Chris bye for us House
It's Time Alaska.
Meet chris
Chris Bye is an Alaskan, a husband, a father of 4, a combat veteran, an Alaskan fishing guide, a youth soccer coach, former youth shooting coach and an avid outdoorsman. He is not a politician. His family is not connected to politics nor big money. He is not a DC insider. Chris is just a regular Fairbanks guy who firmly believes in Liberty and Freedom for all.
Chris dedicated half his life serving this great nation, as both an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army and later as a commissioned officer. And retirement did not dull the desire to continue that service. He has also witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of policies made in Washington D.C., so far removed from the realities Alaskans face. It is this first-hand evidence that draws him into serving beyond the Fairbanks and Fort Wainwright community by running for Congress.
He will not pretend to have all of the answers. He will look to all Alaskans, especially those directly affected, to help solve the problems facing us. While we may not always agree, constructive dialogue including diverse perspectives is essential to creating the best Alaska, not just for certain groups but for everyone. We can do better. We owe it to our children to do better. And it starts by electing representatives who work for us, not just a party. It's time Alaska.
Chris dedicated half his life serving this great nation, as both an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army and later as a commissioned officer. And retirement did not dull the desire to continue that service. He has also witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of policies made in Washington D.C., so far removed from the realities Alaskans face. It is this first-hand evidence that draws him into serving beyond the Fairbanks and Fort Wainwright community by running for Congress.
He will not pretend to have all of the answers. He will look to all Alaskans, especially those directly affected, to help solve the problems facing us. While we may not always agree, constructive dialogue including diverse perspectives is essential to creating the best Alaska, not just for certain groups but for everyone. We can do better. We owe it to our children to do better. And it starts by electing representatives who work for us, not just a party. It's time Alaska.
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Management of Natural Resources
Nobody cares more for Alaska than Alaskans. Natural Resources are the lifeblood of Alaska. The development of these resources (petroleum, natural gas, minerals, etc) provide employment for the people who actually live in this unique place. These professional occupations enable rents and mortgages to be paid, heating for our homes, coats and mittens for our loved ones. Every two to four years there is a flurry of regulations that disrupts the development of these natural resources that Alaska as in abundance. The erratic bureaucratic environment makes development unpredictable, inefficient and environmental unsound as long-term plans cannot be fully realized. It’s time for development.![]()
National Debt
Career politicians have led us to $29 trillion of debt, that’s $89,000 owed by every American, including our children. Future generations, who have yet to be born will suffer for the irresponsible actions of our elected representatives today. Recently, these career politicians and other self-interested policy makers used a procedural trick to extend the debt ceiling without a serious debate about our out-of-control spending. We must do better. Chris will not vote to extend the debt ceiling without significant cuts to the national budget that ends deficit spending and puts the country back on a path to fiscal responsibility.![]()
Audit the Federal Government
We must demand audits that have punishable repercussions. In 2018, the Department of Defense was tasked to complete an annual audit. Three years later they have failed to completely account for one year’s worth of spending. No one has lost their job over this. Why? Yet the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act will be signed giving more money to the very organization that cannot track what they currently spend. If the DoD has a thorough lack of accountability, imagine what the rest of the Federal Government accountability process must look like. With Chris’s arrival, the accountable person is within the Department of Defense will have to stand up and provide the current updates on this failed audit and the next steps forward.![]()
Unconstitutional Mandates
For years, we have sat idly by while Washington delivers edict after edict. Those days are over. Chris will not sit by while the Federal Government intrudes further into our lives. We all should question authority especially when the Federal Government acts outside its powers. The glaring silence of our congressional delegation until recently regarding the COVID Vaccine mandates has been appalling. Even after nurses and other professionals were forced out of the healthcare system, potentially endangering patients, our three representatives remained silent. If Executive Orders or Executive Branch guidance strays beyond their constitutional authority, Chris will challenge each from the start. He will not wait for public opinion polling before voicing opposition to unconstitutional regulations and mandates.![]()
Military
Chris served this nation for 20 years as an enlisted Soldier and later as an Officer in the United States Army. He is proud of his service and cherishes the memories of serving alongside so many of America’s finest men and women. But during his service, he has seen the abhorrent waste defense funds firsthand. The U.S. can maintain a strong, versatile military while making significant reductions to the current defense budget. After all, we currently spend more than the next 10 countries combined.![]()
Departments, Commissions, and Organizations
The Executive Branch is made up of numerous extra-legislative powerful entities. These entities have been allowed to develop laws with punitive repercussions. Laws come from only one Branch of the United States Government, the Legislative Branch. Take the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and its recent venture into vaccine mandates for the general citizenry. This was an egregious overstep of their authority. The current arrangement provides a veil of protection for our elected representatives since often faceless bureaucrats are making these laws influenced heavily by outside special interests. It is time to review these entities.![]()
Foreign Policy
Our disjointed Foreign Policy fails to promote democracy while supporting special interests aboard. While deployed in Afghanistan, Chris witnessed the failed State Department initiatives that were culturally ignorant or disingenuous which created powerful and wealthy regional leaders out of step with democratic values. It is time for a targeted foreign policy that does not bend toward special interests but towards Freedom and Liberty.![]()
Second Amendment
As an avid outdoorsman, fishing guide, former youth shooting coach, and Combat Veteran, Chris strongly supports an individual’s right to own firearms. Chris strongly encourages every firearm enthusiast and hunter to take training and practice regularly. Chris will vigorously fight any attempt to restrict this basic right for self-defense, hunting, collecting or for mere pleasure.![]()
Patriot Act
Chris supports the absolute repeal of this authoritarian legislation. The United States of America is no place for domestic surveillance, militarization of police forces, and secret courts. Period. These are tools of dictatorships not of Freedom and Liberty.![]()
Education
Education is instrumental in the growth and sustainability of a nation. Chris greatly admires the Teachers, Educators, and Parents of Alaska. Preparing future business leaders, accountants, shop owners, and professionals is a worthy and necessary cause. Alaskan Students have it better than most students nation-wide with a mix of traditional public schooling, homeschooling, distance learning, and residential secondary school options. Even so, there is room for improvement. Implementing a school voucher system provides the maximum opportunity to Students with parental controls and implementation. Vouchers allow teachers and other educators more employment opportunities.![]()
Healthcare
Where the federal government fingers touch, regulations appear and cost goes up. The free market without governmental restrictions can support the technological advancements and procedures that a burdensome government bound system cannot. Chris believes that Certificates of Need for establishing hospitals and clinics should be abolished as such this government requirement allow for the sole protection of one entity, in effect a monopoly on the healthcare of Alaskan citizens. Chris firmly agrees that healthcare insurance should be available for purchase across state lines.![]()
Term Limits
Chris favors term limits as established by the citizens of individual states. He is dedicated to serving three terms in the House of Representatives. This is to allow for other bright Alaskans to serve with distinction carrying the torch of Freedom and Liberty. Every Alaskan should have the opportunity to serve. Chris believes Citizen-Legislators provide better representation of the state’s constituency. Bob Inglis said it best, “Asking an incumbent member of Congress to vote for term limits is a bit like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders.” Former Representative Henry Hyde summed it up during the mid-90s hearing on term limits, “In times of crisis we need professional politicians and policy makers with experience.” These professional career politicians and policy makers have given us a failed foreign policy, a government takeover of the healthcare system, regulations that have created an unbelievable trade deficit, the Patriot Act, an invasion and occupation of Iraq, a 20 year war in Afghanistan, a national debt of 29T Dollars, and the premise of vaccine mandates.
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Vote chris bye 2022
"Do not settle for the lesser of two evils, vote your conscience. "
" I have had the privilege to serve with some of the most amazing and inspiring young men and women this country has to offer. They have shaped me and helped guide me into the man I am today. As your elected representative I will be a voice for you, and the will of the people. Let's work together to create the best Alaska, not just for today, but for tomorrow. I am blessed to live in such an amazing state - and I look forward to working with as many of you as possible. "