Ann Kirkpatrick on VoteMatch

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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 Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Endorsed by The Feminist Majority indicating a pro-women's rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3 Opposes defining traditional marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Work toward access to quality affordable health care for all: Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 NO on regulating tobacco as a drug: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes investing part of your payroll tax: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7
Neutral on topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (0 points on Social scale)	Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Favors topic 8
Neutral on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly supports the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message: Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports increasing tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes eliminating the inheritance tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Greatly strengthen border security; install a Smart Fence: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Sponsored bill to expand border security on Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Stay out of Iran (+2 points on Social scale)	Withdrawing from Iraq and focus on Bin Laden: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Drill on public lands; drill offshore; keep oil in US: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18 NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20