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PVA 2002 Candidate Information
~ U.S. Congressional District 1 ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for U.S. Representative for Colorado Congressional District 1.

Highlights from this race:

The "Pro-Animal Pick" for this race is Diana DeGette (Democratic Party) because of her voting record. To volunteer to help her campaign, please call 303-832-1925.
Diana DeGette (Democratic Party) is the incumbent for this office. The current Congress (107th Congress) is still in progress, but her animal-related voting record to date is 78%. During the 106th Congress, her score was 80% with two pro-animal pieces of legislation co-sponsored.
The Republican candidate for this race - Ken Chlouber - served as a state senator during the 2002 state legislative session. His 2002 scorecard, which includes his pre-2002 animal-related voting scores, is now available.
All candidates in this race are listed below, along with their responses or a notation that they did not respond.

Notes:

Responses are given exactly as they were written. Spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors were not corrected.
PVA imposed a 25-word limit on comments because of space limitations; however, if a candidate exceeded this limit we did not cut the text off in mid-sentence. In any case where a candidate's comment is not shown in full, we have included a note to contact us for the full comment.
PVA's selections for "Pro-Animal Picks" and "Paws Down" candidates in congressional races are based solely on the candidates' stances on animal-related issues.
Each candidate's party affiliation is indicated in parentheses immediately following his or her name below. Party abbreviations are as follows. "ACP" - American Constitution Party; "COPI" - Concerns of People, Inc. Party; "CRP" - Colorado Reform Party; "D" - Democratic Party; "G" - Green Party; "L" - Libertarian Party; "N" - Natural Law Party; "R" - Republican Party; "U" - Unaffiliated.

Candidate questionnaire scores

1a. Did you grow up with animals? Yes/No
1b. If so, what kind?

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	Yes - Dogs, Birds, Turtles
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

2a. Does your family have animals? Yes/No
2b. If so, what kind?

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	Yes - Cat
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

3a. Do you believe that aggravated cruelty/violence to animals should be a felony? (Choose one answer.)
(Y) yes; (N) no; (U) undecided; (C) yes, in certain cases (e.g., extreme cases only, or after the first offense)
3b. If so, would you be likely to support federal legislation to this end? Yes/No/Undecided

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	(C)/No - This is not a federal issue - Read the Constitution
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

4. Do you think the Endangered Species Act should be (a) strengthened, (b) weakened, or (c) kept as it is?

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	No answer selected - I think it should be applied honestly & appropriately
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

5. Would you be likely to support federal legislation to prohibit recreational trapping on national wildlife "refuges" (NWRs)? (It is currently permitted on over 70 NWRs.) Yes/No/Undecided

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	Undecided - I don't know anything about this issue
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

6. Would you be likely to support federal legislation to require that animals raised for slaughter be protected from inhumane forms of slaughter, housing, and transportation? Yes/No/Undecided

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	Undecided - You need to define your terms more specifically
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

7. Would you be willing to consider factual documentation from PVA on a given issue? Yes/No/Undecided

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	Yes - I will check the veracity of your information
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

8. Given that many companies develop, test, and sell cosmetics and household products without testing their products on animals, what is your position on the use of animals in the testing of cosmetics and household products? Oppose/Support/Undecided

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	No answer selected - This is not a federal issue read the Constitution
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

9. Would you be likely to support federal legislation prohibiting the use of elephants in traveling acts, such as circuses? Yes/No/Undecided

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	No answer selected - This is not a federal issue read the Constitution
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

10. Would you be likely to support federal legislation to require that educational institutions at all levels provide (and advertise to students) an alternative to animal dissection? Yes/No/Undecided

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	No answer selected - Give me the alternative before I respond
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

11. To the best of your knowledge, do you have the endorsement of any humane organizations? Yes/No

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	Yes - The Church
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

Please add any other comments ...

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	You lack any understanding of the proper role of the Federal Government & its Constitutional authority. The proposed legislation should be at the state level.
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores

CD1	George C. Lilly (ACP)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 11%
CD1	Diana DeGette (D)	Did not respond
CD1	Kenneth W. Seaman (G)	Did not respond
CD1	Kent Leonard (L)	Did not respond
CD1	Ken Chlouber (R)	Did not respond

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