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PVA 2002 Candidate Information
~ State House District 12 ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for State House District 12.

Highlights from this race:

The "Pro-Animal Pick" for this race is Paul Weissmann (Democratic Party) because of his questionnaire response score of 71%. To volunteer to help with his campaign, please call 303-673-0191.
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?

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Yes - Dogs, Fish
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	Yes - Dogs, cats, farm animals

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

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Yes - Fish
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	Yes - Dog

3. Are you in favor of the spaying/neutering of dogs and cats to reduce overpopulation? Yes/No/Undecided

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Yes
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	Yes

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

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Yes
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	Yes

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

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Yes
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	No

6. Do you believe that aggravated cruelty/violence to animals should be a felony? (Choose Y, N, U, or C.)
(Y) yes; (N) no; (U) undecided; (C) yes, in certain cases (e.g., extreme cases only, or after the first offense)

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	(U)
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	(C)

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

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	No
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	No

8. Of the two following value statements, to which are you likely to give higher priority?
(a) Wildlife and their environment are to be protected and preserved.
(b) Wildlife and their environment are to be managed.

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	(a)
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	(b)

9. Section 33-1-101 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, states, "It is the policy of the state of Colorado that the wildlife and their environment are to be protected, preserved, enhanced, and managed for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the people of this state and its visitors."
Do you believe that all Colorado residents should have a voice in wildlife policy? Yes/No/Undecided

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Yes
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	Yes

10. Do you believe that there are forms of hunting that are unethical and that wildlife should be protected from them? Yes/No/Undecided

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Yes
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	Undecided - I am in favor of banning hunting when species is (PVA note: next word is not legible) with extinction

11. Do you believe that Amendment 14, the anti-trapping initiative passed by Colorado voters in 1996, should be overturned or weakened in any way? Yes/No/Undecided

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	No
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	Undecided

12. Would you be likely to support state legislation to (1) require counties to allow county-level ballot initiatives and (2) establish consistent procedures and criteria for such initiatives? Yes/No/Undecided

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Undecided
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	No

13. Do you think that initiating a state ballot issue should be (a) easier; (b) harder; or (c) as it is now?

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	(a)
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	(b)

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

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Yes
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	Yes

Please add any other comments ...

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	None given
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	None given

Candidate questionnaire scores

SHD12	Paul Weissmann (D)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 71%
SHD12	Brian C. Lewis (L)	Did not respond
SHD12	James Egerton (R)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 17% (29% score printed on Ballot Buddy was incorrect.)

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