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PVA 2002 Candidate Information
~ U.S. Congressional District 7 ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for U.S. Representative for Colorado Congressional District 7.

Highlights from this race:

The "Pro-Animal Pick" for this race is Mike Feeley (Democratic Party) because of his questionnaire response score of 72%. To volunteer to help his campaign, please call 303-430-1113.
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?

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	Yes - Dogs + Cats
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	Yes - Dogs (2) + 1 Cat
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	(Y)/No answer selected
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	(c)
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	Yes
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	Yes
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	Yes
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	Oppose
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	Yes
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	Undecided
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	No
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

Please add any other comments ...

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	My wife and I are avid supporters of our local animal shelter (Table Mountain Animal Shelter) and our dogs, Gracie & Ruby, along with their predcessors are from the shelter.
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

Candidate questionnaire scores

CD7	Victor Good (CRP)	Did not respond
CD7	Mike Feeley (D)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 72%
CD7	Dave Chandler (G)	Did not respond
CD7	G.T. "Bud" Martin (L)	Did not respond
CD7	Bob Beauprez (R)	Did not respond
CD7	Stanford Andress (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent
CD7	Michael Reigle (U)	Write-In candidate - no questionnaire sent

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