VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supports public abortion funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes parental notification for abortions: Favors topic 1 Supports churches providing birth control: Strongly Favors topic 1 I consider myself pro-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Recognize 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses: Strongly Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Endorsed by Human Rights Campaign for LGBTQ+ Equality: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Neutral on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Counter Trump and GOP healthcare policies: Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Say no to privatizing Social Security and ending Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 6 by NCPSSM indicating a pro-Social Security stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Endorsed Endorsed by NCPSSM for protecting Social Security and Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Don't gut education; get best teachers in the classrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Restore budget cuts for K-12 public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015: Opposes topic 7 |
Neutral on
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Audit the cost of capital punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Let defendant inform grand jury if charges were dismissed: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Rated 100% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Neutral on
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Allow reciprocity for right-to-carry concealed weapons: Favors topic 10 Supports restrictions on gun purchases: Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Tax cuts for the middle class & working families: Favors topic 11 Don't suspend energy efficient tax breaks impacting budget: Favors topic 11 Supports increasing tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes eliminating the inheritance tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports an income tax increase: Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Opposes exiting US to apply for citizenship: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Disallow immigration bans based on religion: Favors topic 12 |
Neutral on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supports reducing defense spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Approved legislative majority-minority redistricting: Favors topic 16 Full disclosure of campaign spending: Strongly Favors topic 16 No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Supports combat operations in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 Aid the Syrian opposition with training & equipment: Opposes topic 17 Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| In Nevada House, authored the Green Jobs Initiative: Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 |
Neutral on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Supports federal stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20 NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20 |