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Mike Cronk — Republican State Senator for Alaska District R (official headshot)

Mike Cronk Voting Record & Scorecard | Christian Employers Alliance

AK Senator

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Sen. Mike Cronk (R-AK-R) is tracked on the Christian Employers Alliance legislative scorecard. Mike Cronk represents the R District in the Alaska State Senate.

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HB 116Senate 20251x

Reducing Regulatory Barriers for Cooperative Risk-Sharing Among Commercial Fishermen.

With CEA
This bill exempts cooperative agreements among commercial fishermen from state insurance regulation when participants pool contributions to pay liability claims or vessel and equipment losses. It removes these cooperative risk-sharing arrangements from the scope of insurance laws and regulatory oversight, provided they meet specified criteria. The bill allows fishermen to structure mutual coverage agreements without triggering full insurance licensure requirements. By carving out a regulatory exemption for voluntary cooperative agreements, the bill reduces government intervention in private commercial risk management arrangements.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because it narrows the reach of state insurance regulation over private cooperative agreements.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, voluntary cooperation and mutual aid reflect biblical principles of shared responsibility and community support. Allowing fishermen to pool resources without unnecessary regulatory barriers honors freedom of association and prudent stewardship.
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
HB 121House 20251x

Combatting Regulatory Overreach by Reducing Occupational Licensing Barriers for Accountants While Expanding Practice Privileges Across State Lines.

With CEA
This bill removes Alaska's requirement that certified public accountant applicants complete at least 150 semester hours of postsecondary education and expands practice privilege authority allowing out-of-state accountants and qualifying firms without an Alaska office to practice without notice, fee, or documentation. It also revises private professional conservator licensure standards to allow licensure based on CPA status and clarifies mandatory conservatorship education requirements. By reducing rigid educational mandates and expanding interstate practice privileges while maintaining oversight authority, the bill lowers occupational barriers and increases professional mobility.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because it serves as a step in the right direction to reducing unnecessary employment barriers. Most government licensing entities are overly restrictive and are largely advocated by special interest seeking to restrict competition in the marketplace.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, honest labor and the responsible use of one’s skills should not be hindered by unnecessary regulatory obstacles. Removing excessive credentialing barriers reflects respect for vocation, mobility, and the dignity of work.
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who deprive workers of their rights through forced union membership, mandatory dues extraction, and laws that trap workers in systems they never chose. Workforce freedom is justice for the oppressed worker - the right to keep their full paycheck, to negotiate directly with employers, and to be free from coercive representation. Unjust labor laws that force workers to fund political causes they oppose are exactly the oppressive decrees Isaiah condemns.
HB 123Senate 20251x

Ensuring More Equal Taxation of Vehicle Rentals by Establishing a Tax on Rental Platforms.

With CEA
This bill reduces the vehicle rental tax rate from 10% to 9% for rentals that do not use a rental platform, and sets a 7% rate for rentals that do use such a platform. It requires rental platforms conducting more than 200 transactions annually in the state to collect and remit taxes, maintain transaction records. By lowering the vehicle rental tax rate on rental companies, the bill helps reduce consumer costs for those transactions. While establishing a vehicle rental tax on rentals through platforms increases consumer costs on those transactions, this helps ensure more fair taxation by reducing the competitive benefit of rental platforms not being subject to vehicle rental taxes.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because, while the tax rate should apply equally to vehicle rentals regardless of rental method, the bill is a step in the right direction towards more equal taxation of similar rentals.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, lowering tax burdens reflects fairness and respect for those who work and travel. Reducing excessive taxation better honors the principle that government should not take more than is reasonably necessary.
Proverbs 11:1 – "The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with Him."
Leadership Insight
Integrity in business is not optional - it’s spiritual obedience. Every transaction reflects the character of the Kingdom. Honesty is Heaven’s currency for influence.
HB 174Senate 20251x

Increasing Education Spending by Broadening a School Construction Fund and Removing Cash Balance Limits.

Against CEA
This bill expands the Regional Educational Attendance Area and Small Municipal School District School Fund by authorizing its use for major maintenance of teacher housing and projects at a specific high school and by repealing the statutory $70 million cap on the fund's unobligated and unexpended balance. It amends statute to broaden eligible disbursements and removes the provision limiting accumulation of cash reserves in the fund. By eliminating a $70 million fiscal ceiling and expanding eligible spending categories, the bill increases state spending flexibility and reduces statutory safeguards that limit long-term growth of education-related expenditures.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because it broadens state spending authority and removes fiscal guardrails that help restrain government growth.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, faithful stewardship requires clear limits and accountability over public resources entrusted to government. Removing fiscal safeguards invites expansion that risks misusing funds intended to serve communities wisely and justly.
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
HB 31House 20251x

Eliminating a Dedicated Derelict Vessel Fund and Redirecting Proceeds to the General Fund.

With CEA
This bill exempts certain federally documented commercial vessels from state numbering requirements and repeals the derelict vessel prevention program fund, directing the remaining balance to the general fund subject to appropriation. It removes statutory language establishing the dedicated fund and consolidates remaining receipts into general state revenues. The bill simplifies vessel registration requirements and eliminates a separate funding structure for derelict vessel prevention. By consolidating funds and reducing specialized regulatory structures, the bill streamlines state administration and reduces dedicated fiscal silos.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because it removes a dedicated fund and simplifies vessel registration requirements.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, transparency and simplicity in public finance promote accountability and faithful stewardship. Streamlining funds and reducing regulatory complexity supports responsible governance and respect for taxpayers.
1 Corinthians 14:40 – "But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way."
Leadership Insight
Chaos is not creative - it’s costly. God blesses order because He builds through structure. Operational excellence flows when systems honor divine order.
HB 53 (Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund)House 20251x

Masking Fiscal Irresponsibility by Raiding the State's Rainy-Day Fund to Cover Out-of-Control Spending.

Against CEA
This section of the budget bill allows for the transfer of funds from the Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund, commonly referred to as the "rainy day" fund, to cover the difference if spending exceeds revenue in Fiscal Year 2025.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because, if budgetary shortfalls exist, rather than increasing funding, lawmakers should address the deficit by cutting wasteful spending and reprioritizing, not raiding the rainy-day fund. The state must pursue every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 14:28-30 – "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?"
Leadership Insight
Vision must meet calculation. God honors leaders who count costs before claiming promises. Stewardship without foresight breeds collapse.
HB 53 (Line-Item Veto Override)House 20251x

Worsening Out-of-Control Spending by Overriding the Governor's Veto of Over $1 Billion in Education Spending.

Against CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's line-item veto of language in the budget bill that provides over $1 billion from the state general fund for public school spending. The veto leaves in place over $125 million in other public education appropriations.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because, while it is a necessary role for government to provide quality K-12 education, this line-item veto promotes fiscal responsibility by reducing spending. The state must pursue every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, Scripture commends careful oversight and the trimming of excess. Targeted spending reductions reflect disciplined stewardship and respect for taxpayers’ contributions.
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
HB 57 (Amd. 13)Senate 20251x

Growing Out-of-Control Spending by Providing Additional Funds for "Teacher Spending Accounts".

With CEA
The Hughes amendment #13 to a bill that increases the base student allocation and creates a legislative education funding task force. The amendment requires school districts to establish a "teacher spending account" for every certificated teacher and directs the Department of Education and Early Development to provide an annual grant of $750 per teacher. Expenditures from each account are limited to the specific teacher for whom the account was created and only for purposes supporting student learning. Additionally, districts that receive such grants are prohibited from reducing spending on educational supplies and materials compared to the previous year. By creating a recurring per-teacher grant program and restricting district budget adjustments, the amendment increases ongoing state spending commitments and limits local fiscal flexibility.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because, while it is a necessary role for government to provide quality K-12 education, this amendment increases spending rather than reducing wasteful spending elsewhere.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, while supporting teachers and students is important, creating new recurring spending commitments requires careful stewardship and restraint. Expanding permanent grant programs without offsetting reforms risks burdening taxpayers and future generations.
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
HB 57 (Amd. 22)House 20251x

Creating New Performance-Based Grant Spending for Extracurricular and Secondary Programs.

Against CEA
The Myers amendment #22 to a bill that increases the base student allocation and creates a legislative education funding task force. The amendment establishes a student academic performance incentive funding program requiring the Department of Education and Early Development to provide funding to schools where 70% or more of students score proficient or above on a statewide assessment. It sets the funding amount at $50 multiplied by the school's average daily membership and authorizes use of the funds for extracurricular activities and secondary vocational and technical instruction. By establishing a new spending program for extracurricular and secondary activities, the amendment increases state education expenditures for non-essential purposes.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because, while it is a necessary role for government to provide quality K-12 education, this amendment increases spending, this amendment increases spending beyond core instructional needs.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, stewardship requires prioritizing essential responsibilities before expanding discretionary spending. Directing additional taxpayer funds toward non-core programs risks diverting resources from fundamental educational duties and prudent fiscal management.
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God challenges wasteful spending and misdirected labor that produces no lasting value. Economic freedom means the liberty to invest resources in Kingdom purposes without government mandates dictating consumption. Leaders who reduce unnecessary taxation and regulation allow individuals to steward earnings toward what truly satisfies - family, faith, and generational wealth rather than bureaucratic waste.
HB 57 (Amd. 9)Senate 20251x

Protecting Taxpayers by Ensuring Education Funds are Spent on Students.

With CEA
The Hughes amendment #9 to a bill that increases the base student allocation and creates a legislative education funding task force. The amendment requires that if the legislature increases the base student allocation, a school district must spend at least 70% of the resulting increase in state aid on teachers and classroom instruction. By ensuring that the majority of new education funding is spent directly on teachers and classroom activities, the amendment promotes fiscal accountability and limits the diversion of funds away from their intended purpose.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because it is a necessary role for government to provide quality K-12 education. This amendment helps prevent wasteful spending and ensures that education funding is directed toward classroom instruction.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, faithful stewardship requires that resources be used for their intended purpose and not diverted to waste. Ensuring that education funding directly supports teachers and students reflects accountability, responsibility, and wise management of public funds.
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God challenges wasteful spending and misdirected labor that produces no lasting value. Economic freedom means the liberty to invest resources in Kingdom purposes without government mandates dictating consumption. Leaders who reduce unnecessary taxation and regulation allow individuals to steward earnings toward what truly satisfies - family, faith, and generational wealth rather than bureaucratic waste.
HB 57 (Veto Override)Senate 20251x

Expanding State Control and Spending Across the Public Education System.

Against CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that increases the base student allocation, establishes maximum classroom size mandates, redirects new tax revenue to education grants, and creates a legislative education funding task force. Specifically, the bill increases the base student allocation from $5,960 to $6,960 per student, caps average class sizes at 23 students for grades K-6 and 30 students for grades 7-12, establishes reading proficiency incentive grants funded by taxes on highly digitized businesses, requires the Department of Education to track student outcomes for up to 20 years after graduation, and creates a joint legislative task force with authority to evaluate and recommend changes to the foundation funding formula. By increasing recurring per-student funding and expanding centralized oversight authority, the bill significantly enlarges the size and scope of state government in education.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because it expands state spending, imposes uniform mandates on local districts, and shifts education authority away from families and communities toward centralized government control.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, Scripture affirms that families and local communities are entrusted with the responsibility to educate and form children. Expanding centralized control over education weakens stewardship and departs from biblical wisdom that values authority exercised closest to those affected.
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
HB 69 (Veto Override)Senate 20251x

Increasing Education Spending by Increasing the Base Per-Student Allocation.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that increases state education spending by raising the statutory base student allocation from $5,960 to $6,960 per student. The $1,000 per-student increase applies statewide and directly raises the minimum funding level distributed to school districts. By permanently increasing the base funding amount embedded in statute, the bill commits the state to higher recurring spending obligations tied to student enrollment.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because, while it is a necessary role for government to provide quality K-12 education, this bill increases recurring state spending and expands taxpayer obligations. The state must pursue every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, Scripture calls leaders to govern with restraint and wisdom rather than commit families to growing financial burdens without reform. Expanding permanent education spending without accountability undermines stewardship and responsibility.
Luke 14:28-30 – "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?"
Leadership Insight
Vision must meet calculation. God honors leaders who count costs before claiming promises. Stewardship without foresight breeds collapse.
SB 132Senate 20251x

Reforming Insurance Regulations to Address Rising Health Care Costs Caused by Obamacare.

With CEA
This bill reforms regulation of insurers, third-party administrators, and pharmacy benefits managers. The bill establishes coverage standardization and cost-sharing protections, including prohibiting cost sharing for certain breast biopsies, and consultations, requiring colorectal cancer screenings consistent with national medical guidelines without cost sharing for individuals at average risk, restricting depreciation of labor in residential property claims, and increasing transparency and oversight of pharmacy benefits managers operating in the state. By strengthening regulatory oversight and standardizing certain coverage protections, the bill seeks to improve accountability in the insurance market and mitigate cost pressures affecting consumers.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because the nation witnessed first-hand the disastrous consequences and cost of growing government regulatory power in healthcare (i.e. Obamacare). While the bill contains negative provisions related to health insurance co-payments, the bill increases transparency and oversight mechanisms intended to address market distortions and rising health care costs impacting Alaska families.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, protecting families from unjust cost burdens and promoting fairness in essential services reflects biblical principles of justice and stewardship. Strengthening accountability in the health insurance market helps safeguard households from excessive financial strain while encouraging responsible governance.
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God questions spending on what fails to nourish or satisfy. Healthcare freedom means rejecting one-size-fits-all mandates that force individuals and employers into systems that violate conscience or fail to meet real needs. Leaders who protect healthcare choice allow families and businesses to pursue treatments, coverage, and providers aligned with their values - "eating what is good" rather than consuming what government prescribes.
SB 133House 20251x

Expanding State Mandates on Health Insurers for Prior Authorization and Coverage Processes.

Against CEA
This bill establishes detailed statutory requirements governing prior authorization procedures, response timelines, peer review standards, step therapy protocols, and technological interoperability obligations for health insurers. It mandates defined response periods for approval or denial, automatic approval provisions when deadlines are missed, renewal requirements for chronic conditions, and publication of authorization criteria and appeal processes. The bill imposes procedural, reporting, and compliance duties on insurers offering health plans in the state. By layering extensive operational mandates on private insurers, the bill increases regulatory control over health coverage administration.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because it imposes comprehensive procedural mandates on private insurers and expands regulatory control over health plan administration. Each and every health insurance mandate or price control on co-payments prevents an individual from selecting a plan with just basic or customized coverages to fit their specific needs.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, access to care is important, yet expanding regulatory burdens can increase costs for families and employers. Sound stewardship calls for careful limits on mandates that may unintentionally strain the health care system.
Romans 14:3-4 – "The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall."
Leadership Insight
Paul's protection of conscience applies directly to healthcare freedom. No government or employer has authority to mandate medical treatments, vaccines, or procedures that violate sincere religious or moral conviction. Healthcare freedom means patients and providers can follow conscience in medical decisions without coercion, contempt, or punishment. When healthcare mandates override conscience, they violate the biblical principle that each person is accountable to their own Master.
SB 134Senate 20251x

Reforming Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulations to Address Rising Health Care Costs Caused by Obamacare.

With CEA
This bill converts third-party administrators and pharmacy benefits managers from a registration framework to a full licensure system and expands the director of insurance's authority to examine their affairs, transactions, accounts, records, and assets. It requires detailed organizational disclosures, certified financial statements, designation of compliance officers, quarterly reporting of supervisory personnel and insurer contracts, expanded notification of administrative actions and criminal convictions, biennial renewal fees structured to fund enforcement and technology costs, and authorizes civil penalties for unlicensed activity. The bill also permits multistate examinations and broadens suspension authority under specified conditions. By strengthening licensure requirements and increasing transparency and enforcement tools over entities that play a central role in prescription drug pricing, the bill seeks to improve accountability in the insurance market and address cost pressures affecting consumers.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because it increases oversight and transparency mechanisms aimed at correcting market distortions that contribute to rising health care costs.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, justice and stewardship require transparency and accountability in systems that affect families’ access to essential health care. Strengthening oversight of intermediaries that influence prescription drug costs reflects a commitment to fairness and responsible governance.
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God questions spending on what fails to nourish or satisfy. Healthcare freedom means rejecting one-size-fits-all mandates that force individuals and employers into systems that violate conscience or fail to meet real needs. Leaders who protect healthcare choice allow families and businesses to pursue treatments, coverage, and providers aligned with their values - "eating what is good" rather than consuming what government prescribes.
SB 15Senate 20251x

Expanding Employment Opportunities by Reducing Unnecessary Restrictions Related to Alcohol.

With CEA
This bill allows employees who are at least 18 to serve alcohol in restaurants. The bill also extends the timeframe during which alcohol may be sold at theaters to 2 hours before an event until 1 hour after the event (previously 1 hour before an event and during intermissions). By reducing anticompetitive restrictions on alcohol sales, the bill expands commercial alcohol activity under state law.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because it expands consumer choice and individual liberties.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, responsible adults should be free to make lawful decisions without excessive government interference. Expanding individual liberty while preserving order reflects respect for personal responsibility and limited civil authority.
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who deprive workers of their rights through forced union membership, mandatory dues extraction, and laws that trap workers in systems they never chose. Workforce freedom is justice for the oppressed worker - the right to keep their full paycheck, to negotiate directly with employers, and to be free from coercive representation. Unjust labor laws that force workers to fund political causes they oppose are exactly the oppressive decrees Isaiah condemns.
SB 156House 20251x

Forcing Taxpayers to Subsidize Commercial Fishing Loans at Capped Interest Rates.

Against CEA
This bill directs the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, subject to appropriation, to purchase nonvoting preferred shares in the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank so the bank may provide or refinance commercial fishing industry loans with interest rates capped at the prime rate plus 2%, or 5.25%, whichever is lower. By committing state funds to support below-market loan terms for a defined sector, the bill expands government involvement in private credit markets and targeted economic development financing.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because it uses state funds to subsidize private lending and expands government participation in industry-specific financing.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, government should exercise prudence and avoid entangling public resources in private financial risk. Stewardship calls for restraint when using taxpayer-backed funds to support targeted commercial ventures.
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
SB 183 (Veto Override)Senate 20251x

Strengthening Legislative Oversight Authority to Promote Accountability in State Government.

Against CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that broadens legislative oversight authority by expanding subpoena powers, requiring state officials and agencies to assemble, generate, and furnish information in the specific form or format requested, and authorizing the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee to initiate civil action during the interim between sessions with majority approval. It amends criminal law to make intentional failure to provide full cooperation, or directing another person not to provide requested information, a criminal offense unless the person reasonably believed the action was legally justified, and establishes that similar conduct by state employees constitutes just cause for dismissal or disciplinary action. The bill also grants the legislative audit division authority to compel production of records and require information in specified formats from state officials and employees. By strengthening enforcement tools and clarifying consequences for noncompliance, the bill enhances legislative oversight and promotes greater accountability within state government.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because it strengthens legislative oversight mechanisms and reinforces accountability for executive branch officials.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, accountability in government reflects the biblical principle that those entrusted with authority must answer for how they exercise it. Strengthening oversight promotes transparency, justice, and responsible stewardship of public power.
Proverbs 21:15 – "When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers."
Leadership Insight
Justice is not neutral - it rewards righteousness and confronts evil. Leaders who execute justice faithfully create cultures where virtue thrives and corruption fears. Moral clarity strengthens societies; moral ambiguity weakens them.
SB 24Senate 20251x

Expanding Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Product Taxes, Licensing Mandates, and Criminal Penalties.

With CEA
This bill raises the minimum age to purchase or possess tobacco, products containing nicotine, and electronic smoking products to 21, establishes a 25% tax on the retail sales price of closed electronic smoking products and vapor products, and requires retailers of electronic smoking products to obtain an annual $50 license subject to suspension or revocation. It also imposes detailed shipping restrictions, third-party age verification requirements, packaging and labeling mandates, nicotine content limits, marketing restrictions, expanded recordkeeping requirements, and civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation. The bill further authorizes class A misdemeanor charges for unlawful shipping. By layering new excise taxes, licensing schemes, regulatory mandates, and criminal penalties across tobacco and vapor product markets, the bill substantially expands government control and increases costs for consumers and businesses.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because it raises taxes, expands regulatory mandates, and increases criminal penalties in ways that enlarge state authority and burden lawful commerce. Tobacco and nicotine usage is an individual liberty which individuals who have reached the age of majority should be able to exercise without unnecessary government restriction.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, while discouraging harmful behavior is important, expanding taxation and criminal enforcement beyond what is necessary risks overreach and excessive government control. Wise stewardship calls for personal responsibility and measured policy rather than broad tax increases and punitive expansion.
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
SB 39Senate 20251x

Reducing Borrowing and Lending Opportunities by Capping Small-Dollar Loan Interest Rates at 3% Per Month (36% APR) and Expanding State Control Over Consumer Lending.

With CEA
This bill replaces the prior tiered interest structure with a uniform maximum rate of 3% per month on the unpaid principal balance, equivalent to 36% APR, and requires that all fees, costs, and premiums be included when calculating that rate. Additionally, the bill expands examination authority, increases licensing fees including $500 per branch location or $2,000 for a company license, and removes the requirement that licensees be examined at least once every 18 months. Finally, the bill expands licensing requirements to include Internet websites and mobile applications and requires participation in a multistate licensing registry. By imposing a hard 3% monthly interest cap across loans up to $25,000, the bill restricts pricing flexibility and risks reducing the availability of small-dollar lending services for higher-risk borrowers.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because the free-market - not government price controls - is the best mechanism to ensure the lowest borrowing rates and greatest available credit options for all borrowers. This regulatory expansion will reduce borrowing and lending opportunities.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, financial transactions should reflect fairness and responsibility, yet policies that eliminate access to lawful credit can unintentionally harm families facing short-term needs. Wise stewardship calls for solutions that protect borrowers without restricting legitimate economic opportunity or limiting responsible access to capital.
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on those who issue oppressive decrees - regulations, mandates, and compliance requirements that crush businesses and deprive workers of opportunity. Operational freedom fights the bureaucratic oppression that kills small businesses, prevents entrepreneurship, and protects established interests at the expense of new entrants. When licensing laws, zoning restrictions, and regulatory burdens make it impossible for the poor to start businesses, government becomes the oppressor Isaiah condemns.
SB 64 (Amd. 2)Senate 20251x

Strengthening Election Integrity by Increasing Special Needs Ballot Safeguards.

With CEA
The Wielechowski amendment #2 to an election reform bill. The amendment requires a representative requesting a special needs ballot to present valid photo identification and requires election officials to verify the representative's identity, document the dates the ballot is issued and returned, and provide a printed record that must be completed before the ballot is released. By increasing identification standards, documentation requirements, and accountability measures for representatives handling special needs ballots, the amendment strengthens statutory safeguards designed to protect election integrity.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because maintaining strong safeguards against voter fraud is a critical aspect of ensuring free and fair elections, an essential component of democracy under our nation's constitutional republic.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, Scripture calls for honest processes and trustworthy safeguards in matters affecting the public trust. Strengthening verification and accountability in ballot handling reflects biblical principles of integrity, justice, and responsible stewardship of civic institutions.
Deuteronomy 16:18-20 – "Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you."
Leadership Insight
Moses commands impartial justice - judges who follow "justice alone" without showing partiality. First Freedom depends on courts that protect religious liberty impartially, without favoring secular ideology over sincere faith. When judges show partiality against religious conviction, accepting the cultural bribes of elite approval, they pervert the justice God demands. First Freedom requires judges who fear God more than cultural pressure.
SB 79House 20251x

Expanding Employment Contracting Rights by Allowing Payment of Wages Through Payroll Card Accounts.

With CEA
This bill allows employers to pay employee wages by crediting wages to a payroll card account if the employee voluntarily authorizes it or does not authorize direct deposit, and establishes statutory requirements governing those accounts. It requires employers to disclose wage payment options, payroll card terms and fees, and available cost-free access methods, requires at least one cost-free withdrawal each pay period up to the employee's net wages, prohibits certain fees such as application fees, initial card issuance fees, wage transfer fees, and point-of-sale transaction fees, and requires that payroll card funds be insured on a pass-through basis by a federal deposit insurance entity. By authorizing wage payment through employer-established payroll card accounts and embedding statutory conditions on their use, the bill expands employer flexibility in wage disbursement while formalizing regulatory requirements for payroll card programs.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because, while the bill does contain some negative provisions regulating payroll cards, as a whole, the bill improves the private contracting rights of employers and employees.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, honest compensation for labor is a matter of justice, and workers should receive their wages in a manner that is transparent and fair. Allowing flexible payment methods while prohibiting exploitative fees reflects biblical principles of fairness, stewardship, and respect for the dignity of work.
1 Timothy 5:18 – "The worker deserves his wages."
Leadership Insight
God’s justice includes fair compensation. Exploitation contradicts His design. Leaders who value their teams reflect the righteousness of Heaven in the workplace.
SB 83House 20251x

Hiking Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Insurers Reimburse Telehealth Services at the Same Rate as In-Person Services.

With CEA
This bill requires health care insurers to reimburse health care providers for services delivered through telehealth, including behavioral health services, at least at the same rate as comparable services provided in person. This applies to private insurers, municipal employee health plans, and state employee health plans, including self-insured plans. By imposing a statewide reimbursement requirement, the bill prohibits insurers from negotiating lower reimbursement rates for telehealth services, expanding government control over private insurance pricing and contract negotiations.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill because each and every health insurance mandate or price control on co-payments prevents an individual from selecting a plan with just basic or customized coverages to fit their specific needs. As a result, health insurers are forced to only offer costly plans loaded with coverages that most individuals do not need.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, expanding government mandates in private contracts can distort markets and increase costs for families and employers. Wise stewardship calls for access to care without imposing rigid pricing requirements that may burden consumers and limit flexibility.
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God questions spending on what fails to nourish or satisfy. Healthcare freedom means rejecting one-size-fits-all mandates that force individuals and employers into systems that violate conscience or fail to meet real needs. Leaders who protect healthcare choice allow families and businesses to pursue treatments, coverage, and providers aligned with their values - "eating what is good" rather than consuming what government prescribes.
SB 83 (Amd. 1 to Amd. 1)Senate 20251x

Slightly Reducing Government Interference by Limiting Application of a Health Insurance Telehealth Reimbursement Mandate.

With CEA
The Giessel amendment #1 to Giessel amendment #1 to a bill that mandates insurance companies reimburse telehealth services at least at the same rate as comparable services provided in person. The amendment modifies the earlier amendment by limiting language that requires insurers to "uniformly and equally apply reimbursement rates" for telehealth services based on industry standards. The amendment provides that this mandate only applies if there is no contract between the insurer and the healthcare provider that sets allowable charges. By narrowing the scope of the reimbursement mandate to non-contracted situations, the amendment slightly reduces government interference in private insurance contracts.
Christian Employers Alliance supports this bill because, while the mandate should be eliminated entirely, the amendment slightly reduces its application. Each and every health insurance mandate or price control on co-payments prevents an individual from selecting a plan with just basic or customized coverages to fit their specific needs. As a result, health insurers are forced to only offer costly plans loaded with coverages that most individuals do not need.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, honoring voluntary agreements reflects biblical principles of fairness and integrity in contracts. Limiting government intrusion where parties have already negotiated terms supports stewardship, accountability, and respect for lawful agreements.
Isaiah 55:2 – "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare."
Leadership Insight
God questions spending on what fails to nourish or satisfy. Healthcare freedom means rejecting one-size-fits-all mandates that force individuals and employers into systems that violate conscience or fail to meet real needs. Leaders who protect healthcare choice allow families and businesses to pursue treatments, coverage, and providers aligned with their values - "eating what is good" rather than consuming what government prescribes.
SB 96Senate 20251x

Growing Wealth Redistribution and Shifting Tax Burdens by Forcing Taxpayers to Subsidize Childcare Costs Through Tax Credits.

Against CEA
This bill expands multiple education-related tax credit programs to include employer expenditures for operating child care facilities, contributions to nonprofit child care facilities attended by employees' children, and direct payments to employees to offset child care costs. These credits apply to insurance premium taxes, corporate income taxes, oil and gas production taxes, mining license taxes, fisheries business taxes, and property taxes. The bill also provides for periodic adjustments to credit limits based on inflation, beginning in 2030. By expanding qualifying expenses and applying child care subsidies through multiple tax types, the bill increases foregone state revenue and extends government-directed subsidies through the tax code.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this measure because it further grows government dependency and shifts tax burdens onto individuals and businesses not favored by government. Instead of forcing taxpayers to pay for the childcare costs of other individuals, lawmakers should advance de-regulatory policies across the childcare industry to lower costs and expand competition. This free-market approach is the best way to make childcare more affordable.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
From a faith-based perspective, families are central institutions deserving support, yet assistance should not rely on expanding government dependency or complex tax preferences. True stewardship calls for policies that strengthen families without enlarging state control over economic life.
2 Corinthians 9:7 – "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
Leadership Insight
Generosity must be voluntary, not coerced. God values the heart behind the gift more than the amount. Leaders who defend economic freedom protect the right to give joyfully without government compulsion. Forced redistribution replaces worship with resentment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sen. Mike Cronk's voting record?

Sen. Mike Cronk (R-AK-R) is tracked on the Christian Employers Alliance legislative scorecard. Mike Cronk represents the R District in the Alaska State Senate.

Where does Mike Cronk serve?

Sen. Mike Cronk (R-AK-R) represents the R District in the Alaska State Senate as a Republican.

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