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PVA 2002 Candidate Information
~ State House District 53 ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for State House District 53.

Highlights from this race:

The "Pro-Animal Pick" for this race is Angie Paccione (Democratic Party) because of her questionnaire response score of 75%. To volunteer to help with her campaign, please call (970) 495-0407.
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?

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	No
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	Yes - Family pets: dogs, parakeet, etc.

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Yes - dogs, cats - My brother, not me
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	Yes - Family pet: dog

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Yes
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	No - Owner responsibility is a better idea.

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Yes
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	Undecided - Depends on facts defining "inhumane"

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Undecided - perhaps "suggest", not "require"
SHD53	Kirk Brush (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)

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	(C)
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	(N) - A misdemeanor allows for up to 2 years jail. That is sufficient.

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Undecided
SHD53	Kirk Brush (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.

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	(a)
SHD53	Kirk Brush (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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Yes
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	Undecided - If you mean managing wildlife by voter initiative - no

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Yes
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	Undecided - I hunt. I agree with hunting regulations now in effect and do not see the need for more, concerning ethics.

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	No
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	Yes - However, I do not believe legislature should change initiative laws except for cause arising after initiative was passed.

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Yes
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	Undecided

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	(c)
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	(c)

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

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Yes
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	Yes

Please add any other comments ...

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	None given
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	None given

Candidate questionnaire scores

SHD53	Angie Paccione (D)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 75%
SHD53	Kirk Brush (R)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 0%

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