
Michael Bowles
Republican | Alaska
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Michael Bowles
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 25
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, Master of Arts, -
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, Bachelor of Science
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, Associate of Culinary Arts
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, Staff Sergeant
State of Alaska, Executive Administrator, Board of Pharmacy
State of Alaska, Investigator, Board of Pharmacy
State of Alaska, Health Consultant, Occupational Safety and Health
AFFILIATIONS
American Legion Post 15
Veterans of Foreign Wars
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
District 1 Representative, Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly
Member, Matanuska-Susitna Fish and Wildlife Commission
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Representative, Alaska House District 25 (Greater Palmer Area)
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Valley Republican Women of Alaska
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Valley Republican Women of Alaska
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
George Rauscher (2026)
Kevin McCabe (2026)
State Republican Party Organizations (2026)
Republican Womens Organizations (2025)
Shelley Hughes (2025)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (8)
Cathy Tilton (2025)
Jamie Allard (2025)
Jubilee Underwood (2025)
Maxwell Sumner (2025)
Republican Womens Organizations (2025)
OTHER INFORMATION
Alaska candidate position Statement 2026.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Our Alaskan Constitution is dedicated to the principle that all persons have a natural right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We must fight to protect the right to life for all Alaskans from conception until natural death because without life, there is no liberty, and without liberty, there is no pursuit of happiness.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
None.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
The government should not dictate what a business owner pays an employee.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Remove all unfilled State of Alaska positions that remain unfilled for the purpose of the legislation to have a "slush fund". 2. Move legislation to the road system. 2. Remove all able-bodied adults' ability from being able to manipulate State of Alaska services in an effort to stay unemployed and living off stolen PFDs. 3. Remove all habitually underperforming State of Alaska employees. It is too easy to stay employed by the State of Alaska while not meeting minimum employment standards.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Separation of church and state means the government cannot dictate what type of church we the people belong to or create a theocracy, it does not mean keeping Christianity out of how we govern. Our country was founded on Christian ideology by Christian men.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
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) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
D, when the government controls healthcare babies are killed in the womb and children are mutilated, and the quality of healthcare goes down.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, Israel is an important ally.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Neutral
I do not believe the government should be dictating private industry that adults choose to engage in.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian first, a husband second, and everything else comes after that. I believe the Bible is the inerrant Word of God and is meant to be taken word for word.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Disagree
I believe we have a responsibility to be good stewards of this earth that God has blessed us with, and man has caused some damage, but it is not a global threat or require urgent political action. America and Alaska have the most stringent environmental protection laws that in my opinion go too far and inhibit natural resource development and economic growth at times.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
In Alaska, coal and hydroelectric power.
ABOUT YOU
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
I consider myself a commonsense conservative.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Protect the health and safety of the public.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. "Shall not be infringed" is pretty clear.
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