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Bishop, Click

Registered Republican · AK

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Bishop, Click is a Registered Republican certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.

Where Bishop, Click stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Anti-Corruption (2 records), Government Efficiency (4 records),

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (6 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 4 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (4 support · 1 oppose),

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 58 extending Medicaid eligibility for postpartum mothers; the bill became Chapter 16, SLA 2023.

    April 19, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 74 reforming Medicaid, telemedicine, and the prescription-drug database; the bill became Chapter 25, SLA 2016.

    March 11, 2016Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 6 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 50 establishing a carbon-storage program and revising Cook Inlet oil and gas policy; the bill became Chapter 23, SLA 2024.

    May 15, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 148 establishing a fisheries rehabilitation permit.

    May 12, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 62 extending the Renewable Energy Grant Fund; the bill became Chapter 5, SLA 2023.

    April 28, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 156, which would have prohibited discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccination status.

    March 16, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 175 authorizing municipal air-quality and energy-efficient construction tax credits.

    February 5, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 11 to prohibit taking antlerless moose in specified circumstances.

    January 18, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee against the proposed federal Waters of the United States rule, arguing that permitting delays or denials could harm Alaska resource development and working families.

    April 8, 2015Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: epw.senate.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 2 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 89 strengthening legislative ethics and conflict-of-interest rules; the bill became Chapter 5, SLA 2019.

    March 27, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 44 tightening legislative ethics, conflict-of-interest, and per-diem rules; the bill became Chapter 61, SLA 2018.

    May 8, 2018Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 4 support
  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 79 creating a process to reclassify first-class cities as second-class cities.

    February 24, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 155 modernizing exploration and mining rights and annual-labor requirements; the bill became Chapter 31, SLA 2020.

    February 19, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee against the proposed federal Waters of the United States rule, arguing that permitting delays or denials could harm Alaska resource development and working families.

    April 8, 2015Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: epw.senate.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Led development of Alaska's Gasline Training Strategic Plan, convening industry, labor, education, and state-government participants to prepare Alaskans for gas-pipeline construction, operation, and maintenance jobs.

    January 1, 2008Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: labor.alaska.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 4 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 3003 funding state operations, education, and a Permanent Fund dividend; the bill became Chapter 1, Third Special Session Laws of Alaska 2021.

    September 14, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 1002, which proposed appropriations for Permanent Fund dividends, higher education, and reserves; the bill failed in the Senate.

    June 4, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Called for more analysis before implementing the scale of Governor Mike Dunleavy's proposed budget cuts, including reductions affecting public education.

    March 12, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: alaskapublic.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 247 restructuring oil and gas taxes, credits, interest, and refunds; the bill became Chapter 4, Fourth Special Session Laws of Alaska 2016.

    May 18, 2016Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 176, which would have repealed a state-employee salary increase.

    April 18, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Announced an $800,000 federal recovery grant to identify Alaska green industries and occupations, needed skills, training pathways, and job opportunities.

    December 3, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: labor.alaska.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 63 creating legal procedures for temporary guardians of missing persons.

    January 29, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 49 revising criminal sentencing, drug, theft, and reporting laws; the bill became Chapter 4, First Special Session Laws of Alaska 2019.

    May 14, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 64, an omnibus crime, corrections, and recidivism measure; the bill became Chapter 83, SLA 2014.

    March 14, 2014Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 137 extending the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission; the measure became Chapter 25, SLA 2014.

    January 24, 2014Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 4 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 3003 funding state operations, education, and a Permanent Fund dividend; the bill became Chapter 1, Third Special Session Laws of Alaska 2021.

    September 14, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 1002, which proposed appropriations for Permanent Fund dividends, higher education, and reserves; the bill failed in the Senate.

    June 4, 2019Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 26, establishing a percent-of-market-value draw from Permanent Fund earnings and a dividend framework; the bill became Chapter 16, SLA 2018.

    March 15, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Announced an $800,000 federal recovery grant to identify Alaska green industries and occupations, needed skills, training pathways, and job opportunities.

    December 3, 2009Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: labor.alaska.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Helped launch a maintenance-technology boot camp that moved transitioning soldiers and veterans directly into North Slope jobs through a state, vocational-center, and industry partnership.

    July 2, 2009Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: labor.alaska.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 13 support · 2 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 148 expanding the Alaska Performance Scholarship and education tax credits; the bill became Chapter 4, SLA 2024.

    May 15, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 132 imposing an annual employment tax dedicated to education-facility maintenance and construction.

    April 21, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 114 expanding public-school funding and education programs; the bill became Chapter 40, SLA 2022.

    May 17, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 3003 funding state operations, education, and a Permanent Fund dividend; the bill became Chapter 1, Third Special Session Laws of Alaska 2021.

    September 14, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Argued during the 2019 veto dispute that University of Alaska funding was important to preserving the university's standing as an Arctic research institution.

    July 9, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: juneauempire.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 1002, which proposed appropriations for Permanent Fund dividends, higher education, and reserves; the bill failed in the Senate.

    June 4, 2019Opposes Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Called for more analysis before implementing the scale of Governor Mike Dunleavy's proposed budget cuts, including reductions affecting public education.

    March 12, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: alaskapublic.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 50 to impose an annual employment tax for education-facility maintenance and construction.

    February 8, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 213 creating a public-school trust fund and education raffle; the bill became Chapter 80, SLA 2018.

    May 12, 2018Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 103, which proposed education grants, scholarships, and an innovative education fund.

    April 26, 2017Opposes Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 78 creating Permanent Fund dividend contributions for education and a dividend raffle; its principal provisions became law through House Bill 213.

    March 6, 2017Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 12, proposing a tax on wages and self-employment earnings to pay for building and maintaining school facilities.

    January 18, 2017Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 97 to impose a limited education tax on wages and self-employment earnings; the bill remained in Senate Labor and Commerce.

    April 7, 2015Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 278, a broad public-education measure covering funding, programs, and school policy; the bill became Chapter 15, SLA 2014.

    April 21, 2014Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Led development of Alaska's Gasline Training Strategic Plan, convening industry, labor, education, and state-government participants to prepare Alaskans for gas-pipeline construction, operation, and maintenance jobs.

    January 1, 2008Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: labor.alaska.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 support · 2 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 61 limiting state and local firearm restrictions during disasters; the bill became Chapter 21, SLA 2023.

    May 16, 2023Opposes Gun Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 136 limiting government restrictions on firearms during declared disasters; it passed the Senate but not the House.

    March 16, 2022Opposes Gun Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 174, which would have limited University of Alaska regulation of firearms and knives; it did not pass the House.

    April 7, 2016Supports Gun Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted against Senate Bill 89, a measure addressing parental rights in schools and limiting abortion providers; it did not pass the House.

    February 26, 2016Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 49, which restricted Medicaid payment for abortions and defined related terms; the bill became Chapter 8, SLA 2014.

    April 9, 2013Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • Voted against House Bill 115, which proposed an individual income tax and changes to Permanent Fund dividend payments; the bill failed in the Senate.

    May 12, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 3 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 111 restructuring oil and gas production taxes, payments, and credits; the bill became Chapter 3, First Special Session Laws of Alaska 2017.

    May 15, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 247 restructuring oil and gas taxes, credits, interest, and refunds; the bill became Chapter 4, Fourth Special Session Laws of Alaska 2016.

    May 18, 2016Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Publicly defended his Senate Bill 21 vote while saying the oil industry bore the burden of proving the tax changes would generate marked new North Slope investment and that he would lead changes if they did not.

    August 18, 2014Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: adn.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 21, restructuring Alaska's oil and gas production tax; the bill became Chapter 10, SLA 2013.

    March 20, 2013Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 5 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 363 creating a state broadband office, grant program, and internet-service parity provisions; the bill became Chapter 52, SLA 2022.

    May 17, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 115 to double Alaska's highway and marine motor-fuel taxes and increase electric-vehicle registration fees; it passed the Senate but not the House.

    March 2, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Proposed road-maintenance funding legislation that would double Alaska's gasoline tax and add electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle registration fees; the Alaska Senate voted to raise the tax on March 2, 2020.

    March 2, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 2, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 115 to double highway and marine motor-fuel taxes and increase electric-vehicle registration fees.

    January 24, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 138, authorizing state participation in a major gas-pipeline and liquefied-natural-gas project; the bill became Chapter 14, SLA 2014.

    March 18, 2014Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 4, legislation expanding the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and related regulatory authority; the bill became Chapter 11, SLA 2013.

    April 12, 2013Opposes Public Infrastructure

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — General

General · 21 records
  • Voted for House Bill 129 revising voter registration, election communications, and an election legal fund; the Senate version did not receive final House concurrence.

    May 15, 2024

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 16 urging repatriation of an Alaska mammal-artifact collection from the American Museum of Natural History.

    February 19, 2024

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 107 proposing a percent-of-market-value split for Permanent Fund dividends; it did not pass the House.

    May 1, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced a bill setting out rules and permit fees for trapping cabins, the small shelters trappers use on state land (Senate Bill 139). The bill stayed in the Senate Resources Committee and did not pass.

    April 26, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 90 extending the Alaska Minerals Commission.

    March 6, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Co-chaired Senate Resources, vice-chaired Labor and Commerce, chaired two finance subcommittees, and served on Finance, Legislative Council, Committee on Committees, and other panels.

    January 17, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 3006, a special-session measure addressing health-care requirements, COVID-19 policy, and telehealth.

    September 10, 2021

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Co-chaired Senate Finance, chaired two finance subcommittees, and served on Resources, Transportation, Legislative Council, Committee on Committees, and multiple budget conference committees.

    January 19, 2021

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 77 extending the liquefied-natural-gas storage facility tax credit.

    March 6, 2019

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 78 establishing May 31 as Katie John Day; the bill became Chapter 6, SLA 2019.

    March 6, 2019

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Vice-chaired Legislative Budget and Audit, chaired Community and Regional Affairs and Labor and Commerce, co-chaired the Bicameral Permanent Fund Working Group, and served on Finance, Resources, and other panels.

    January 15, 2019

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Vice-chaired Senate Finance, chaired Community and Regional Affairs and three finance subcommittees, and served on Resources, Transportation, Legislative Budget and Audit, and several special committees.

    January 17, 2017

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 128, a proposal to restructure Permanent Fund deposits, earnings, and dividends; it did not pass the House.

    June 6, 2016

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Chaired Senate Community and Regional Affairs and several finance subcommittees, vice-chaired Transportation, co-chaired the Special Committee on Energy, and served on Senate Finance and Legislative Budget and Audit.

    January 20, 2015

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 178 to revise passenger and recreational vehicle rental taxes; the measure did not advance beyond House Finance.

    February 18, 2014

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Bill 85 to authorize experimental-vehicle license plates; the measure became Chapter 22, SLA 2013.

    March 21, 2013

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 proposing a state food-resource development working group.

    February 11, 2013

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Served on Senate Finance, Resources, Transportation, Community and Regional Affairs, and Legislative Budget and Audit, while chairing four finance subcommittees and co-chairing the Special Committee on In-State Energy.

    January 15, 2013

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Resigned as labor commissioner after five and a half years of service, before seeking an Alaska Senate seat.

    April 1, 2012

    Source: ktoo.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Testified that Alaska oil-industry employment growth after 2006 reflected spill-response and maintenance work and did not necessarily show more exploration or production that would increase pipeline throughput.

    April 11, 2011

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Appointed commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, beginning a five-and-a-half-year tenure under Governors Sarah Palin and Sean Parnell.

    January 11, 2007

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

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Profile last researched July 2, 2026.