ALASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM 2024
MISSION STATEMENT
1) The mission statement of the Alaska Republican Party is to promote the principles upon which our country and State were founded; advocate fiscally sound, common-sense solutions to the unique challenges facing Alaska; defend the family; and serve as Alaska’s leading grassroots political organization. We also seek to elect and appoint to public office Alaskans with integrity committed to enacting solutions consistent with these principles.
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
2) The United States of America and the State of Alaska were founded on the fundamental principles of life, liberty, and freedom. Our government must preserve individual freedom by protecting constitutional rights and observing constitutional limitations. Our country, people, and constitutions must be honored, respected and defended.
3) We are strengthened by family, faith, personal responsibility, and accountability. We honor the sanctity of human life. Our national defense must be second to none. Our education system must be competitive, accessible, and accountable. We support the primary right of parents to control and direct their children’s education.
4) Free enterprise is the best system to deliver economic opportunity and prosperity. It should not be burdened by excessive regulation and taxation. The government must practice fiscal responsibility so citizens can keep more of the money they earn.
5) We expect ethical conduct, transparency, and accountability from our elected and appointed officials.
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY
6) Republicans believe a free market system, unburdened by excessive government regulation and spending, is the best way to organize an economy. We value a robust work ethic, safe workplaces, and a well-trained, educated workforce.
7) We support balanced budgets.
8) We support business development and the entrepreneurial spirit while reducing the economic and regulatory barriers that limit business growth and responsible resource development.
9) We advocate policies, tax structures, and budgets that promote investment, responsible development, and a jobs-friendly business environment. We support a simplified tax system that does not produce the effect of government-directed redistribution of wealth.
10) We support establishing a mechanism allowing for project certainty between private investment and the State, locking in the terms of the initial agreement.
11) We support the Janus Decision and the right of the individual to choose whether to be in a union, businesses allowing equal access to jobs for all qualified workers; and equal access for contractors to all State and Municipal contracts.
12) We support the responsible expansion and improvement of Alaska’s transportation infrastructure to encourage development and better access to more areas of the State.
13) We support legal immigration.
NATURAL RESOURCES
14) We support the transfer of public lands into private ownership without restricting access to public lands.
15) We champion a diversified economy, solid work ethic, safe workplaces, a well-trained, educated workforce, and access to resources. As such, we support laws, regulations, tax structures, and budgets that encourage new investment, responsible resource development, economically feasible energy independence, and a business-friendly environment.
16) We support the federal government living up to its contractual obligations under the Alaska Statehood Act.
17) We support and defend active management, access to, and reasonable incentives for the responsible development and utilization of Alaska’s natural resources as guaranteed in the Alaska Constitution.
18) We champion the State of Alaska’s sovereignty and management authority over its lands, navigable waters, and resources within its boundaries.
EDUCATION
19) We support access to a quality education based on the principles of parental choice with the objective of providing multiple education and career options for our youth.
20) We support local control of public education including school choice, provided these do not limit parental rights and choices.
21) We support the active promotion of American patriotism, including the daily recitation of the “Pledge of Allegiance” in our schools and the teaching of the Judeao-Christian foundation of our country with an emphasis on the Constitution of the United States. We also support the teaching of American and Alaska history, culture, and geography.
22) We support Alaska’s stand against the principles of “Common Core” and support raising student academic standards.
23) We support the abolition of the Federal Department of Education. We support the State in refusing Federal Funds and policies for education.
24) We support the repeal of the Blaine Amendment and support the Base Student Allocation following the student.
25) We support educators’ rights to refuse membership dues and union rules without penalties.
26) We reject training, curriculum, and instruction supporting equality of outcome, gender, racial or ethnic bias, including critical race theory (CRT) and social-emotional learning (SEL).
27) We support a parental bill of rights, where no school district or employee of said district can supersede the decision-making responsibility of parents regarding:
- Their children’s education.
- Health, to include all gender ideology and sexuality.
- Transparency of all curricula.
HEALTH AND FAMILY
28) Man is made in the image of God; therefore, we embrace the sanctity of life from the moment of conception until natural death and will defend the sanctity of life.
29) We affirm the family, defined as people living together related by blood, marriage, or adoption, as the foundational unit of society. We embrace the definition of marriage in our State constitution as the union of one man and one woman and support reserving marriage benefits to this union alone.
30) We support policies that minimize government intervention and control of the family. Parents have primary responsibility for their children. They have the right and duty to appropriately discipline and require active, informed prior consent for all medical care, including access to abortion, contraception, gender alteration, hormone treatment, gender-altering surgery, psychological testing, and counseling.
31) Recognizing that Alaska law already protects all Alaskans, we oppose the insertion of “sexual orientation” and “transgender identity” in the list of protected classes under anti-discrimination laws for the State and its political subdivisions.
32) We emphatically support the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. We support healthcare reforms to address
spiraling costs, quality, availability, and the number of uninsured people.
33) We believe Alaska welfare recipients should be drug tested and found free of illicit drugs as part of the application approval and then subject to random drug testing while receiving benefits.
34) We do not support biological males competing in female sports. We support biological males using male public facilities. We support biological females using female public facilities.
35) We oppose any healthcare mandate as unconstitutional and support in-person access to patients.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
36) Statutes should not refer to constitutional rights as privileges; likewise, statutory privileges should not be referred to as rights.
37) It is the duty of Alaska Republicans to follow the United States Constitution and the Alaska Constitution.
38) We believe the proper function of government is to protect the rights of its citizens as enumerated in the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Rights in the Alaska Constitution.
39) We believe it is important to emphasize the following:
a) We support the right to life, liberty, and property as bestowed by our Creator. Every human being deserves protection under the law from the moment of conception until natural death.
b) We support the rights to religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly and the free exercise thereof. We believe in the dignity and respect of all persons and oppose efforts to restrict the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.
c) We oppose local, state, and federal laws that infringe upon Second Amendment rights and responsibilities.
d) We support the right of the people to amend the United States Constitution and the Alaska Constitution.
e) We support the rights of all eligible United States citizens to vote in secure and transparent elections as a foundation for our constitutional republic. We support the Electoral College.
f) We support the right of due process of law before any execution or incarceration of United States citizens.
g) We support the Tenth Amendment whereby all rights not expressly granted to the federal government are reserved to the States or to the People. We oppose all federal laws, regulations, mandates, actions, and executive orders that infringe upon the rights reserved to the People and the States.
h) We support private ownership of Alaska’s subsurface mineral rights; therefore, we support the distribution of the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend in accordance with statutory law.
40) We support the state legislatures utilizing Article V power to propose amendments to the US Constitution in a convention of the states, limited to restoring federalism.
41) We support the preservation of private property rights, including the right of owners to access their property.
JUDICIARY, LAW & CRIME
42) We believe in a judicial system that supports a strict, literal interpretation of the United States and Alaska Constitutions and recognizes the sovereignty of our
laws and our right as Alaskans to due process, equal protection, and freedom of speech.
43) We support capital punishment for heinous crimes. We further support strong mandatory minimum prison sentences for all persons, including minors, convicted
of committing crimes with deadly weapons or force.
44) We support strong mandatory minimum penalties for all violent felony crimes, including sex offenses. We support public registration of persons convicted of child molestation, and vigorous enforcement of laws to prohibit the production, sale, and distribution of child pornography.
45) We support the principle that criminals, regardless of age, make restitution to their victims. We support sentencing convicted criminals to work as part of their obligation to provide restitution.
46) We believe in “one person/one vote,” an election system that is hand-auditable, and a process that allows the Republican Party to choose its nominees.
47) We believe that reform of the Alaska judicial selection process is necessary.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
48) We believe in peace through strength. We believe a strong military and secure borders are essential for America’s defense. We stand with all who serve or have served, our country and commit to supporting them and their families.
49) Recognizing Alaska’s strategic position on the front line, we support stationing United States armed forces in Alaska. We value Alaska’s strategic geopolitical location and champion its superior training opportunities.
50) We strongly believe in the readiness of our homeland defense and recognize that every citizen has the responsibility to support and defend our liberties.
