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PVA 2002 Candidate Information
~ University of Colorado Board of Regents ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for University of Colorado Board of Regents - Congressional District 7.

Highlights from this race:

We received responses from one or more of the candidates in this race, but none of their scores warranted their being selected as a "Pro-Animal Pick."
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.
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	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Yes - Cats, Dogs

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

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Yes - Cats (3)

3. Over 10,000 Coloradans have contacted University of Colorado officials asking them to close the dog labs. Do you believe that you, as a regent, would have any power to stop the use of dogs at the University of Colorado School of Medicine? Yes/No/Undecided

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Undecided

4. Do you believe that you, as a regent, would have a duty to listen to those who elected you and, at times, to take action based on the opinions of those same people? Yes/No/Undecided

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Yes

5a. Do you have a personal opinion on the use of dogs at the University of Colorado School of Medicine? Yes/No/Undecided
5b. If so, what is your opinion?

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Yes - No opinion given

6. Do you believe that the University of Colorado School of Medicine could teach physiology without the use of dogs? (Please keep in mind that over 70 medical schools do.) Yes/No/Undecided

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Undecided

7a. Do you believe that students should be given an alternative to animal dissection? Yes/No/Undecided
7b. If so, do you believe that these alternatives should be advertised to students (as opposed to their not being disclosed unless students specifically ask about them)? Yes/No/Undecided

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Yes (if poss.)/Yes

8. Would you be likely to support legislation requiring, or even just requesting, the university to stop obtaining dogs from Class B dealers? (Class B dealers obtain animals from a variety of sources, including "free to good home" ads. Stolen companion animals may be provided to a lab through a Class B dealer.) Yes/No/Undecided

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Yes

9. Would you be willing to consider factual documentation supporting PVA's position on a specific issue? Yes/No/Undecided

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Yes

Please add any other comments ...

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	I need more info on the subject! I would certainly be open to listening to your concerns

Candidate questionnaire scores

CD7	Karen Middleton (D)	Did not respond
CD7	Patricia Hayes (R)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 63%

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