In 2018, Alaska Family Action chose to endorse Rep. Chuck Kopp when he faced a primary challenger in House District 24. This election year, Rep. Kopp once again faces a primary challenge. But Alaska Family Action will not be renewing its endorsement of Rep. Kopp.
Following the 2018 election, Rep. Kopp and a few other Republican legislators chose to join with liberal Democrats to take control of the state house. This bi-partisan majority is dominated by progressive liberals, and they have successfully blocked virtually all attempts to advance pro-life and pro-family legislation.
The policy issues that are most crucial to Alaska Family Action are routinely assigned to FOUR key committees: Health & Social Services, Education, Judiciary, and State Affairs. What do all these committees have in common? They’re all chaired by progressive lawmakers who are endorsed and bankrolled by Planned Parenthood.
Because of this sad state of affairs, our number one priority for the 2020 election cycle is to end this liberal, bi-partisan majority that kills every conservative bill, without a single legislative hearing.
Alaska Family Action is not a partisan organization. We know all too well that not every Republican is our ally, and not every Democrat is our adversary. We’re happy to work with elected officials from ANY party or NO party who are willing to advance a pro-family agenda. On occasion, we’ve been able to cooperate with elected Democrats to advance good bills or fix bad bills. However, our openness to work with anyone cannot obscure this harsh reality: the vast majority of Democrats in Juneau are left-wing progressives who have contempt for traditional Christians and our values.
We know Chuck Kopp to be a man of faith who professes to support our policy agenda, which makes it truly regrettable that we cannot support him in this primary. We’ve shared our concerns with Rep. Kopp in private. We now share them in public. Sometimes our friends disappoint us, and yes, we do consider Chuck Kopp a friend. Hopefully when the dust settles after this election, he may feel the same way about us.
At the end of the day, our loyalty must be to principles, not to princes or politicians (Psalm 146).
Standing for families… in His name,
Jim Minnery – President
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