In August 2018, the ACLU of Alaska sent each of the candidates for state house, state senate, and governor a 12-question survey on civil liberty issues and a 5-question survey on justice issues, inviting them to state their personal views on a range of issues ahead of this year’s elections, including REAL ID, civil asset forfeiture, reproductive rights, LGBT rights, and criminal justice reform.
We have received the candidates' responses and posted them word-for-word at the links below.
The ACLU of Alaska does not endorse candidates for elected or appointed office. These surveys are only intended to provide voters with information about the positions of candidates on issues our members care deeply about.
You can also view how Alaska's congressional delegation votes on civil liberties here.
GOVERNOR / LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
- BEGICH, MARK General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- DUNLEAVY, MIKE J.
- WALKER, BILL General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- ETHERIDGE, DON R.
- KIEHL, JESSE General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- DODGE, KATHRYN General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- LEBON, BART
- JOHNSON, BILL General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- RAUSCHER, GEORGE
- SQUYRES, JAMES A.
- DAHLSTROM, NANCY
- KIMP, DANYELLE General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- HACKENMUELLER,JOE General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- MERRICK, KELLY R.
- FRANKS, LYN D. General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- LEDOUX, GABRIELLE "GABBY"
- SPOHNHOLZ, IVY General Survey
- WRIGHT, STANLEY
- JOSEPHSON, ANDY General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- SANDERS, MARCUS
- DRUMMOND,HARRIET General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- LEKANOF, ANTHONY
- FIELDS, ZACK Smart Justice Survey
- MARTINSON, CEEZAR
- WEST, WARREN P.
- CLAMAN, MATT Smart Justice Survey
- STEWART, MARILYN
STATE REPRESENTATIVE 27
- PRUITT, LANCE
- SNYDER, LIZ General Survey
- JOHNSTON, JENNIFER
- LEE, AMBER General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- BUTLER, SHAWN General Survey
- CARPENTER, BENJAMIN E. "BEN"
- HARRIS, DENNIS General Survey Smart Justice Survey
- KATELNIKOFF-LESTER, SANDRA
- STUTES, LOUISE
- DIMOND, CHRIS
- HANNAN, SARA General Survey Smart Justice Survey