Candidate Comparison for US Senate (sources on back)

ON THE ISSUES
JOE MILLER SULLIVAN TREADWELL BEGICH

RIGHT TO
LIFE
Unequivocally
Pro-Life, Endorsed by
Alaska Right to Life
Believes abortion
should be legal in
some circumstances,
i

blocked pro-life
initiative from ballot
as Attorney General
ii

Has a record of
supporting pro-
abortion politicians,
iii

iv
blocked pro-life
initiative from ballot
as Lt. Governor
v

100% Pro-Abortion,
Supported by Planned
Parenthood,
vi

NARAL
vii


2
nd

AMENDMENT
Gun Rights Advocate,
Endorsed by Gun
Owners of America &
National Association
for Gun Rights
Opposed Stand-Your-
Ground legislation as
Alaska's Attorney
General
viii

Supportive of hunting
and recreational
shooting rights
ix

Voted to confirm
Judges who support
gun control agenda,
x

D rating from Gun
Owners of America
xi



TAXES
Abolish the IRS &
Reform the Tax Code
Supports changes to
tax code, but hasn't
offered details;
xii

supported United
Nations tax on off-
shore development
xiii

Pushed for federal
environmental tax on
oil production;
xiv

supported United
Nations tax on off-
shore development
xv

Supports raising
income taxes on
upper income
levels;
xvi
voted for
largest tax increase in
history
xvii



SPENDING
Advocates Cutting
Federal Budget,
Spending Caps &
Requiring a Balanced
Budget
Talks about the
spending problem, but
offers no solutions;
xviii

supported Lisa
Murkowski who has
voted repeatedly to
raise debt ceiling
xix

Pledged to require a
vote on balanced
budget to raise debt
ceiling,
xx
but supports
Murkowski who
voted repeatedly to
raise debt ceiling
xxi

Supported Barack
Obama's big gov't
agenda 97% of the
time last year,
xxii
and
has voted repeatedly
to raise the debt
ceiling
xxiii


CLIMATE
CHANGE
Believes science is
inconclusive, opposes
global climate change
agenda
Believes in man-
caused global
warming,
xxiv
has
history of support for
global climate change
agenda
xxv

Believes in man-
caused global
warming, has history
of support for global
climate change
agenda
xxvi

Believes in man-
caused global
warming, has history
of support for global
climate change
agenda
xxvii


OBAMACARE
Supports Full Repeal,
Free Market Solutions
Replace Obamacare
with Republican
Plan
xxviii

Replace Obamacare
with bi-partisan
healthcare reform
xxix

60
th
Vote for
Obamacare!
xxx


AMNESTY FOR
ILLEGALS
Opposes all forms of
amnesty for illegal
aliens
Refuses to answer the
question and is
backed by big outside
pro-amnesty
money
xxxi

Supports limited
amnesty for illegal
aliens
xxxii

Supports amnesty for
illegal aliens
xxxiii


UNITED NATIONS
LAW OF THE SEA
TREATY (LOST)
Opposes all treaties
that would impinge
on US sovereignty or
impose new tax or
regulation
Has history of support
for LOST (UN tax
and regulation),
xxxiv
is
a member of Council
on Foreign
Relations
xxxv

Has history of support
for LOST (UN tax
and regulation)
xxxvi

Supports LOST (UN
tax and
regulation)
xxxvii

www.joeforliberty.com

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Sources for Candidate Comparison

i Anchorage Daily News, April 19, 2014: Candidate profile: Dan Sullivan, Marine and ex-resources chief, aims for US
Senate seat
ii Juneau Empire, January 12, 2011: State rejects anti-abortion ballot measure
iii Politico.com, March 22, 2013: Mead Treadwell eyes Mark Begich seat. Treadwell has also contributed to
Murkowskis 2016 re-election campaign. Donation can be confirmed at fec.gov
iv According to APOC disclosure, Treadwell has donated to liberal pro-abortion Democrats Matt Claman and Sheila
Selkregg
v Juneau Empire, January 12, 2011: State rejects anti-abortion ballot measure
vi According to Votesmart.org, Planned Parenthood Action Fund gives Mark Begich a 100% rating
vii According to Votesmart.org, NARAL gives Mark Begich a 100% rating
viii Anchorage Daily News, April 2, 2012: "Prior attorney general opposed 'stand your ground' legislation"
ix From speech delivered at Wasilla Day of Resistance rally 2014
x Voted to confirm USSC Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan
xi Gunowners.org, February 14, 2014: "Senator Mark Begich Trying to Fool Alaskans about his Recent Anti-gun Actions -
- GOA holding the Senators feet to the fire"
xii Sullivan campaign website
xiii Advocated for US Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea which would allow for
international tax and regulation on American business. See speech on US State Dept. website: Global Energy Security
and the Arctic
xiv From remarks made on October 22, 2009 in Fairbanks at the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Workshop
xv From a speech delivered before the Juneau World Affairs Council on February 16, 2011: Why the Arctic Matters
xvi New York Times, January 1, 2013: Senate Passes Legislation to Allow Taxes on Affluent to Rise
xvii Mark Begich was the 60
th
and deciding vote on the passage of Obamacare. See Forbes.com story from June 29, 2012:
"Is ObamaCare The Largest Tax Increase In U.S. History?"
xviii Sullivan campaign website
xix Sullivan affirmed his role as Attorney General in fighting for write-in lists to be placed in voting places over the
objection of both Democrat and Republican parties, and the clear text of the law. See Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
story entitled Treadwell gets personal; Sullivan recalls write-in from December 15, 2013. See also report from United
Press International on November 10, 2010 in which Lt. Governor Craig Campbell says he followed the non-statutory
standard on the write-in count at the behest of then-Attorney General Dan Sullivan. The article is entitled Murkowski
write-in votes standing up.
xx Pledge made at United for Liberty-Alaska/Conservative Patriots Group debate in Anchorage
xxi Politico.com, March 22, 2013: Mead Treadwell eyes Mark Begich seat. Treadwell has also contributed to
Murkowskis 2016 re-election campaign. Donation can be confirmed at fec.gov
xxii Rollcall.com, February 3, 2014: "Senate Democrats Backed Obama On Overwhelming Number of 2013 Votes, CQ Roll
Call Vote Studies Show"
xxiii
Alaskarepublicans.com, Mark Begich is Part of Washingtons Spending Problem, October 8, 2013. Treadwell has
also contributed to Murkowskis 2016 re-election campaign. Donation can be confirmed at fec.gov
xxiv See Sullivan remarks from US State Department website entitled "U.S. Commitment to Renewable Energy from
October 1, 2008.
xxv See Sullivan remarks from US State Department website entitled Press Roundtable in Berlin, Germany from August
10, 2007.
xxvi From testimony before the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 25, 2009: Climate Change and the Arctic
xxvii See Begich statement on Obama Administration's Climate Change assessment, also Miller press release Miller Blasts
Begich for Climate Change Deception
xxviii Sullivan campaign website
xxix Treadwell campaign website
xxx See Begich vote at senate.gov on December 24, 2009 H.R. 3590
xxxi Politico.com, February 18, 2014: "Mega-donors plan GOP war council;" Sullivan is also backed by the pro-amnesty US
Chamber of Commerce, Karl Rove's American Crossroads, and PACs for John McCain and Lindsey Graham.
Donations can be confirmed at fec.gov
xxxii Stated at the United for Liberty-Alaska/Conservative Patriots Group debate in Anchorage
xxxiii See vote on senate.gov from June 26, 2013 S. 744
xxxiv See speech on US State Dept. website: Global Energy Security and the Arctic
xxxv See Council on Foreign Relations membership roster at cfr.org
xxxvi See speech delivered before the Juneau World Affairs Council on February 16, 2011: Why the Arctic Matters
xxxvii See Begich press release posted on votesmart.org from March 1, 2010 entitled "Begich Supports Law of the Sea Treaty
in New York Speech"