Ilhan Omar on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	All women deserve affordable reproductive healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 1 Oppose exposure of abortion clinic employees for licensure: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Helped found "Unity in Diversity" group in high school: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for suing against school race discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Trump models disrespectful rhetoric & policies toward women: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Sponsored "Combating International Islamophobia Act": Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Gay marriage bans threaten freedom and civil liberties: Strongly Favors topic 3 Fight for the liberation of our LGBTQ community: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	9-11 caused Americans to see Muslims seen as dangerous: Opposes topic 4 A healthy religious practice is for you and you alone: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	My family always deeply prized education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Help parents get an education with support for childcare: Opposes topic 7 PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion 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)	Lurking and spitting ordinances allowed police harassment: Strongly Opposes topic 9 The slogan "Defund the Police" is a policy demand: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Decrease penalties for protesters, sex offenders, and others: Strongly Favors topic 9 Current penalties for blocking highways, airports, transit: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Asked Biden Administration to abolish federal death penalty: Opposes topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Proud to participate in action preventing gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly 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
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Increase taxes to balance budget: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Presidential approval carries weight in attacking immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Seeking asylum is a right; policy should be humane and just: Strongly Favors topic 12 Treat migrants with compassion, not as criminals: Strongly Favors topic 12 Voted NO on complying with federal REAL ID: Favors topic 12 Opposes border wall, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Oppose USMCA until more environmental & job protections: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Advance images of America didn't include NYC garbage: Opposes topic 14 We have to all work for the America we want and deserve: Favors topic 14 Supports boycott/divest/sanction movement against Israel: Opposes topic 14 Anti-Israel tropes sparked House Resolution & apology: Opposes topic 14 PVS:Don't use military to prevent nuclear proliferation: Opposes topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14 Asked State Dept to oppose Israeli annexation of West Bank: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	The first, most important step is to get people to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 2012: Campaigned against state voter ID law: Strongly Favors topic 16 Our democracy isn't perfect, but has tools to make it better: Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: 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)	Toxic misperception that as a Muslim she hates Jews & Israel: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports two state solution for Israel & Palestine: Strongly Opposes topic 17 End destabilizing wars which hurt U.S. image worldwide: Strongly Opposes topic 17 PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17 Sponsored bill to remove US forces from Yemen: Strongly Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sponsored resolution to repeal 2002 AUMF against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports cannabis legalization: Opposes topic 19 PVS:Support recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Congress should be embarrassed by small COVID relief: Strongly Favors topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

Ilhan Omar is a Hard-Core Liberal
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