District 29

MatSu Valley & Valdez

Carol Carman, Chair

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907-746-8670 (no text)

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This is the second in a series that compares Senator Shower with Candidate Massie.

You Will Know Them by Their Fruit

The PFD is the most hotly debated topic in the Legislature.

See 'The PFD Bottom Line' below for details.

Senator Shower

It is common knowledge that Senator Shower, our incumbent, is 100% behind the current statute for the PFD. It has always been a 50/50 formula where the people get 50% and the state gets 50% of the Permanent Fund earnings.

While his first priority has always been the current statutory formula, the Bicameral Permanent Fund Working Group proposed a 50/50 PFD plan using a POMV model. He agreed with the POMV model only if it has a 50/50 split and is tied to a constitutional spending cap. POMV bases its formula on the entire permanent fund rather than just the earnings.

He does not compromise on a 50/50 distribution plan. Ever. Not on bills, not on bill amendments, not in his service on the Bicameral Permanent Fund Working Group. Not ever. 

Final PFD bills with a Senate floor vote:

2022 - SB 199 - voted yes for 50/50 plan

2021 - HB 69 - voted yes only for 50/50

2020 - HB 205 - voted yes only for 50/50

2019 - SJR6 - voted yes only for 50/50

PFD bills that passed Senate Affairs when Sen Shower was chair:

2022 - SB 153 - 50/50 POMV

      SJR 22 - Constitutional Amendment

2021 - SB 53 - advisory vote

      SB 84 - veterans' discount on land

      SJR 18 - Constitutional Amendment

2020 - NONE - Sen Revak was chair

2019 - SB 23 - payment of prior years' PFD

      SB 24 - supplemental PFD

      SB 92 - personal PFD contribution

      SJR5 - Constitutional Amendment

NOTE: Sen Giessel removed Senator Shower as chair for 2020. Bill texts prove Sen Shower was there in 2019. Giessel was voted out later in 2020, and Shower was reinstated as chair for 2021-2022.

VOTES and CHAIRMANSHIPS MATTER.

All those PFD bills went from Mike's committee to Finance where they never saw the light of day, due to moderate control.

Candidate Massie

Massie's website describes the PFD exactly how democrats and moderates describe it.

Words like 'responsible' and 'sustainable' are clues. They use those words to fool people into thinking that giving out a normal PFD is irresponsible, and that the PFD may vanish. Both of those things are false narratives if the statutes are followed. The PFD formula in statute  PREVENTS those things. 

Words matter. From Massie's website:

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Please consider donating to District 29, so we can help Senator Shower by communicating candidate differences to a wider audience on a post card.

We estimate $4500 to reach republicans only, and about $8000 to reach the widest audience possible.

We cannot afford to replace our conservative senator with a moderate.

The PFD Bottom Line

Current statutes allocate a PFD based on a percentage of yearly Permanent Fund income, so there is no way it will ever be unsustainable. It never touches the core funds. Therefore, it will never be irresponsible to give one either.

In fact, it is the most responsible way to make the best of the money earned from the Permanent Fund - paid directly to every man, woman, and child. The PFD is your royalty payment for the mineral rights that all Alaskans own (they are not part of your property rights as in other states). It is rightfully and lawfully yours.

Think of it as living off the interest your bank account earns each year. You would never affect the principle amount if you only spent the interest. So, you could live indefinitely off just the interest. My mother did this with bonds. The bonds never diminished in value. She had a nice monthly income just from the interest. We (my brothers and I) felt this was the most responsible way to give her some income without reducing / draining her funds. 

So, what is the real problem? Government over-spending. Many legislators do not want to limit state spending, so they want their 50% and the people's 50% of the interest too. How serious are they about it? There was a recall effort against our Governor when he tried to slash spending. He asks for a statutory PFD every year and every year the legislature votes it down. Governor Walker began the practice and a judge backed him up. 

Senator Shower has been fighting this battle every year that he has been in office too.

Quote & Shower Supporters

Senator Shelley Hughes, Senate Majority Leader

April 2022 statement made in reference to work on sexual crime legislation:

"Senator Shower is not only an asset to our Mat-Su Delegation, but he is a consistent, reliable conservative vote in the Senate and a team player in the legislature. He's a tough guy when he needs to be - and that's usually the side the public sees - but he also knows how to get down to brass tacks and work through to consensus with House and Senate members in a reasonable way to get sensible items across the finish line. I'm proud to work with him. He's a great colleague."

Public figures who lean conservative and support Senator Shower:

Dave Bronson, Anchorage Mayor

Tuckerman Babcock, Former ARP Chair

Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska

Karen Lewis, Pro-Life Alaska

Edna & Noel DeVries, MSB Mayor

George & Dee McKee, MSB Assembly

Mokie Tew, MSB Assembly

Ron Bernier, MSB Assembly

Tom & Kim Bergey, MSB School Board

Pam Melin, Palmer Deputy Mayor

Richard Best, Palmer City Council

Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, Wasilla City Council

Frank Buzby, Sutton Community Council President

Jim Psenak, Alpine Bar Owner

Jill Alford, Pinnacle Peak

(continued)

Cathy Tilton, House Minority Leader

Kevin McCabe, State Representative

Ben Carpenter, State Representative

Mike Cronk, State Representative

Ron Gilliam, State Representative

Mike Prax, State Representative

Laddie Shaw, State Representative

Sarah Vance, State Representative

Mia Costello, State Senator

Roger Holland, State Senator

Robert Myers, State Senator

Ron & Janet Johnson, ARP Region 2 Representative

Cathy Mosher, Valley Republican Women’s Club President

Valdez - YOU are invited!

See you there!

MatSu - You are invited!

EVERYONE in MatSu is needed at this booting event!

Contact Brian Endle for more information about the Election Integrity event:

Mat-Su Republican Women

https://www.matsurepublicanwomensclub.org

Valley Republican Women of Alaska

https://vrwak.com

Endorsements

District 29 Endorsements

State House Nominee: George Rauscher

State Senate Nominee: Mike Shower

US Congress: Nick Begich III

US Senate: Kelly Tshibaka

Rep Rauscher's Endorsement of Governor Dunleavy

Alaska Republican Party Endorsements

US Congress: Nick Begich III

US Senate: Kelly Tshibaka

Governor: Mike Dunleavy, Charlie Pierce

State House: George Rauscher

State Senate: Mike Shower

Rank the Red!

In the primary, we voted for one person.

The top 4 vote-getters will move on to the general election.

In the upcoming general election, you will rank up to 4 candidates.

The winning strategy is to 'Rank the Red'.

In other words, rank ALL republican candidates to ensure a republican victory.

Leaving any of them out will give the left / democrats an edge toward winning.

Note: Lisa Murkowski is a democrat, positionally.

Elections: Responsibility of the Lieutenant Governor

CONSTITUTION

Article III – The Executive § 7. Lieutenant Governor Duties

There shall be a lieutenant governor. 

He shall have the same qualifications as the governor and serve for the same term. He shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law and as may be delegated to him by the governor. [Amended 1970]  https://ltgov.alaska.gov/information/alaskas-constitution

STATUTES

Sec. 15.10.105. Division of elections; personnel rules.

(a) The division of elections is created. 

The lieutenant governor shall control and supervise the division of elections.

The lieutenant governor shall appoint a director of elections. The director shall act for the lieutenant governor in the supervision of central and regional election offices, the hiring, performance evaluation, promotion, termination, and all other matters relating to the employment and training of election personnel, and the administration of all state elections as well as those municipal elections that the state is required to conduct. The director is responsible for the coordination of state responsibilities under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg (National Voter Registration Act of 1993). The director serves at the pleasure of the lieutenant governor.  http://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#15.10.105

Rock Solid Representative Rauscher

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Rep. Rauscher's Bills

Rep. Rauscher's Website

Sensational Senator Shower

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Sen. Shower's Bills

Sen. Shower's Website