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PVA 2002 Candidate Information
~ State House District 15 ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for State House District 15.

Highlights from this race:

The "Pro-Animal Pick" for this race is Betty Pearce (Natural Law Party) because of her questionnaire response score of 100%. To volunteer to help with her campaign, please call (719) 591-5853.
The Republican candidate in this race - Bill Cadman - served as a state representative during the 2002 state legislative session. His 2002 scorecard, which also contains his pre-2002 animal-related voting scores, is now available. As you can see, he has had an anti-animal voting record, and so he gets a "Paws Down" from PVA.
The Natural Law Party candidate in this race - Betty Pearce - is a founding member of Political Voice for Animals.
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?

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	Yes - Dogs
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Yes - Dogs, cats, chickens, cows, birds, fish
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes - Horses, dogs
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	No
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Yes - Cats, fish
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes - Birds (rescued)
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	Yes
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Yes
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	No answer selected
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Yes
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes - My goals include a state Downed Animal Protection Act, banning of factory farms, and enforcement of existing humane slaughter laws.
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	No answer selected
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Undecided
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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)

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	(Y)
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	(Y)
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	(Y) - People convicted of felony cruelty should be prohibited from having custody of or unsupervised contact with any animals for a specified number of years (permanently?).
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	No
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Undecided
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes - I don't think any animals should be used in "entertainment".
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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.

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	(a)
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	(b)
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	(a) - I don't regard any animal as a "resource". The best interest of the individual animals, not of developers or a species, is most important.
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	Yes
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Yes
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes - A biologist friend made a good suggestion: Wildlife commissioners should be elected, and funding for the division should come from a combination of sources.
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	Undecided
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Yes
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	Undecided
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Undecided
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	No - The corresponding statute in which the legislature designated violation a "petty offense" and set only nominal fines should be amended to make violation a felony.
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	Undecided
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Yes
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes - Voters need a way to enact, amend, and repeal legislation - at any level of government - when their elected representatives fail to represent them.
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	(c)
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	(a)
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	(a) - I think the legislature should be required to place on the ballot, for voter decision, any proposed changes to or repeal of voter-enacted statutes.
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	Yes
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Yes
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Yes - I'm not an expert on every animal issue. And I would also want the opinion of PVA, as a grassroots group, on petition-related legislation.
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

Please add any other comments ...

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	None given
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Thank you for the opportunity to respond and please keep me informed. Best regards Ross
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	I appreciate this opportunity and PVA's work in animal advocacy. For more information on my positions on animal issues and other issues, please visit http://www.natural-law-colorado.org/action/elections/bettypearce.asp.
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores

SHD15	Charley Johnson (D)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 42%
SHD15	Ross Glidewell (L)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 63%
SHD15	Betty Pearce (N)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 100%
SHD15	Bill Cadman (R)	Did not respond

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