Paul H. Anderson — State House District 12A

APaul H. AndersonRepublican

Incumbent state representative, District 12A; Republican.

Voted the conservative way on every recorded abortion, gender-identity/girls'-sports, gun-control, paid-leave/ERA and 2023-24 tax roll call scored. MCCL questionnaire: 11/11 pro-life answers. NRA-PVF grade A (endorsed). iVoterGuide rates Conservative.

• Life: Voted no on HF 1 (2023 PRO Act, abortion as a fundamental right) and SF 2995 (2023 health omnibus repealing statutory abortion restrictions); voted yes on HF 25 (2025 pregnancy resource center grants) and the 2026 motion to take up HF 5084 (preborn right-to-life constitutional amendment) (4 of 4 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Family: Voted no on HF 146 (2023 'trans refuge' law) and SF 37 (2024 Equal Rights Amendment); voted yes on HF 12 (2025 girls' sports bill), the 2026 motion to take HF 12 (girls' sports) from the table, the 2026 motion to take HF 1233 (women's athletics exemption) from the table and the 2026 motion to take up HF 2685 (sex-based athletic teams) (6 of 6 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Religious liberty: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
• 2nd Amendment: Voted no on HF 2609 (2024 binary-trigger ban/straw-purchase penalties), HF 4300 (2024 firearm safe-storage mandate), HF 601 (2024 lost/stolen firearm reporting), the 2026 motion to advance HF 3433 (assault-weapons possession ban) and the 2026 motion to take up HF 5140 (assault-weapons/magazine regulation) (5 of 5 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Limited gov’t: Voted no on SF 37 (2024 Equal Rights Amendment) (1 of 1 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Fiscal: Voted no on HF 1938 (2023 omnibus tax bill) (1 of 1 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).

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