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CHVL 2006 Candidate Information
~ State House District 25 ~

This page contains candidate information about the candidates for State House District 25.

Highlights from this race:

The "Pro-Animal Pick" for this race is Mike Daniels (Democratic Party) because of his questionnaire response score of 88%. To volunteer to help his campaign, please contact mike@mikedanielsforhd25.com.
The Republican candidate in this race - Robert Witwer - is the incumbent for this district. His 2006 scorecard, which also contains his pre-2006 animal-related voting scores, is now available.
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; "CRP" - Colorado Reform Party; "D" - Democratic Party; "G" - Green 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?

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes - Dogs
SHD25	Robert Witwer (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes - Dogs, Cats, Horses
SHD25	Robert Witwer (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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)

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	(Y)!!!
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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.

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	(a)
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	No
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes
SHD25	Robert Witwer (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?

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	(b)
SHD25	Robert Witwer (R)	Did not respond

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

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Yes
SHD25	Robert Witwer (R)	Did not respond

Please add any other comments ...

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	I have served as the President and on the Board of Directors of the Intermountain Humane Society. In addition, my wife and I have been a foster home to several dogs and have adopted cats and dogs from various Humane Societies. We also adopted a wild horse from the BLM Wild Horse Program and rescued a horse that had been missing for 9 months. I have written stories about lost and homeless animals for the Mountain Connection newspaper for the last six years. I would like to see the state income tax option for donations to the spay/neuter fund expanded to include microchipping and other veterinary services for low-income households.
SHD25	Robert Witwer (R)	Did not respond

Candidate questionnaire scores

SHD25	Mike Daniels (D)	Overall Questionnaire Response Score = 88%
SHD25	Robert Witwer (R)	Did not respond

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