Donald Young
Republican | Alaska
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Donald Young
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., At Large
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Chico State College, Chico, CA, BA, 1958
Yuba Junior College, Yuba, CA, AA, 1952
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Army - 41st Tank Battalion, Private First Class, 1955-1957
AFFILIATIONS
Alaska Executive Board, Member, National Rifle Association
Board of Directors, National Education Society, Member
Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, Member, Safari Club International
Member, Boone & Crocket, Member
Shriners, Member, Elks
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Alaska State Senate, 1970-1973
Alaska State House, 1966-1970
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
100%
2013-14
91%
2011-12
90%
2014
52%, 75%†
2013
75%
2015
73%
2015-16
69%
2015-16
100%, 61%†
2016
53%, 55%†
2015
44%, 50%†
2015-16
49%, 41%†
2015
37%
2015-16
|100%
2013-14
|91%
2011-12
|90%
2014
|52%, 75%†
2013
|75%
2015
|73%
2015-16
|69%
2015-16
|100%, 61%†
2016
|53%, 55%†
2015
|44%, 50%†
2015-16
|49%, 41%†
2015
|37%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
48%, 42%†
2013
50%, 30%†
2015-16
20%
2014
10%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|20%
2014
|10%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
National Right to Life Committee
LIBERAL (1)
Alaska AFL-CIO
OTHER (1)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Dave Reichert
Mike Huckabee
National Republican Congressional Committee
Republican Women's Organizations
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (31)
American Success PAC
Americans for Common Sense Government
Arkansas for Leadership PAC
Badger Fund
Committee for the Preservation of Capitalism
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (38)
Airline Pilots Association
American Federation of Government Employees
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Maritime Officers
American Postal Workers Union
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
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2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
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3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
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4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
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5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
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9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
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11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
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12. The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
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13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
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15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
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16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
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17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
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18. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
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19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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