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PVA 2004 Candidate Information
~ State Senate District 35 ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for State Senate District 35.

Highlights from this race:

The "Pro-Animal Pick" for this race is Ken Gordon (Democratic Party) because of his voting record. He is the incumbent for this district. His 2004 scorecard, which also contains his pre-2004 animal-related voting scores, is now available. To volunteer to help his campaign, please call 303.866.4875.
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?

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	Yes - Dogs, Cats + Farm Animals Cattle, Hogs, Chickens, Horses, etc.

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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	Yes - Two Schnoodles - Brothers 13 yrs old - From animal shelter

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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	Undecided

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)

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	(Y)

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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	Undecided

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.

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	(a)/(b) Equally

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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	Undecided

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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	Yes

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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	Yes

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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	(c)

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

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	Yes

Please add any other comments ...

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	None given

Candidate questionnaire scores

SSD35	Ken Gordon (D)	Did not respond
SSD35	Kathleen Pierce (L)	Did not respond
SSD35	Ron Olson (R)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 54%

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