CHVL/Election-Candidate Information/2006/State

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CHVL 2006 Candidate Information
~ University of Colorado Board of Regents ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for University of Colorado Board of Regents - At-Large.

Highlights from this race:

The "Pro-Animal Pick" for this race is Douglas Campbell (American Constitution Party) because of his questionnaire response score of 94%.
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.
CHVL 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; "D" - Democratic Party; "L" - Libertarian Party; "R" - Republican Party; "U" - Unaffiliated.

Candidate questionnaire scores

1a. Did you grow up with animals? Yes/No
1b. If so, what kind?

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Yes - Cats, dogs
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

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

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Yes - Cat, dog
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

3. The University of Colorado School of Medicine recently issued a moratorium on the use of dogs in physiology classes. Over 70 medical schools now teach physiology without the use of dogs. Do you believe that the University of Colorado School of Medicine should permanently discontinue the use of dogs in physiology classes? Yes/No/Undecided

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Yes - unless necessary for a specific major or specialization - no alternative
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

4. Do you believe that you, as a regent, would have an obligation to consider public opinion in making decisions? Yes/No/Undecided

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Yes
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

5a. Do you think that animals who have been used in research at the university, but are not now being used, should be retired permanently? Yes/No/Undecided
5b. If you answered "yes" to #5a, do you think that the university should retire the animals without charging for their release? Yes/No/Undecided

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Yes/Yes
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

6a. Do you believe that students should be given an alternative to animal dissection? Yes/No/Undecided
6b. 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

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Yes/Yes - unless necessary for a specific major or specialization - no alternative
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

7. Would you be likely to support state or federal legislation prohibiting state-funded universities from obtaining dogs from Class B dealers at any time? (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

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Yes - unless certified as properly obtained
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

8. Do you think that the Board of Regents should oversee research projects at the university? Yes/No/Undecided

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Yes
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

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

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Yes
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

Please add any other comments ...

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	None given
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores

At-Large	Douglas Campbell (ACP)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 94%
At-Large	Stephen Ludwig (D)	Did not respond
At-Large	Daniel Ong (L)	Did not respond
At-Large	Brian Davidson (R)	Did not respond
At-Large	Marcus McCarty (U)	Did not respond

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