Candidate: Sean R. Parnell

District: Statewide

Seat Running For: Lt. Governor

Party Affiliation: Republican

1. As a legislator, what have you done to support women and children victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault? What specifically have you done to help end violence against women and children in Alaska ?

1. Sponsored and passed the Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 1996.

2. Fought for funding of shelters across ALaska on both House and Senate Finance Committees.

3. Maintained an open door and listening ear to victims and advocates

4. Rode with law enforcement officers and visited courts to see first hand what happens.

2.Women in Alaska , particularly Native women, are disproportionately victims of violence. What are the issues or causes you believe increase violence against Alaskan women?

1. Depraved Human Hearts

2. Anused children can become abusers later in life

3. Alcohol abuse

3. Alaska has ranked nationally in the top three per capita for sexual assault in the past 29 years (per the Uniform Crime Reporting Code). What type of legislation would you support to increase perpetrator accountability and ensure safety for women and children?

I have sponsored and passed legislation to combate sexual assault, such as establishing the state;s DNA registry in the 90's. I am open to any legislation that would hold perpetrators of sexual assault responsible and protect victims.

4.  Shelter programs in Alaska are finding it difficult to keep and maintain staff due to a lack of competitive wages.  This causes a high turnover of staff because they can receive better paying jobs working for the state and municipality.  Due to the high rate of staff turnover, the amount and type of services that can be offered to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault are greatly impacted.  As a legislator, what will you do to address this problem?

The same thing I did as a legislator in the 90's. I will be an advocate for adwquate shelter funding.

5. Funding for shelter programs has increased only 4% in the last 10 years while services have increased by over 42%. As a legislator, what will you do to address this problem?

See answer to 4 above.

What is the name of the domestic violence/ sexual assault intervention program(s) that serves your constituents and who are the current executive directors?

AWAIC, STAR, AWRC