

Jesse Sumner
Republican | Alaska
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jesse Sumner
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 28
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Science Physics, 2007
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Alaska Policy Forum, Vice Chair
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Assembly Member Matanuska Susitna Borough, 2018-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State House, 2020
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Daniel S. Sullivan (2019)
Donald Trump (2020)
Donald Young (2020)
Josh Revak (2022)
State Republican Party Organizations (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Molar and ectopic pregnancy
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Disagree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Tax codes ought to have as flat of rates as possible with no special deductions or exemptions.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Any spending program where a rational person who is receiving the service would not choose to purchase the service if you just have them the money is a good target for reduction.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
I generally oppose public expenditure on college education with the possible exception of subsidizing some STEM fields.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Government should not close churches.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
C
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Only in the case that the particular occupation has a significantly elevated risk over the general population. A dog catcher for instance might be required to get a rabies vaccination although even in these cases I believe it should be recommended not required and the employer should be released from liability if the employee refuses.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
Stop dropping bombs on the Middle East.
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Neutral
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Anyone that can demonstrate valuable job skills and will not be a financial burden on the USA.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Agree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Agree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Catholic
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Voter roles should be better maintained
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Not systemically, although with the advent of crispr technology really any group could wreck unprecedented havoc on the world with a very minimal resource investment.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
A, energy is life and the efforts to limit it will cause widespread suffering and death.
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
Energy production should be deregulated but also all subsidies should be cut. Subsidizing energy production causes investment in projects where energy return on energy investment is lower or possibly even negative causing an economic drag.
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To provide security and those services and public facilities for which a significant barrier exists in the form of a free rider problem to the private sector provision of the service.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Assembly meetings are all video recorded
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
The Matanuska Susitna Borough is the only part of the state with significant consistent population growth when the legislature passes a 1.3 billion dollar capital budget and only 36 million is for the MatSu this is ridiculous. We should send serious people to Juneau that will insist that capital spending be allocated at least on a fair basis, road infrastructure spending in MatSu will not be a waste of public funds given our growth which is more than can be said of a lot of the rest of the pork projects around the state.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Agree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
If you are not already receiving our emails, stay up to date with important election alerts, educational articles, and encouraging reminders.