would you support the continuation of State supported home-schooling in its current form?

Would you support removing the regulations which cause this inequality among Alaskan students?

Would you work with our members to remove the 20% funding penalty imposed on homeschool students in state-wide programs?

Would you work with our families to guarantee that homeschool parents and teachers can use any materials which are aligned with state standards?

Do you support keeping the current “hands off” approach to independent home-schooling?

Would you like us to tell our member families that you would welcome their help in your campaign?

Charlie Huggins (Republican) - Incumbent

Yes

John P. Suter (Republican)

Yes

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Senate Seat J

Would you support the continuation of State supported home-schooling in its current form?

Would you support removing the regulations which cause this inequality among Alaskan students?

Would you work with our members to remove the 20% funding penalty imposed on homeschool students in state-wide programs?

Would you work with our families to guarantee that homeschool parents and teachers can use any materials which are aligned with state standards?

Do you support keeping the current “hands off” approach to independent home-schooling?

Would you like us to tell our member families that you would welcome their help in your campaign?

Earl Mayo (Republican)

Yes

Robin Phillips (Republican)

Yes

Yes*

Yes

Bill Wielechowski (Democrat)

Yes

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*District J - Robin Phillips
#2 I would like to look at the regulations. If there is mandated requirements, then there should be adequate funding to meet them.
#3 Sounds like a Yes - however I am not familiar with the difference between in-district and statewide programs and I would like to see the regulations and gain more information before I can make an educated answer.
#4 As I have been going door to door in my district and I spoke with many Home school parents who are not opposed to the cost only opposed to the amount of paperwork and compliance they must turn in on top of the required testing for all students. While I agree that there is a difference in cost, I again would need more information. This question only refers to statewide programs. I believe that I need more information for this question - please call me.

#5 While I agree that home school parents should be able to use any material that meets the requirements to achieve state standards. I feel this is akin to a parent who will pay to send their child to private school for its religious curricula. That parent made a choice to pay for the private school. And while home school parents are paying for the material themselves, since the state does fund a majority of the program, then I believe that parents will need to follow state requirements. However I feel parents are free to teach their children from the religious curricula separately, similarly that a public school parent may send their child to a private tutor or to camp to learn the additional curricula.

#7 Thank you for the opportunity to express my views. I have met a number of home school parents as I have been going door to door in my district and I have learned a lot from them. I feel that this program is working. However I see that AHEA and other home school programs may need to meet with members of the legislature to help educate them on the program and then work with the legislature to keep unmandated and unrealistic requirements off the home school backs. At the same time home school parents and organizations should be able to tell the legislature which of their own programs are not working and how to address the problem. While I worked as a legislative staffer, I always found that the groups that come to the legislature with solutions and a willingness to audit their own programs received more positive returns then the organizations that just asked for money. I am a product of Alaska public education and I really believe I obtained an outstanding education. I do know that things have changed in the last 20 years and there is a need for home school for some students. There will always be some who feel that home school is not necessary so I would be interested in a positive working with AHEA and others to help dispel this notion.

Senate Seat L

Johnny Ellis (Democrat) - Incumbent

No Response

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State Senate District N

Would you support the continuation of State supported home-schooling in its current form?

Would you support removing the regulations which cause this inequality among Alaskan students?

Would you work with our members to remove the 20% funding penalty imposed on homeschool students in state-wide programs?

Would you work with our families to guarantee that homeschool parents and teachers can use any materials which are aligned with state standards?

Do you support keeping the current “hands off” approach to independent home-schooling?

Would you like us to tell our member families that you would welcome their help in your campaign?

Lesil McGuire (Republican)

Yes

Yes*

Yes

Norman Rokeberg (Republican)

No Response

Ray Utter (Democrat)

No Response

*District N - Lesil McGuire
#2 I'm angry about this one!
(Other commments) - I've been a long champion of homeschooling and will continue to be.

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State Senate District P

Would you support the continuation of State supported home-schooling in its current form?

Would you support removing the regulations which cause this inequality among Alaskan students?

Would you work with our members to remove the 20% funding penalty imposed on homeschool students in state-wide programs?

Would you work with our families to guarantee that homeschool parents and teachers can use any materials which are aligned with state standards?

Do you support keeping the current “hands off” approach to independent home-schooling?

Would you like us to tell our member families that you would welcome their help in your campaign?

Con Bunde (Republican) - Incumbent

Yes

Macon Roberts (Democrat)

No Response

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State Senate District R

Charles E. Davidson (Democrat)

No Response

Gary Stevens (Republican) - Incumbent

No Response

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State Senate District S

No Response

Norman Ayagalria (Republican)

No Response

Lyman F. Hoffman (Democrat) - Incumbent

No Response

Willy Keppel (Republican)

No Response

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State Representative District 1

No Response

Jim Elkins (Republican) - Incumbent

No Response

Kyle Johansen (Republican)

No Response

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State Representative District 2

No Response

Jay Stelzenmuller (Democrat)

No Response

Peggy Wilson (Republican) - Incumbent

No Response

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State Representative District 3

No Response

Beth Kerttula (Democrat) - Incumbent

No Response

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State Representative District 4

No Response

Andrea Doll (Democrat)

No Response

Randy Wanamaker (Republican)

No Response

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State Representative District 5

No Response

Aaron T. Isaacs Jr. (Democrat)

No Response

William A. "Bill" Thomas Jr. (Republican) - Inc

No Response

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State Representative District 6

No Response

Carl Morgan Jr. (Republican)

No Response

Woodie W. Salmon (Democrat) - Incumbent

No Response

Ward H. Sattler (Republican)

No Response

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State Representative District 7

Would you support the continuation of State supported home-schooling in its current form?

Would you support removing the regulations which cause this inequality among Alaskan students?

Would you work with our members to remove the 20% funding penalty imposed on homeschool students in state-wide programs?

Would you work with our families to guarantee that homeschool parents and teachers can use any materials which are aligned with state standards?

Do you support keeping the current “hands off” approach to independent home-schooling?

Would you like us to tell our member families that you would welcome their help in your campaign?

Mark A. Ames (Green)

Yes

Michael D. "Mike" Behner (Republican)

No RespoNose

Mike Kelly (Republican) - Incumbent

No RespoNose

Dave Watts (Democrat)

Yes

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State Representative District 8

Would you support the continuation of State supported home-schooling in its current form?

Would you support removing the regulations which cause this inequality among Alaskan students?

Would you work with our members to remove the 20% funding penalty imposed on homeschool students in state-wide programs?

Would you work with our families to guarantee that homeschool parents and teachers can use any materials which are aligned with state standards?

Do you support keeping the current “hands off” approach to independent home-schooling?

Would you like us to tell our member families that you would welcome their help in your campaign?

Jason Crawford (Republican)

Yes

No Response

David Guttenberg (Democrat) - Incumbent

No RespoNose

No Response

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State Representative District 9