Your body is yours. Candice believes every Alaskan has the absolute right to make their own decisions about their health, lifestyle, and personal choices — without government permission or interference. The AK LP platform is clear: no real or imagined emergency justifies overriding individual freedom. Candice will carry that principle into the House chamber without qualification.

Alaskans have the right to be secure in their persons, homes, and private communications. Candice opposes any state-level expansion of surveillance powers, data retention mandates, or warrantless monitoring programs. She will vote against any legislation that allows government agencies to access private records, financial information, or communications without a warrant based on individualized probable cause.

The right to keep and bear arms is an individual right that shall not be infringed by the state of Alaska. Candice will oppose any state gun registration requirement, any ban on commonly owned firearms or magazines, and any red flag law that removes due process. For rural communities in and around District 29, where law enforcement response times can be measured in hours, the right to self-defense is not a political stance — it is a survival reality.

Alaskans have the right to make their own medical decisions — including the right to refuse any treatment, procedure, or vaccine. Candice opposes any state mandate that substitutes government judgment for a patient’s own, and supports reforming occupational licensing barriers that raise the cost of healthcare and limit access for Alaskans in underserved communities.

Alaska’s justice system incarcerates too many people for offenses that harmed no one but themselves. Candice supports ending mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenses, reforming civil asset forfeiture so property cannot be seized without a conviction, and abolishing qualified immunity that shields state officials from accountability for rights violations. Justice means equal protection — not a tiered system where some people are more protected than others.

Candice will not vote for any new state income tax, sales tax, or new category of taxation on Alaska individuals or businesses. Alaska has no state income tax and no sales tax — those are features of Alaska’s competitive advantage, and Candice intends to keep them. The answer to budget shortfalls is to reduce spending, not to take more from the people who are already paying too much to live here.

The Permanent Fund Dividend belongs to Alaskans. Candice supports restoring and maintaining the full statutory PFD formula. The legislature has spent years diverting PFD funds to patch the operating budget rather than requiring real fiscal discipline. Candice will vote to return the PFD to its statutory amount and oppose any scheme that uses the Permanent Fund as a slush fund for government growth.

Alaska’s regulatory environment makes it harder to start a business, develop resources, and build housing than it should be. Candice will push for a comprehensive review of state regulations that increase costs without producing commensurate public benefit, and will introduce legislation to eliminate licensing requirements that protect established businesses from competition at consumers’ expense.

Alaska’s state budget has grown year over year while the legislature has repeatedly raided the Permanent Fund to cover the gap. Candice will vote against any budget that grows state agency spending beyond inflation and population growth, and will advocate for zero-based budgeting that requires agencies to justify every line item rather than automatically receiving last year’s allocation plus an increase.

Alaska has millions of acres of state land sitting idle near population centers. Candice supports accelerating state land disposals to increase housing supply, reforming the state permitting process for residential construction, and strengthening protections for property owners against regulatory takings — situations where state regulations reduce a property’s value without just compensation. Landlord-tenant law is set by the legislature, and Candice will oppose new mandates that increase housing costs or reduce the supply of rental units available to Alaskans.

The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska are sitting on top of a natural gas solution that the legislature has debated for years without delivering. A gas line spur connecting interior communities to Cook Inlet gas could dramatically reduce heating and energy costs for families and businesses. Candice will push for real progress on gas infrastructure — not another study, not another feasibility report, but actual permitting and construction timelines that serve the communities who have waited long enough.

Alaska’s natural gas represents a massive economic opportunity that has been caught in political limbo for decades. The state controls its own permitting process, royalty structure, and tax policy — and those levers matter. Candice supports reducing state-level regulatory barriers to LNG development, setting a royalty and tax environment that attracts private investment, and ensuring revenues from LNG production on state lands flow into the Permanent Fund. Where federal action is required — FERC approvals, DOE export licenses, federal environmental reviews — the legislature can and should pass formal memorials urging Congress and the relevant agencies to act. Candice will use every tool available, including legislative resolutions that put Alaska’s position on the record at the federal level.

Energy costs in many parts of District 29 and surrounding areas remain among the highest in the state. Candice supports removing regulatory barriers to energy competition, ending state energy subsidies that distort the market and prop up inefficient providers, and ensuring that communities have real choices in energy supply. Affordable energy is not a luxury — for Alaska families heating their homes through winter, it is a necessity.

District 29’s economy is tied to natural resource development — oil and gas, fisheries, tourism, and agriculture. Candice will push back on state regulations that make it harder to develop these resources and create jobs in the district. She supports a state permitting environment that is predictable, transparent, and timely — one that welcomes investment rather than burying it in paperwork.

Parents — not the state — are the primary educators of their children. Candice supports expanding education choice for Alaska families, including funding that follows the student, expanded homeschool allotment programs, and reducing the administrative overhead in Alaska’s public school system that consumes dollars that should reach classrooms. She opposes any state curriculum mandate that removes parental authority over what children are taught.