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Jack Markell on VoteMatch

 



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Based on these stances:
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No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
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No opinion on topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
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No opinion on topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
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No opinion on topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
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No opinion on topic 8:
Death Penalty
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Favors topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-3 points on Social scale)
Give crime victims the right to receive restitution: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
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Strongly Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Ensure that every Delawarean owns health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Golden Years Guarantee: live at home; financial security: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Evaluate whether charter schools are becoming segregated: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Fossil fuels contribute to harmful greenhouse gases: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
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No opinion on topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
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No opinion on topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
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No opinion on topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
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No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
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No opinion on topic 15:
Expand the armed forces
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No opinion on topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
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No opinion on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
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No opinion on topic 17:
US out of Iraq
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Other governors' VoteMatch: Jack Markell on the issues:

DE Senatorial:
Christine O`Donnell
Joe Biden
Ted Kaufman
Tom Carper

Up for re-election 2009:
NJ Jon Corzine
VA Tim Kaine

Newly elected/appointed 2009:
AZ Jan Brewer
DE Jack Markell
IL Pat Quinn
MO Jay Nixon
NC Bev Perdue

Term-limited in 2010:
AL Bob Riley
HI Linda Lingle
KS Kathleen Sebelius
ME John Baldacci
MI Jennifer Granholm
SD Mike Rounds
Up for re-election 2010:
AK Sarah Palin
AR Mike Bebee
CA Arnold Schwarzenegger
CO Bill Ritter
CT Jodi Rell
FL Charlie Crist
GA Sonny Perdue
IA Chet Culver
ID Butch Otter
MA Deval Patrick
MD Martin O`Malley
MN Tim Pawlenty
NE Dave Heineman
NH John Lynch
NM Bill Richardson
NV Jim Gibbons
NY David Paterson
OH Ted Strickland
OK Brad Henry
OR Ted Kulongoski
PA Ed Rendell
SC Mark Sanford
TX Rick Perry
WI Jim Doyle
WY Dave Freudenthal
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Budget/Economy
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families/Children
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Infrastructure/Technology
Jobs
Principles/Values
Social Security
Tax Reform
War/Iraq/Mideast
Welfare/Poverty
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** indicates election or appointment to Cabinet in 2009. See Cabinet List for more.

Page last updated: Aug 12, 2009