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Joe Dorman on VoteMatch

 

 



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Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
Pro-life: Opposes topic 1
Pro-life legislative voting history: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Provide patients with materials about pain and unborn child: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
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No opinion on topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
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Strongly Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
Let students express religious viewpoints in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Drop the partisan games & Invest in rural telemedicine: Favors topic 5
Provide options for Medicaid including private coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
NO on public employee choice of contributions vs. benefits: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
I will continue to be a champion for public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
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Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
Death penalty for repeat sex offenders, but not if retarded: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Ok for school employees to carry handguns in school: Strongly Favors topic 10
Co-sponsored "Stand Your Ground Law": Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
End tax giveaways to those who really don't need a tax break: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
Constitutional amendment for English as official language: Opposes topic 12
Criminalize assisting or employing illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
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No opinion on topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
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No opinion on topic 15:
Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
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No opinion on topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
Require photo ID to vote, but extend early voting: Opposes topic 16
No campaign contributions to legislators while in session: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Streamline permitting process for new oil refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
No stance on marijuana legalization nor medical marijuana: Neutral on topic 19
Legalize marijuana, based on Genesis 1:29: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Prosperity requires more than making irresponsible cuts: Strongly Favors topic 20
Build storm shelters via local school district funding: Favors topic 20
Minimum wage affects older workers, not just young singles: Opposes topic 20

Joe Dorman is a Moderate Populist Conservative
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vs.Ambassador Lynda Blanchard(R)
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vs.Trump Adviser Sarah Huckabee Sanders(R)
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AZ: Incumbent Doug Ducey(R,term-limited)
Mayor Marco Lopez(D)
vs.Former news anchor Kari Lake(R)
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Abortion
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
Local Issues
Principles/Values
Social Security
Tax Reform
War/Iraq/Mideast
Welfare/Poverty

 

Page last updated: May 01, 2022